Frost Basics

Frost isn't random, and you don't need an app to see it coming. These guides teach you to read a frost night in your own yard — the three signs, the dew-point rule, and what the weather-service words mean. Then get your own numbers with the frost date lookup.

A dark blue-green curly kale plant edged with white frost, growing low in dry cracked terracotta soil.

Frost basics

Frost-Tolerant Vegetables: Which Ones Survive Cold, and at What Temperature

Which vegetables tolerate frost, and at what temperature. Four groups — tender to very-hardy — from our plant data, mapped to sourced extension temps.

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Two terracotta raised beds full of low leafy plants at night, under a large pale banded moon and a dark hedge.

Frost basics

Will It Frost Tonight? Read the Signs in Your Own Yard

Will it frost tonight? Read your own yard: the three signs of a frost night, the dew-point rule, and why your low spots run colder than the forecast.

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