Warszawa, Poland · 52.23°
When to plant blackcurrants in Warszawa
The Warszawa dates are calculated from the observed last spring frost — a 2016–2025 mean of 15 April — rather than from a latitude estimate or a national calendar. The frost-free season here averages 211 days.
Season anchorobserved 2016–2025
Last spring frost: 15 April · latest 11 May
First autumn frost: 12 November · earliest 21 Oct
Frost-free season: 211 days · 10 complete years
These come from the ERA5 reanalysis on a roughly 9 km grid, so they describe the area rather than your plot. A hollow, a frost pocket or an exposed site regularly runs several degrees colder, so use the cautious date for a decision you cannot undo.
Frost date estimator →Local calendar windows
The cautious column is calculated from the latest frost recorded in the period (11 May). Use it for tender crops you cannot re-sow.
The year in Warszawa
What can move the date
The one fruit bush you plant deep — bury it 5 cm below the nursery mark so it throws new shoots from the base. It fruits best on one-year wood, so cut a third of the oldest stems to the ground each winter.
Final spacing: 150 × 180 cm. Soil: pH 6–6.8.
Problems in Warszawa
Each has its locally favourable conditions counted month by month, from the weather archive for this city.
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