State agricultural overview
New Hampshire crop calendar.
Zone 5bRange 3b to 6b140-day seasonLast frost May 15First frost October 1
16 primary crops with planting windows for New Hampshire. Calendar timing is anchored to 5b dominant hardiness zone and a 140-day growing season — verify against UNH Cooperative Extension for variety- and county-specific guidance.
Row Crop · New Hampshire
- CornprimarySpring: May 15 – June 5
- SoybeansprimarySpring: May 29 – June 19
- SunflowersprimarySpring: May 22 – June 19
- Winter WheatprimaryFall: September 24 – October 15
- Grain SorghumsecondarySpring: June 5 – July 3
- CottontrialSpring: May 29 – June 19
Cover Crops · New Hampshire
- BrassicasprimaryFall: July 18 – August 2
- BuckwheatprimarySpring: July 10 – August 7
- Cereal OatsprimarySpring: May 8 – June 5Fall: August 2 – August 17
- Winter RyeprimaryFall: September 24 – October 15
Frost-date reference — New Hampshire
Last frost (spring)
May 15
First frost (fall)
October 1
Growing season
140 days
Hardiness zone
5b
Frost dates are NOAA / NCDC climate normals — county-level variation can shift these by 2–4 weeks. The New Hampshire extension service publishes county-specific frost data: UNH Cooperative Extension.
New Hampshire soil-temp alerts.
Bield: Farm ties weather and soil-temperature stations in your county to crop planting thresholds — get notified the day soil temp clears the threshold for your target.