When to plant in Brundidge, AL

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

Safe to plant out

Mar 28

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 11

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 23

1 year in 10 by Nov 6

Frost-free days

258

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Troy · 17.7 km away · station 165 m, town 144 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Jan 31 – Feb 14	Mar 28 – Apr 11	May 22
Sweet pepper	Jan 17 – Jan 31	Mar 28 – Apr 11	May 27
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 7 – Jan 14	Feb 11 – Feb 25	Mar 23
Peas	—	Jan 28 – Feb 25	Mar 24
Bush beans	—	Mar 21 – Apr 11	May 10
Carrot	—	Feb 18 – Apr 1	Apr 19
Beet	—	Feb 11 – Mar 25	Apr 2
Potato	—	Feb 18 – Mar 11	Apr 29
Kale	Dec 31 – Jan 14	Feb 11 – Feb 25	Mar 26
Broccoli	Dec 31 – Jan 14	Feb 11 – Mar 4	Apr 12
Cucumber	Feb 28 – Mar 7	Mar 28 – Apr 11	May 17
Summer squash and zucchini	Feb 28 – Mar 7	Mar 28 – Apr 11	May 12
Winter squash	Feb 28 – Mar 7	Mar 28 – Apr 11	Jun 16
Sweet corn	—	Mar 21 – Apr 11	May 20
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 11 – Mar 4	May 12
Garlic	—	Nov 9 – Dec 7 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Jan 28 – Feb 25	Mar 7
Basil	Feb 14 – Feb 28	Mar 28 – Apr 11	May 24

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Brundidge's weather over time

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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Year	Last spring frost
1909	Feb 25
1910	Mar 16
1911	Feb 25
1912	Mar 10
1913	Mar 28
1914	Mar 23
1915	Apr 4
1916	Mar 16
1917	Mar 6
1918	Apr 11
1919	Feb 17
1920	Apr 6
1921	Feb 26
1922	Mar 5
1923	Apr 1
1924	Mar 22
1925	Mar 4
1926	Mar 16
1927	Mar 4
1928	Mar 18
1929	Feb 23
1931	Mar 10
1932	Mar 15
1933	Mar 4
1934	Mar 20
1935	Mar 1
1936	Feb 22
1937	Mar 29
1938	Mar 7
1939	Mar 19
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 18
1942	Feb 28
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 6
1945	Mar 10
1946	Feb 11
1947	Mar 3
1948	Mar 13
1949	Mar 19
1950	Mar 14
1951	Mar 14
1952	Feb 27
1953	Feb 19
1954	Mar 16
1955	Mar 29
1956	Mar 20
1957	Mar 10
1958	Mar 21
1959	Mar 8
1960	Mar 22
1961	Mar 10
1962	Mar 17
1963	Mar 22
1964	Mar 31
1965	Mar 21
1966	Mar 25
1967	Mar 18
1968	Mar 24
1969	Mar 27
1970	Mar 16
1971	Mar 21
1972	Mar 6
1973	Apr 11
1974	Feb 28
1975	Mar 15
1976	Mar 17
1977	Feb 28
1978	Mar 18
1979	Mar 26
1980	Mar 4
1981	Mar 20
1983	Apr 19
1984	Mar 10
1987	Apr 5
1988	Mar 18
1989	Feb 26
1990	Mar 22
1991	Mar 12
1992	Mar 15
1993	Mar 16
1994	Mar 17
1995	Mar 10
1996	Mar 12
1997	Feb 17
1998	Mar 14
1999	Mar 9
2001	Mar 29
2002	Mar 6
2003	Apr 2
2004	Feb 20
2005	Mar 3
2006	Mar 27
2008	Apr 15
2009	Mar 4
2010	Mar 7
2011	Feb 13
2013	Mar 28
2014	Mar 26
2015	Mar 9
2016	Feb 28
2017	Mar 17
2018	Feb 4
2019	Mar 7
2020	Mar 7
2021	Feb 21
2023	Mar 21
2024	Feb 19
2026	Mar 19

