When to plant in Good Hope, AL

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 24

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 7

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 27

1 year in 10 by Oct 12

Frost-free days

197

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Saint Bernard · 8.1 km away · station 239 m, town 214 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 27 – Mar 13	Apr 24 – May 8	Jun 18
Sweet pepper	Feb 13 – Feb 27	Apr 24 – May 8	Jun 23
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 3 – Feb 10	Mar 10 – Mar 24	Apr 19
Peas	—	Feb 24 – Mar 24	Apr 20
Bush beans	—	Apr 17 – May 8	Jun 6
Carrot	—	Mar 17 – Apr 28	May 16
Beet	—	Mar 10 – Apr 21	Apr 29
Potato	—	Mar 17 – Apr 7	May 26
Kale	Jan 27 – Feb 10	Mar 10 – Mar 24	Apr 22
Broccoli	Jan 27 – Feb 10	Mar 10 – Mar 31	May 9
Cucumber	Mar 27 – Apr 3	Apr 24 – May 8	Jun 13
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 27 – Apr 3	Apr 24 – May 8	Jun 8
Winter squash	Mar 27 – Apr 3	Apr 24 – May 8	Jul 13
Sweet corn	—	Apr 17 – May 8	Jun 16
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 10 – Mar 31	Jun 8
Garlic	—	Oct 13 – Nov 10 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 24 – Mar 24	Apr 3
Basil	Mar 13 – Mar 27	Apr 24 – May 8	Jun 20

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Good Hope's weather over time

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

Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend

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Year	Last spring frost
1908	May 1
1909	May 2
1910	Apr 26
1911	Mar 31
1912	Mar 26
1914	Apr 9
1915	Mar 30
1916	Mar 17
1917	Apr 15
1918	Apr 13
1919	Apr 27
1920	Apr 14
1921	Apr 19
1922	Mar 23
1923	Apr 1
1924	Apr 3
1925	Apr 2
1926	Apr 20
1927	Apr 23
1928	Apr 29
1929	Mar 18
1930	Apr 9
1931	Apr 2
1932	Apr 13
1933	Apr 4
1934	Apr 21
1935	Apr 14
1936	Apr 19
1937	Apr 12
1938	Apr 11
1939	Apr 20
1940	Apr 21
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 12
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 6
1945	Mar 10
1946	Mar 11
1947	Mar 31
1948	Mar 29
1949	Apr 17
1950	Apr 21
1951	Apr 4
1952	Apr 7
1953	Apr 21
1954	Apr 2
1955	Mar 31
1956	Apr 21
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 8
1959	Apr 15
1960	Apr 12
1961	Apr 17
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 23
1965	Mar 23
1966	Apr 6
1967	Mar 19
1968	Apr 6
1969	Mar 31
1970	Apr 6
1971	May 4
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 12
1974	Apr 11
1975	Apr 17
1977	Apr 6
1979	Mar 27
1980	Mar 22
1981	Mar 25
1982	Apr 10
1983	Apr 26
1984	Apr 18
1985	Apr 10
1986	Apr 24
1987	Apr 6
1988	Mar 19
1989	Apr 13
1990	Apr 13
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 29
1993	Apr 23
1994	Apr 1
1995	Apr 25
1996	Apr 11
1997	Apr 18
1998	Apr 21
1999	Apr 19
2000	Mar 13
2004	Apr 13
2005	Apr 24
2006	Mar 29
2008	Apr 16
2009	Apr 22
2010	Mar 27
2011	Apr 6
2012	Mar 6
2013	Apr 20
2014	Mar 27
2016	Mar 22
2019	Apr 1
2020	Mar 7
2021	Apr 22
2022	Mar 14
2023	Mar 21
2026	Mar 18

