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When to plant in Carbon Hill, AL

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

Last spring frost

  1. Early · riskyMar 179 years in 10 still get a later frost
  2. TypicalApr 2about half of years get a later frost
  3. Safe to plant outApr 141 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. EarlyOct 251 year in 10 has frost by then
  2. TypicalNov 4about half of years have had frost
  3. LateNov 209 years in 10 have had frost by then

A typical year has 218 frost-free days. Plan for tender crops to be ripe by the early date.

Station used: Jasper · 19.5 km away · station 148 m, town 146 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 Feb 17 – Mar 3 Apr 14 – Apr 28 Jun 8
Sweet pepper Feb 3 – Feb 17 Apr 14 – Apr 28 Jun 13
Lettuce (leaf) Jan 29 – Feb 5 Mar 5 – Mar 19 Apr 14
Peas — Feb 19 – Mar 19 Apr 15
Bush beans — Apr 7 – Apr 28 May 27
Carrot — Mar 12 – Apr 23 May 11
Beet — Mar 5 – Apr 16 Apr 24
Potato — Mar 12 – Apr 2 May 21
Kale Jan 22 – Feb 5 Mar 5 – Mar 19 Apr 17
Broccoli Jan 22 – Feb 5 Mar 5 – Mar 26 May 4
Cucumber Mar 17 – Mar 24 Apr 14 – Apr 28 Jun 3
Summer squash and zucchini Mar 17 – Mar 24 Apr 14 – Apr 28 May 29
Winter squash Mar 17 – Mar 24 Apr 14 – Apr 28 Jul 3
Sweet corn — Apr 7 – Apr 28 Jun 6
Onion (from sets) — Mar 5 – Mar 26 Jun 3
Garlic — Oct 21 – Nov 18 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Feb 19 – Mar 19 Mar 29
Basil Mar 3 – Mar 17 Apr 14 – Apr 28 Jun 10

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Carbon Hill's weather over time

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

Mar 15Apr 1Apr 15May 1 19701980199020002010
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
See the data as a table
YearLast spring frost
1961Apr 18
1962Apr 18
1963Apr 15
1964Apr 10
1965Mar 22
1966Apr 11
1967Mar 23
1968Apr 6
1969Mar 31
1970Apr 8
1971May 4
1972Apr 5
1973Apr 12
1974Apr 10
1975Apr 14
1976Apr 10
1977Apr 6
1978Apr 22
1979Apr 10
1980Apr 1
1981Mar 26
1991Apr 1
1992Apr 4
1993Apr 23
1994Apr 9
1995Mar 12
1998Mar 23
2000Apr 10
2001Mar 28
2002Mar 28
2003Apr 1
2004Apr 6
2006Mar 27
2007Apr 9
2008Apr 17
2009Apr 9
2010Mar 9

What this means for you: Since 1961, Carbon Hill's last spring frost has come about 2 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 6 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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