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When to plant in Killarney, MB

Planting dates worked out from Killarney's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.

Last spring frost

  1. Early · riskyMay 109 years in 10 still get a later frost
  2. TypicalMay 20about half of years get a later frost
  3. Safe to plant outMay 311 year in 10 gets a later frost

Hardy crops like peas and spinach are timed from the typical date. Wait for the safe date before planting out tomatoes, peppers and squash.

First fall frost

  1. EarlySep 81 year in 10 has frost by then
  2. TypicalSep 20about half of years have had frost
  3. LateSep 309 years in 10 have had frost by then

A typical year has 121 frost-free days. Plan for tender crops to be ripe by the early date.

Station used: Baldur · 28.9 km away · station 450 m, town 495 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Apr 5 – Apr 19 May 31 – Jun 14 Jul 25
Sweet pepper Mar 22 – Apr 5 May 31 – Jun 14 Jul 30
Lettuce (leaf) Mar 21 – Mar 28 Apr 25 – May 9 Jun 4
Peas — Apr 25 – May 23 Jun 19
Bush beans — May 24 – Jun 14 Jul 13
Carrot — May 4 – Jun 15 Jul 3
Beet — May 4 – Jun 15 Jun 23
Potato — May 4 – May 25 Jul 13
Kale Mar 21 – Apr 4 May 2 – May 16 Jun 14
Broccoli Mar 14 – Mar 28 Apr 25 – May 16 Jun 24
Cucumber May 3 – May 10 May 31 – Jun 14 Jul 20
Summer squash and zucchini May 3 – May 10 May 31 – Jun 14 Jul 15
Winter squash May 3 – May 10 May 31 – Jun 14 Aug 19
Sweet corn — May 24 – Jun 14 Jul 23
Onion (from sets) — Apr 25 – May 16 Jul 24
Garlic — Sep 6 – Oct 4 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Apr 25 – May 23 Jun 2
Basil Apr 19 – May 3 May 31 – Jun 14 Jul 27

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Killarney's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

May 1May 15Jun 1Jun 15 197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
See the data as a table
YearLast spring frost
1963May 23
1964Jun 10
1965May 28
1966May 27
1967May 15
1969Jun 20
1970May 26
1971May 20
1972May 8
1973Jun 7
1974May 18
1975May 22
1976May 7
1977May 7
1978Jun 7
1979May 20
1980May 16
1981May 30
1982Jun 1
1983Jun 5
1984May 28
1985Jun 2
1986May 17
1987May 23
1988May 16
1989Jun 8
1990May 18
1991May 7
1992May 26
1993Jun 3
1994May 15
1995May 21
1996May 13
1998May 31
1999May 9
2000May 31
2001May 11
2002May 25
2003May 21
2005May 16
2006May 22
2008May 28
2009Jun 6
2010May 10
2011May 26
2012Apr 27
2013May 13
2014May 17
2015May 31
2016May 15
2017May 20
2018May 19
2019May 28
2020May 13
2021May 28
2022May 21
2023May 3
2024May 25
2025May 17

What this means for you: Since 1963, Killarney's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 4 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Baldur (NOAA GHCN-Daily, from Environment and Climate Change Canada). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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