About Yard Dial
Frost dates, hardiness zones and yard timing for your ZIP code, from NOAA and USDA public data. Yard Dial turns public NOAA, National Weather Service, USDA and Census data into one page per ZIP code: when frost usually ends and starts, how warm the soil is this week, and whether a freeze is in the 7-day forecast.
The Dial
The Dial is our newsletter: Weekly yard timing, plus frost and soil-temperature alerts for your ZIP code.
How we work
Every number links back to its public source; see data sources and methods. No accounts, no cookies, no tracking.
Contact
Corrections and questions: [email protected]. Mail: Yard Dial, P.O. Box 100222, Fort Worth, TX 76185.
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Weekly yard timing, plus frost and soil-temperature alerts for your ZIP code.
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