Nanjing planting calendar
From the last frost to the first, month by month — what this city's weather will actually carry to harvest.
Reading the weather in Nanjing right now…
Everything above is a five-year average. In the game it is this — the weather Nanjing is actually having, today.
Grow one in Nanjing's weather right now →Last spring frostFeb 25
First autumn frostDec 6
Frost-free days285
These two dates come from the nights that actually dropped below 0°C in the last 5 years — not from monthly average temperatures, which smooth frost away completely. Leave yourself a margin: weather data flattens terrain, so hollows, rooftops and open beds freeze earlier than this.
| Month | Typical | Top picks |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0~9°C | 🌱Microgreens 🍃Mint 🧅Chives |
| February | 2~10°C | 🌿Spinach 🧄Garlic 🌱Microgreens |
| March | 7~17°C | 🌿Chrysanthemum greens ⚪Turnip 🫛Peas |
| April | 13~23°C | 🥬Cauliflower ⚪Turnip 🫛Peas |
| May | 17~27°C | 🥔Potato 🌶️Okra 🥬Bok Choy |
| June | 22~30°C | 🌶️Okra 🌿Amaranth greens 🌻Sunflower |
| July | 26~33°C | 🍈Winter melon 🌿Amaranth greens 🌻Sunflower |
| August | 26~33°C | 🍈Winter melon 🌿Amaranth greens 🌻Sunflower |
| September | 22~29°C | 🌶️Okra 🧅Onion 🌿Amaranth greens |
| October | 15~22°C | 🥔Potato 🥬Celery 🍓Strawberry |
| November | 9~17°C | 🥬Cauliflower ⚪Turnip 🫛Peas |
| December | 1~10°C | 🌿Rocket 🧄Garlic 🌱Microgreens |
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