State agricultural overview
West Virginia crop calendar.
Zone 6bRange 5b to 7a175-day seasonLast frost April 25First frost October 15
17 primary crops with planting windows for West Virginia. Calendar timing is anchored to 6b dominant hardiness zone and a 175-day growing season — verify against WVU Extension Service for variety- and county-specific guidance.
Row Crop · West Virginia
- CornprimarySpring: April 25 – May 16
- Grain SorghumprimarySpring: May 16 – June 13
- SoybeansprimarySpring: May 9 – May 30
- SunflowersprimarySpring: May 2 – May 30
- Winter WheatprimaryFall: October 8 – October 29
- CottonlimitedSpring: May 9 – May 30
Cover Crops · West Virginia
- BrassicasprimaryFall: August 1 – August 16
- BuckwheatprimarySpring: June 20 – July 18
- Cereal OatsprimarySpring: April 18 – May 16Fall: August 16 – August 31
- Winter RyeprimaryFall: October 8 – October 29
Frost-date reference — West Virginia
Last frost (spring)
April 25
First frost (fall)
October 15
Growing season
175 days
Hardiness zone
6b
Frost dates are NOAA / NCDC climate normals — county-level variation can shift these by 2–4 weeks. The West Virginia extension service publishes county-specific frost data: WVU Extension Service.
West Virginia 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.