Frost dates and planting calendar
Lakeview, OR
The typical last spring frost in Lakeview is June 4, and the first fall frost is around September 17. Plant peas from Apr 23; plant tomatoes from Jun 4.
NOAA 1991–2020 frost normals, Lakeview station. Where these dates come from
About Lakeview
Lakeview sits at about 4,900 feet and calls itself the Tallest Town in Oregon. It's the highest Oregon town we cover.
Chance of frost through the year
Frost over in 9 years out of 10: after Jun 22
Tomatoes go out Jun 4 – Jul 2, under frost cover at first
- Very likely
- Likely
- Possible
- Unlikely
In 9 years out of 10, the last spring frost has passed by Jun 22 and the first fall frost holds off until Aug 27.
What to plant now
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Make a garden plan for Lakeview Pick your plants and get a dated, printable to-do list.
High desert. Central Oregon, the high, cold valleys of eastern Oregon, and Idaho mountain towns like McCall and Salmon. Frost is possible almost any month. Use row covers, wall-o-water or cloches for warm crops, and choose short-season varieties.
Gardening in Central Oregon and the high desert. Many gardens here are on light, volcanic pumice soil that drains fast and holds few nutrients, so add compost every year and water often. Nights stay cold even in summer, so keep row covers handy for warm crops.
How the season in Lakeview compares
With 105 frost-free days, Lakeview has the 82nd-longest season of the 86 Oregon, Washington and Idaho towns we cover. They run from 72 days in McCall to 330 days in Brookings and Gold Beach.
The typical last frost here, June 4, is in the middle of the towns we cover in Central Oregon and the high desert: 16 days later than Madras and 7 days earlier than Burns.
The gap between the typical last frost and the date it's over in 9 years out of 10 is 18 days, about average for the towns on this site. Frost after the typical date still happens about half the time, so plan on covering warm crops until June 22.
The season is too short for sweet potatoes to finish from a normal planting date. Grow short-season varieties, start them indoors early, or use a cold frame or row cover to buy time. Sweet corn, winter squash, dahlias, eggplant, melons and pumpkins also need most of the season.
Planting calendar
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Salad greens 7 plants
- SpinachPlant seeds in the ground
- Plant Apr 23 – May 28
- Again for fall Jul 23 – Aug 13
- LettucePlant seeds or young plants
- Indoors Mar 12–26
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- Again for fall Jul 23 – Aug 6
- Swiss chardPlant seeds in the ground
- Plant May 7 – Jul 2
- ArugulaPlant seeds in the ground
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 4
- Again for fall Jul 30 – Aug 20
- CeleryPlant young plants (starts)
- Indoors Mar 26 – Apr 9
- Plant Jun 4 – Jul 9
- MâchePlant seeds in the ground
- Plant Apr 23 – May 28
- Again for fall Jul 16 – Aug 20
- RadicchioPlant seeds or young plants
- Indoors Mar 26 – Apr 9
- Plant May 7 – Jun 11
Cabbage family 9 plants
- KalePlant young plants (starts)
- Indoors Mar 26 – Apr 9
- Plant May 7 – Jun 18
- Again for fall Jul 9–23
- BroccoliPlant young plants (starts)
- Indoors Mar 19 – Apr 2
- Plant May 7 – Jun 11
- CabbagePlant young plants (starts)
- Indoors Mar 19 – Apr 2
- Plant May 7 – Jun 11
- CauliflowerPlant young plants (starts)
- Indoors Mar 19 – Apr 2
- Plant May 7 – Jun 4
- Brussels sproutsPlant young plants (starts)
- Indoors Mar 12–26
- Plant May 7 – Jun 18
- Bok choyPlant seeds or young plants
- Indoors Mar 19 – Apr 2
- Plant Apr 23 – May 28
- Again for fall Jul 23 – Aug 6
- KohlrabiPlant seeds or young plants
- Indoors Mar 26 – Apr 9
- Plant May 7 – Jun 18
- Again for fall Jul 16–30
- CollardsPlant young plants (starts)
- Indoors Mar 26 – Apr 9
- Plant May 7 – Jun 18
- Again for fall Jul 9–23
- Mustard greensPlant seeds in the ground
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 4
- Again for fall Jul 23 – Aug 13
Root vegetables 7 plants
- RadishesPlant seeds in the ground
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- Again for fall Aug 6–20
- CarrotsPlant seeds in the ground
- Plant May 7 – Jul 2
- BeetsPlant seeds in the ground
- Plant May 7 – Jul 2
- PotatoesPlant seed potatoes
- Plant May 7 – Jun 18
- TurnipsPlant seeds in the ground
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 4
- Again for fall Jul 16–30
- ParsnipsPlant seeds in the ground
- Plant May 7 – Jun 18
- Sweet potatoesPlant rooted cuttings (slips)
- Plant Jun 11 – Jul 2
Short season here: use transplants, a fast variety and row cover.
