When to plant in Headland, AL

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

Safe to plant out

Mar 31

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 14

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 17

1 year in 10 by Nov 1

Frost-free days

246

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Headland · 4.3 km away · station 104 m, town 116 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 3 – Feb 17	Mar 31 – Apr 14	May 25
Sweet pepper	Jan 20 – Feb 3	Mar 31 – Apr 14	May 30
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 10 – Jan 17	Feb 14 – Feb 28	Mar 26
Peas	—	Jan 31 – Feb 28	Mar 27
Bush beans	—	Mar 24 – Apr 14	May 13
Carrot	—	Feb 21 – Apr 4	Apr 22
Beet	—	Feb 14 – Mar 28	Apr 5
Potato	—	Feb 21 – Mar 14	May 2
Kale	Jan 3 – Jan 17	Feb 14 – Feb 28	Mar 29
Broccoli	Jan 3 – Jan 17	Feb 14 – Mar 7	Apr 15
Cucumber	Mar 3 – Mar 10	Mar 31 – Apr 14	May 20
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 3 – Mar 10	Mar 31 – Apr 14	May 15
Winter squash	Mar 3 – Mar 10	Mar 31 – Apr 14	Jun 19
Sweet corn	—	Mar 24 – Apr 14	May 23
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 14 – Mar 7	May 15
Garlic	—	Nov 3 – Dec 1 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Jan 31 – Feb 28	Mar 10
Basil	Feb 17 – Mar 3	Mar 31 – Apr 14	May 27

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Headland'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
1951	Mar 14
1952	Mar 17
1953	Feb 18
1955	Mar 29
1956	Mar 20
1957	Mar 10
1958	Feb 22
1959	Feb 23
1960	Mar 22
1961	Feb 5
1962	Mar 18
1963	Feb 27
1964	Mar 31
1965	Mar 22
1966	Mar 25
1967	Feb 28
1968	Mar 24
1969	Mar 26
1970	Mar 16
1971	Mar 27
1972	Mar 6
1973	Feb 22
1974	Mar 1
1975	Mar 10
1976	Feb 9
1977	Feb 22
1979	Feb 27
1980	Mar 4
1981	Feb 14
1982	Mar 9
1983	Apr 20
1984	Mar 10
1985	Feb 17
1987	Apr 4
1988	Mar 17
1989	Feb 24
1990	Mar 21
1991	Mar 11
1992	Mar 12
1993	Mar 16
1994	Apr 1
1995	Mar 10
1996	Mar 11
1998	Mar 14
2000	Apr 10
2001	Mar 10
2002	Mar 23
2003	Mar 31
2004	Mar 11
2005	Mar 3
2006	Mar 26
2007	Mar 5
2008	Mar 26
2009	Mar 4
2010	Mar 6
2011	Feb 12
2012	Feb 14
2013	Mar 28

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1951	234
1953	301
1954	304
1955	218
1956	234
1957	231
1958	279
1959	256
1960	230
1961	277
1962	232
1963	248
1964	235
1965	240
1966	222
1967	250
1968	233
1969	233
1970	233
1971	239
1972	254
1973	288
1974	259
1975	248
1976	269
1977	233
1979	249
1981	279
1983	205
1984	247
1985	316
1987	200
1989	237
1990	218
1991	237
1992	240
1993	229
1994	254
1995	246
1996	236
2002	244
2003	227
2004	277
2005	259
2006	253
2007	265
2008	237
2009	276
2010	245
2011	272
2012	283
2013	244

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1950	24.3 °C
1951	24.9 °C
1953	25.1 °C
1955	24.8 °C
1956	23.9 °C
1957	24.6 °C
1958	24.4 °C
1959	24.4 °C
1960	24.3 °C
1961	23.4 °C
1962	24.9 °C
1963	24.9 °C
1964	24.4 °C
1965	24.7 °C
1966	24.2 °C
1967	23.9 °C
1968	24.9 °C
1969	24.4 °C
1970	24.6 °C
1971	23.6 °C
1972	24.5 °C
1973	24.3 °C
1974	24.1 °C
1975	24.1 °C
1976	23.7 °C
1977	24.9 °C
1979	24.1 °C
1981	24.6 °C
1983	23.4 °C
1984	23.9 °C
1985	24.0 °C
1987	24.5 °C
1988	24.3 °C
1989	23.9 °C
1990	23.8 °C
1991	24.9 °C
1992	23.6 °C
1993	23.8 °C
1994	23.0 °C
1995	24.6 °C
1996	24.0 °C
1998	24.3 °C
1999	23.5 °C
2002	25.0 °C
2003	24.1 °C
2004	24.6 °C
2005	25.2 °C
2006	25.4 °C
2007	25.0 °C
2008	24.8 °C
2009	24.5 °C
2010	26.1 °C
2011	25.5 °C
2012	24.9 °C
2013	24.1 °C

What this means for you: Since 1951, Headland's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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