Safe to Plant

Cumin · Shibīn al Kawm, Monufia, Egypt

When to plant cumin in Shibīn al Kawm

Main outdoor window

not outdoors here

The window this page is built around.

Timed from last spring frost

no spring frost

In Shibīn al Kawm, on your chosen risk.

First autumn frost

no autumn frost

The far end of the outdoor season.

The average last frost. Half of all years are later than this.

Step by step in Shibīn al Kawm

Each window is a range, not a single day. Earlier in the range buys you a longer season; later in it buys you a safer one.

Frost tolerance
Tender
Damaged below
0°C (32°F)
Days to maturity
100–130
Min soil temp
15°C (59°F)
Spacing
15 cm
Sowing depth
5 mm (0.2 in)
Sun
Full

Cumin through the year

Against the frost risk in Shibīn al Kawm

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Why these dates

No frost tolerance. Killed at 0C.

Seed packets and extension guides express timing as weeks either side of the last spring frost, because that is the only reference point that travels. Cumin are timed from 6 weeks before that frost for an indoor start, with planting out 2 weeks after it, and this page simply resolves those offsets against the frost date computed for Shibīn al Kawm.

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Growing cumin in Shibīn al Kawm

How much frost will cumin tolerate?

No frost tolerance. Killed at 0C.