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1908	176
1909	163
1910	185
1911	205
1912	212
1914	201
1915	230
1916	217
1917	177
1918	201
1919	199
1920	170
1921	176
1922	215
1923	206
1924	180
1925	191
1926	187
1927	197
1928	178
1929	219
1930	192
1931	199
1932	176
1933	187
1934	190
1935	176
1936	194
1937	194
1938	193
1939	191
1940	200
1941	222
1942	197
1943	184
1944	214
1945	239
1946	248
1947	221
1949	198
1950	197
1951	212
1952	197
1953	192
1954	197
1955	207
1956	201
1957	187
1958	202
1959	205
1960	205
1961	192
1962	190
1963	220
1965	214
1966	209
1967	222
1968	202
1969	217
1970	210
1971	183
1972	199
1973	207
1974	174
1975	185
1977	190
1979	200
1981	208
1982	187
1983	192
1984	166
1985	208
1986	202
1987	180
1988	207
1989	189
1990	195
1991	189
1992	165
1993	171
1994	208
1995	178
1996	191
1997	184
1998	184
2000	209
2004	225
2005	184
2006	197
2008	192
2010	216
2011	197
2012	238
2013	188
2014	219
2016	240
2019	213
2020	240
2021	205
2022	219
2023	224

Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1908	22.6 °C
1909	22.2 °C
1910	21.6 °C
1911	22.7 °C
1912	22.3 °C
1914	22.0 °C
1915	22.9 °C
1916	22.3 °C
1917	21.0 °C
1918	21.7 °C
1919	21.9 °C
1920	21.9 °C
1921	23.3 °C
1922	22.7 °C
1923	21.6 °C
1924	21.6 °C
1925	23.6 °C
1926	22.3 °C
1927	22.6 °C
1928	21.3 °C
1929	22.2 °C
1930	22.5 °C
1931	22.3 °C
1932	22.4 °C
1933	22.8 °C
1934	22.8 °C
1935	22.7 °C
1936	23.2 °C
1937	22.5 °C
1938	22.5 °C
1939	22.5 °C
1940	21.6 °C
1941	23.4 °C
1942	22.3 °C
1943	23.4 °C
1944	22.8 °C
1945	22.9 °C
1946	22.1 °C
1947	22.8 °C
1948	22.6 °C
1949	22.0 °C
1950	21.6 °C
1951	22.1 °C
1952	22.9 °C
1953	22.8 °C
1954	23.5 °C
1955	22.9 °C
1956	21.9 °C
1957	22.3 °C
1958	22.3 °C
1959	22.7 °C
1960	22.4 °C
1961	20.9 °C
1962	22.6 °C
1963	21.4 °C
1965	22.4 °C
1966	21.7 °C
1967	21.0 °C
1968	21.4 °C
1969	21.6 °C
1970	22.2 °C
1971	21.3 °C
1972	21.6 °C
1973	21.2 °C
1974	20.1 °C
1975	21.0 °C
1976	20.8 °C
1977	23.6 °C
1979	21.6 °C
1980	22.8 °C
1981	22.5 °C
1982	20.9 °C
1983	19.8 °C
1984	21.2 °C
1985	21.8 °C
1986	22.9 °C
1987	22.1 °C
1988	22.0 °C
1989	21.1 °C
1990	22.2 °C
1991	23.0 °C
1992	20.6 °C
1993	21.2 °C
1994	21.8 °C
1995	22.2 °C
1996	22.1 °C
1997	20.5 °C
1998	22.1 °C
1999	22.6 °C
2000	23.6 °C
2004	23.8 °C
2005	22.5 °C
2006	23.0 °C
2008	22.3 °C
2010	23.6 °C
2011	22.5 °C
2012	22.2 °C
2013	20.8 °C
2014	23.3 °C
2015	22.3 °C
2016	23.2 °C
2018	23.5 °C
2019	23.7 °C
2020	22.2 °C
2021	22.2 °C
2022	23.1 °C
2023	22.6 °C

What this means for you: Since 1908, Good Hope's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 1 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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