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When to plant in Cowarts, AL

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

Last spring frost

  1. Early · riskyFeb 89 years in 10 still get a later frost
  2. TypicalFeb 27about half of years get a later frost
  3. Safe to plant outMar 151 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. EarlyNov 61 year in 10 has frost by then
  2. TypicalNov 23about half of years have had frost
  3. LateDec 159 years in 10 have had frost by then

A typical year has 263 frost-free days. Plan for tender crops to be ripe by the early date.

Station used: Dothan Rgnl Ap · 18.6 km away · station 112 m, town 99 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Jan 18 – Feb 1 Mar 15 – Mar 29 May 9
Sweet pepper Jan 4 – Jan 18 Mar 15 – Mar 29 May 14
Lettuce (leaf) Dec 26 – Jan 2 Jan 30 – Feb 13 Mar 11
Peas — Jan 16 – Feb 13 Mar 12
Bush beans — Mar 8 – Mar 29 Apr 27
Carrot — Feb 6 – Mar 20 Apr 7
Beet — Jan 30 – Mar 13 Mar 21
Potato — Feb 6 – Feb 27 Apr 17
Kale Dec 19 – Jan 2 Jan 30 – Feb 13 Mar 14
Broccoli Dec 19 – Jan 2 Jan 30 – Feb 20 Mar 31
Cucumber Feb 15 – Feb 22 Mar 15 – Mar 29 May 4
Summer squash and zucchini Feb 15 – Feb 22 Mar 15 – Mar 29 Apr 29
Winter squash Feb 15 – Feb 22 Mar 15 – Mar 29 Jun 3
Sweet corn — Mar 8 – Mar 29 May 7
Onion (from sets) — Jan 30 – Feb 20 Apr 30
Garlic — Nov 9 – Dec 7 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Jan 16 – Feb 13 Feb 23
Basil Feb 1 – Feb 15 Mar 15 – Mar 29 May 11

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Cowarts's weather over time

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

Jan 15Feb 1Feb 15Mar 1Mar 15Apr 1 197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1970Feb 27
1971Mar 8
1972Feb 5
1973Feb 17
1974Feb 27
1975Mar 3
1976Feb 8
1977Feb 21
1978Mar 5
1979Feb 11
1980Mar 4
1981Feb 13
1982Mar 8
1983Feb 8
1984Mar 1
1985Feb 16
1986Mar 22
1987Apr 4
1988Mar 16
1989Feb 25
1990Feb 15
1991Feb 16
1992Mar 11
1993Mar 15
1994Feb 14
1995Mar 9
1996Mar 10
1997Jan 19
1998Mar 13
1999Feb 22
2000Feb 6
2001Feb 6
2002Mar 6
2003Feb 11
2004Feb 8
2005Mar 2
2006Feb 27
2007Feb 19
2008Feb 28
2009Mar 3
2010Mar 7
2011Feb 13
2012Feb 13
2013Mar 27
2014Mar 26
2015Mar 6
2016Feb 11
2017Mar 16
2018Mar 15
2019Mar 6
2020Feb 28
2021Feb 20
2022Mar 13
2023Mar 20
2024Jan 21

What this means for you: Since 1970, Cowarts's last spring frost has come about 1 day later per decade, on average. The frost-free season has shrunk 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 Dothan Rgnl Ap (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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