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When to plant in Lake View, AL

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

Safe to plant out
Apr 8
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 8
1 year in 10 by Oct 26
Frost-free days
225
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Bessemer 3 Wsw · 17.5 km away · station 133 m, town 149 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Feb 11 – Feb 25 Apr 8 – Apr 22 Jun 2
Sweet pepper Jan 28 – Feb 11 Apr 8 – Apr 22 Jun 7
Lettuce (leaf) Jan 20 – Jan 27 Feb 24 – Mar 10 Apr 5
Peas — Feb 10 – Mar 10 Apr 6
Bush beans — Apr 1 – Apr 22 May 21
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 11 – Mar 18 Apr 8 – Apr 22 May 28
Summer squash and zucchini Mar 11 – Mar 18 Apr 8 – Apr 22 May 23
Winter squash Mar 11 – Mar 18 Apr 8 – Apr 22 Jun 27
Sweet corn — Apr 1 – