Data mining our weather station data shows the number of growing days in each summer here at the StarlightCascade Gardens over the years.
We use the last day of -1 C frost in the spring to the first day of -1 C frost in the fall.
| Actual Growing days between light frost dates | ||||
| Year | #weeks | #days | ||
| 2003 | 25 | 172 | Apr30-Oct23 | |
| 2004 | 22 | 156 | May08-Oct11 | |
| 2005 | 22 | 156 | May17-Oct20 | |
| 2006 | no data | |||
| 2007 | 21 | 147 | May18-Oct12 | |
| 2008 | 22 | 154 | May05-Oct06 | |
| 2009 | 18 | 129 | May13-Sep19 | |
| 2010 | 17 | 119 | Jun13-Oct10 | |
| 2011 | 21 | 149 | Apr22-Sep17 | |
| 2012 | 23 | 162 | Apr30-Oct08 | |