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When to plant in Dadeville, AL

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

Safe to plant out
Apr 9
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 9
1 year in 10 by Oct 30
Frost-free days
231
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Alexander City · 21.3 km away · station 201 m, town 221 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Feb 12 – Feb 26 Apr 9 – Apr 23 Jun 3
Sweet pepper Jan 29 – Feb 12 Apr 9 – Apr 23 Jun 8
Lettuce (leaf) Jan 20 – Jan 27 Feb 24 – Mar 10 Apr 5
Peas — Feb 10 – Mar 10 Apr 6
Bush beans — Apr 2 – Apr 23 May 22
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 12 – Mar 19 Apr 9 – Apr 23 May 29
Summer squash and zucchini Mar 12 – Mar 19 Apr 9 – Apr 23 May 24
Winter squash Mar 12 – Mar 19 Apr 9 – Apr 23 Jun 28
Sweet corn — Apr 2 – Apr 23 Jun 1
Onion (from sets) — Feb 24 – Mar 17 May 25
Garlic — Oct 26 – Nov 23 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Feb 10 – Mar 10 Mar 20
Basil Feb 26 – Mar 12 Apr 9 – Apr 23 Jun 5

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Dadeville'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 197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1970Apr 3
1971Apr 3
1972Apr 2
1973Apr 11
1974Mar 23
1975Apr 5
1976Mar 18
1977Mar 23
1978Mar 28
1979Mar 26
1980Mar 15
1981Mar 25
1982Apr 7
1983Apr 27
1984Apr 2
1985Apr 10
1986Apr 23
1987Apr 4
1988Mar 17
1989Apr 12
1990Apr 9
1991Mar 12
1992Apr 3
1993Apr 3
1994Apr 1
1995Mar 11
1996Apr 11
1997Feb 24
1998Mar 15
1999Mar 28
2000Apr 10
2001Mar 28
2002Mar 24
2003Mar 31
2004Mar 23
2005Mar 19
2006Apr 5
2007Apr 9
2008Mar 27
2009Apr 9
2010Mar 8
2011Mar 13
2012Mar 6
2013Mar 29
2014Apr 16
2015Mar 9
2016Mar 23
2017Mar 17
2018Mar 23
2019Mar 23
2020Mar 9
2021Apr 3
2022Mar 15
2024Mar 20
2025Mar 22
2026Mar 20

What this means for you: Since 1970, Dadeville's last spring frost has come about 3 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 Alexander City (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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