Onion family 4 plants
Peas and beans 4 plants
- PeasPlant seeds in the ground
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 4
- Bush beansPlant seeds in the ground
- Plant Jun 11 – Jul 23
Frost possible until about Jun 22: keep frost cover handy.
- Pole beansPlant seeds in the ground
- Plant Jun 11 – Jul 16
Frost possible until about Jun 22: keep frost cover handy.
- Fava beansPlant seeds in the ground
- Plant Apr 23 – May 28
Tomatoes and summer crops 6 plants
- Sweet cornPlant seeds in the ground
- Plant Jun 11 – Jul 16
Tight season: choose an early variety.
- TomatoesPlant young plants (starts)
- Indoors Apr 9–23
- Plant Jun 4 – Jul 2
Frost possible until about Jun 22: keep frost cover handy.
- PeppersPlant young plants (starts)
- Indoors Apr 2–16
- Plant Jun 11 – Jul 2
Frost possible until about Jun 22: keep frost cover handy.
- EggplantPlant young plants (starts)
- Indoors Apr 2–16
- Plant Jun 11 – Jul 2
Tight season: choose an early variety.
- TomatillosPlant young plants (starts)
- Indoors Apr 9–23
- Plant Jun 4 – Jul 2
Frost possible until about Jun 22: keep frost cover handy.
- Ground cherriesPlant young plants (starts)
- Indoors Apr 16–30
- Plant Jun 4 – Jul 2
Frost possible until about Jun 22: keep frost cover handy.
Squash, cucumbers and melons 5 plants
- CucumbersPlant seeds or young plants
- Indoors May 7–14
- Plant Jun 4 – Jul 2
Frost possible until about Jun 22: keep frost cover handy.
- Zucchini and summer squashPlant seeds or young plants
- Indoors May 7–14
- Plant Jun 4 – Jul 2
Frost possible until about Jun 22: keep frost cover handy.
- Winter squashPlant seeds or young plants
- Indoors May 7–14
- Plant Jun 4–25
Tight season: choose an early variety.
- MelonsPlant seeds or young plants
- Indoors May 14–21
- Plant Jun 11 – Jul 2
Tight season: choose an early variety.
- PumpkinsPlant seeds or young plants
- Indoors May 7–14
- Plant Jun 4–25
Tight season: choose an early variety.
Herbs 13 plants
- BasilPlant young plants (starts)
- Indoors Apr 30 – May 14
- Plant Jun 11 – Jul 9
Frost possible until about Jun 22: keep frost cover handy.
- CilantroPlant seeds in the ground
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 11
- Again for fall Jul 30 – Aug 13
- ParsleyPlant seeds or young plants
- Indoors Mar 12–26
- Plant May 7 – Jun 25
- DillPlant seeds in the ground
- Plant May 7 – Jul 9
- ChivesPlant seeds or young plants
- Indoors Mar 12–26
- Plant May 7 – Jul 2
- MintPlant young plants
- Plant May 7 – Jul 2
- RosemaryPlant young plants
- Plant May 7 – Jun 25
- ThymePlant young plants
- Plant May 7 – Jul 2
- OreganoPlant young plants
- Plant May 7 – Jul 2
- LavenderPlant young plants
- Plant May 7 – Jul 2
- SagePlant young plants
- Plant May 7 – Jul 2
- Lemon balmPlant young plants
- Plant May 7 – Jul 2
- TarragonPlant young plants
- Plant May 7 – Jul 2
Berries 10 plants
- StrawberriesPlant young plants
- Plant May 7 – Jun 18
- BlueberriesPlant potted or bare-root bushes
- Plant May 7 – Jun 25
- RaspberriesPlant bare-root canes
- Plant May 7 – Jun 18
- BlackberriesPlant bare-root or potted canes
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 11
- GrapesPlant bare-root or potted vines
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- Hardy kiwiPlant potted vines
- Plant May 7 – Jun 25
- HoneyberriesPlant potted bushes
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- CurrantsPlant bare-root or potted bushes
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- GooseberriesPlant bare-root or potted bushes
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- ElderberriesPlant bare-root or potted shrubs
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
Perennial vegetables 5 plants
- AsparagusPlant dormant crowns
- Plant May 7 – Jun 18
- RhubarbPlant dormant crowns
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 4
- ArtichokesPlant young plants (starts)
- Plant May 7 – Jun 18
- SorrelPlant seeds or young plants
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- HorseradishPlant root cuttings
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 4
Fruit and nut trees 11 plants
- Apple treesPlant bare-root or potted trees
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- Pear treesPlant bare-root or potted trees
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- Plum treesPlant bare-root or potted trees
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- Cherry treesPlant bare-root or potted trees
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- Fig treesPlant potted trees
- Plant May 7 – Jul 2
