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Amsterdam, Netherlands · 52.37°

When to plant blueberries in Amsterdam

The Amsterdam dates are calculated from the observed last spring frost — a 2016–2025 mean of 8 April — rather than from a latitude estimate or a national calendar. The frost-free season here averages 227 days.

Season anchorobserved 2016–2025

Last spring frost: 8 April · latest 28 Apr

First autumn frost: 21 November · earliest 9 Nov

Frost-free season: 227 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

Plant out7 February – 8 May27 February – 28 May
Approximate harvest6 August – 5 October26 August – 25 October

The cautious column is calculated from the latest frost recorded in the period (28 Apr). Use it for tender crops you cannot re-sow.

The year in Amsterdam

What can move the date

The pH is the whole game: below 5.5 or the leaves yellow and the plant sulks. Grow it in ericaceous compost in a pot, water with rainwater only, and plant two varieties for a much heavier crop.

Final spacing: 120 × 180 cm. Soil: pH 4–5.5.

Problems in Amsterdam

Each has its locally favourable conditions counted month by month, from the weather archive for this city.

Full guide: blueberries diseases and pests →

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