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When to plant in Citronelle, AL

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

Safe to plant out
Apr 7
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Mar 24
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Nov 13
1 year in 10 by Oct 27
Frost-free days
234
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Chatom · 42.4 km away · station 87 m, town 94 m. How we match towns to stations

The nearest reliable station is 42 km away, so frost dates here may be off by a week or more. Check them against local experience.

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Feb 10 – Feb 24 Apr 7 – Apr 21 Jun 1
Sweet pepper Jan 27 – Feb 10 Apr 7 – Apr 21 Jun 6
Lettuce (leaf) Jan 20 – Jan 27 Feb 24 – Mar 10 Apr 5
Peas — Feb 10 – Mar 10 Apr 6
Bush beans — Mar 31 – Apr 21 May 20
Carrot — Mar 3 – Apr 14 May 2
Beet — Feb 24 – Apr 7 Apr 15
Potato — Mar 3 – Mar 24 May 12
Kale Jan 13 – Jan 27 Feb 24 – Mar 10 Apr 8
Broccoli Jan 13 – Jan 27 Feb 24 – Mar 17 Apr 25
Cucumber Mar 10 – Mar 17 Apr 7 – Apr 21 May 27
Summer squash and zucchini Mar 10 – Mar 17 Apr 7 – Apr 21 May 22
Winter squash Mar 10 – Mar 17 Apr 7 – Apr 21 Jun 26
Sweet corn — Mar 31 – Apr 21 May 30
Onion (from sets) — Feb 24 – Mar 17 May 25
Garlic — Oct 30 – Nov 27 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Feb 10 – Mar 10 Mar 20
Basil Feb 24 – Mar 10 Apr 7 – Apr 21 Jun 3

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Citronelle's weather over time

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

Mar 1Mar 15Apr 1Apr 15May 1 1950196019701980199020002010
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1950Apr 16
1951Apr 4
1952Apr 7
1953Apr 21
1954Mar 18
1955Mar 31
1956Mar 31
1957Mar 27
1958Mar 21
1959Apr 14
1960Apr 11
1961Mar 10
1962Apr 17
1963Mar 25
1964Mar 30
1965Mar 22
1966Mar 25
1967Feb 28
1968Mar 25
1969Mar 27
1970Mar 16
1971Apr 7
1972Apr 9
1973Apr 11
1974Mar 22
1975Apr 4
1976Apr 27
1977Feb 28
1978Mar 27
1979Mar 26
1980Mar 4
1981Mar 20
1982Mar 8
1983Apr 19
1984Mar 30
1985Apr 10
1986Mar 23
1991Mar 15
1993Apr 4
1994Apr 1
1995Mar 11
1996Mar 23
1998Mar 22
1999Mar 30
2000Apr 9
2001Mar 11
2002Mar 24
2003Mar 31
2004Mar 23
2006Mar 27
2007Mar 8
2008Mar 26
2009Apr 8
2010Mar 8
2011Mar 11
2012Mar 4
2013Mar 28
2014Mar 27
2015Mar 29
2017Apr 8

What this means for you: Since 1950, Citronelle's last spring frost has come about 2 days 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 Chatom (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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