![]() Maricopa County Cooperative Extension Home Horticulture: Environmentally Responsible Gardening & Landscaping in the Low Desert Frost in the Valley of the Sun![]() ![]() First and Last Frost in the ValleyHere is a table that includes the average dates of the first and last frosts and the length of the growing season in various parts of the valley. This can help give you an idea of when to plant and harvest as well as to plan your outdoor gardening.
![]() Frost and Growing Season Data
![]() ® Copyright 1997 by Ed Phillips/KTAR Radio. Information provided courtesy of KTAR via Ed Phillips Arizona Almanac. Return to Home Horticulture in Maricopa County, AZ Frost in the Valley of the Sun
Author: Cathy Rymer, Administrative Secretary, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Maricopa County Reviewed by: Lucy K. Bradley, Extension Agent Urban Horticulture, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Maricopa County © 1997 The University of Arizona, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension, in Maricopa County Comments to Cathy Rymercrymer@ag.arizona.edu 4341 E. Broadway Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85040 (602) 470-8086 ext. 308 http://ag.arizona.edu/maricopa/garden/html/weather/frost.htm ![]()
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