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1909	285
1910	226
1911	260
1912	237
1913	226
1914	238
1915	225
1916	243
1917	238
1918	234
1919	287
1921	281
1922	268
1923	230
1924	248
1925	264
1926	239
1927	259
1928	247
1929	278
1931	295
1932	241
1933	256
1935	266
1936	266
1937	208
1938	246
1939	223
1940	215
1941	235
1942	240
1943	185
1945	257
1947	272
1948	272
1949	244
1950	235
1951	233
1952	266
1953	298
1954	231
1955	219
1956	234
1957	231
1958	252
1959	243
1960	252
1961	263
1962	233
1963	224
1964	235
1965	241
1966	222
1967	231
1968	215
1969	222
1970	245
1971	232
1972	256
1973	240
1975	243
1976	233
1977	255
1978	261
1979	233
1980	259
1981	238
1983	207
1984	247
1987	220
1988	255
1989	235
1990	257
1991	236
1992	258
1993	229
1994	259
1995	246
1996	243
1997	271
1998	291
1999	273
2001	265
2002	261
2003	236
2004	296
2005	259
2006	237
2009	268
2013	229
2014	219
2016	283
2017	254
2018	279
2019	250
2021	312
2023	252
2024	282

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1909	23.8 °C
1910	23.4 °C
1911	25.3 °C
1912	24.7 °C
1913	24.6 °C
1914	25.3 °C
1915	25.7 °C
1916	24.5 °C
1917	23.9 °C
1918	24.0 °C
1919	24.0 °C
1920	24.1 °C
1921	25.2 °C
1922	25.3 °C
1923	24.4 °C
1924	24.3 °C
1925	26.2 °C
1926	24.3 °C
1927	25.3 °C
1928	23.6 °C
1929	24.2 °C
1931	24.3 °C
1932	24.9 °C
1933	24.9 °C
1935	24.7 °C
1936	25.3 °C
1937	24.1 °C
1938	24.8 °C
1939	23.6 °C
1940	24.0 °C
1941	24.9 °C
1942	23.9 °C
1943	24.4 °C
1944	23.6 °C
1945	24.2 °C
1947	24.1 °C
1948	24.8 °C
1949	24.1 °C
1950	23.8 °C
1951	24.9 °C
1952	24.5 °C
1953	24.4 °C
1954	25.9 °C
1955	24.9 °C
1956	24.2 °C
1957	24.5 °C
1958	24.6 °C
1959	24.5 °C
1960	24.2 °C
1961	23.1 °C
1962	24.7 °C
1963	24.6 °C
1964	24.2 °C
1965	24.5 °C
1966	23.9 °C
1967	23.5 °C
1968	24.3 °C
1969	24.1 °C
1970	24.7 °C
1971	23.5 °C
1972	24.3 °C
1973	23.6 °C
1975	23.4 °C
1976	23.0 °C
1977	25.3 °C
1978	24.6 °C
1979	23.6 °C
1980	24.4 °C
1981	23.8 °C
1983	23.0 °C
1984	23.6 °C
1986	24.8 °C
1987	23.7 °C
1988	23.7 °C
1989	23.2 °C
1990	24.2 °C
1991	24.3 °C
1992	22.8 °C
1993	23.8 °C
1994	23.1 °C
1995	24.1 °C
1996	23.8 °C
1997	23.0 °C
1998	25.2 °C
1999	24.5 °C
2001	23.4 °C
2002	24.8 °C
2003	23.6 °C
2004	23.4 °C
2005	24.0 °C
2006	24.9 °C
2008	23.9 °C
2009	23.7 °C
2010	25.4 °C
2011	25.1 °C
2013	23.5 °C
2014	24.1 °C
2016	25.1 °C
2017	24.1 °C
2018	24.5 °C
2019	25.3 °C
2021	23.8 °C
2022	24.8 °C
2023	25.0 °C
2024	25.6 °C

What this means for you: Since 1909, Brundidge's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. The frost-free season has grown by about 1 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Troy (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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