- Peach treesPlant bare-root or potted trees
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- Hazelnut treesPlant bare-root or potted trees
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- Persimmon treesPlant bare-root or potted trees
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- Asian pear treesPlant bare-root or potted trees
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- Quince treesPlant bare-root or potted trees
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- Mulberry treesPlant bare-root or potted trees
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
Native plants 15 plants
- HuckleberriesPlant potted shrubs
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- Oregon grapePlant potted shrubs
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- Red-flowering currantPlant potted shrubs
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- ServiceberryPlant bare-root or potted shrubs
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- CamasPlant bulbs
- Fall Sep 20 – Oct 20
- ThimbleberryPlant bare-root or potted plants
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- SalmonberryPlant bare-root or potted shrubs
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- SalalPlant potted shrubs
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- KinnikinnickPlant potted plants
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- Western columbinePlant potted plants or seeds
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- Douglas asterPlant potted plants
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- Oregon sunshinePlant potted plants or seeds
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- Pacific ninebarkPlant bare-root or potted shrubs
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- Sword fernPlant potted plants
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
- Oregon irisPlant potted plants or divisions
- Plant Apr 23 – Jun 18
Flowers 13 plants
- DahliasPlant tubers
- Plant Jun 4 – Jul 2
Tight season: choose an early variety.
- SunflowersPlant seeds in the ground
- Plant Jun 11 – Jul 23
Frost possible until about Jun 22: keep frost cover handy.
- Sweet peasPlant seeds in the ground
- Plant Apr 23 – May 28
- TulipsPlant bulbs
- Fall Sep 20 – Oct 20
- DaffodilsPlant bulbs
- Fall Sep 20 – Oct 20
- ZinniasPlant seeds in the ground
- Plant Jun 11 – Jul 23
Frost possible until about Jun 22: keep frost cover handy.
- PeoniesPlant bare-root divisions
- Fall Sep 20 – Oct 20
- CosmosPlant seeds or young plants
- Indoors Apr 30 – May 14
- Plant Jun 11 – Jul 23
Frost possible until about Jun 22: keep frost cover handy.
- NasturtiumsPlant seeds in the ground
- Plant Jun 11 – Jul 23
Frost possible until about Jun 22: keep frost cover handy.
- MarigoldsPlant seeds or young plants
- Indoors Apr 23 – May 7
- Plant Jun 4 – Jul 9
Frost possible until about Jun 22: keep frost cover handy.
- CalendulaPlant seeds in the ground
- Plant May 7 – Jun 25
- RanunculusPlant soaked corms
- Plant May 7 – Jun 11
- SnapdragonsPlant seeds or young plants
- Indoors Feb 26 – Mar 12
- Plant May 7 – Jun 18
- Start seeds indoors
- Plant in the garden
- Plant again for fall
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- Frost possible
- Frost likely
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Where these dates come from
The frost dates for Lakeview come from NOAA's Lakeview weather station, about 4 miles north of Lakeview, at 4,890 feet. It's the closest weather station to Lakeview with NOAA's 1991–2020 frost records. It's a NOAA cooperative station, not an airport station.
They're NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals: 30-year averages, not a forecast. How we pick each town's station.
Common questions about frost in Lakeview
When is the last frost in Lakeview?
June 4 in a typical year. Frost is over by June 22 in 9 years out of 10, Tender plants like tomatoes wait longer than that, for warm soil: see the tomato question below.
When is the first frost in Lakeview?
Around September 17. It comes as early as August 27 in 1 year out of 10.
When can I plant tomatoes in Lakeview?
Set out tomato plants Jun 4 – Jul 2, after starting seeds indoors Apr 9–23. Keep frost cover handy until about Jun 22.
When should I plant garlic in Lakeview?
Plant garlic cloves Sep 20 – Oct 20, and harvest next summer when the lower leaves turn brown.
How long is the growing season in Lakeview?
About 105 frost-free days, one of the shortest of the 86 Oregon, Washington and Idaho towns we cover.