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When to plant in Fayette, AL

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

Safe to plant out
Apr 13
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Mar 31
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Nov 5
1 year in 10 by Oct 22
Frost-free days
218
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Fayette · 0.6 km away · station 101 m, town 111 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Feb 16 – Mar 2 Apr 13 – Apr 27 Jun 7
Sweet pepper Feb 2 – Feb 16 Apr 13 – Apr 27 Jun 12
Lettuce (leaf) Jan 27 – Feb 3 Mar 3 – Mar 17 Apr 12
Peas — Feb 17 – Mar 17 Apr 13
Bush beans — Apr 6 – Apr 27 May 26
Carrot — Mar 10 – Apr 21 May 9
Beet — Mar 3 – Apr 14 Apr 22
Potato — Mar 10 – Mar 31 May 19
Kale Jan 20 – Feb 3 Mar 3 – Mar 17 Apr 15
Broccoli Jan 20 – Feb 3 Mar 3 – Mar 24 May 2
Cucumber Mar 16 – Mar 23 Apr 13 – Apr 27 Jun 2
Summer squash and zucchini Mar 16 – Mar 23 Apr 13 – Apr 27 May 28
Winter squash Mar 16 – Mar 23 Apr 13 – Apr 27 Jul 2
Sweet corn — Apr 6 – Apr 27 Jun 5
Onion (from sets) — Mar 3 – Mar 24 Jun 1
Garlic — Oct 22 – Nov 19 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Feb 17 – Mar 17 Mar 27
Basil Mar 2 – Mar 16 Apr 13 – Apr 27 Jun 9

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Fayette'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 193019401950196019701980199020002010
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1928Mar 30
1929Mar 10
1942Apr 12
1943Apr 21
1944May 7
1945Mar 22
1946Mar 12
1947Mar 31
1948Mar 29
1949Apr 17
1950Apr 21
1951Apr 17
1952Apr 7
1953Apr 20
1954Apr 2
1955Mar 31
1956Apr 22
1957Apr 15
1958Apr 9
1959Apr 14
1960Apr 11
1961Apr 7
1962Apr 16
1963Mar 23
1964Mar 30
1969Mar 29
1970Apr 3
1971May 4
1972Apr 5
1973Apr 13
1974Apr 7
1975Apr 6
1976Mar 19
1979Mar 27
1980Apr 17
1981Mar 27
1990Apr 9
1991Mar 12
1992Apr 4
1993Apr 5
1994Apr 2
1995Mar 12
1996Apr 11
1997Apr 20
1998Mar 23
1999Mar 28
2001Apr 19
2002Mar 29
2003Apr 1
2004Apr 5
2005Mar 19
2006Mar 28
2007Apr 9
2009Apr 8
2010Mar 8

What this means for you: Since 1928, Fayette's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 3 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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