When to plant in Arab, AL

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 1

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 16

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 22

1 year in 10 by Nov 11

Frost-free days

250

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Guntersville No.2 · 15.4 km away · station 181 m, town 336 m. How we match towns to stations

The station sits 155 m lower than the town, so frost dates here may be off by a week or more. Check them against local experience.

This season

Plan your garden.

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 4 – Feb 18	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 26
Sweet pepper	Jan 21 – Feb 4	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 31
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 12 – Jan 19	Feb 16 – Mar 2	Mar 28
Peas	—	Feb 4 – Mar 4	Mar 31
Bush beans	—	Mar 25 – Apr 15	May 14
Carrot	—	Feb 23 – Apr 6	Apr 24
Beet	—	Feb 21 – Apr 4	Apr 12
Potato	—	Feb 23 – Mar 16	May 4
Kale	Jan 5 – Jan 19	Feb 16 – Mar 2	Mar 31
Broccoli	Jan 5 – Jan 19	Feb 16 – Mar 9	Apr 17
Cucumber	Mar 4 – Mar 11	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 21
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 4 – Mar 11	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 16
Winter squash	Mar 4 – Mar 11	Apr 1 – Apr 15	Jun 20
Sweet corn	—	Mar 25 – Apr 15	May 24
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 16 – Mar 9	May 17
Garlic	—	Nov 8 – Dec 6 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 4 – Mar 4	Mar 14
Basil	Feb 18 – Mar 4	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 28

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

Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend

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Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend

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What this means for you: This station's record is too short to show a reliable trend yet.

Source: daily records from Guntersville No.2 (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.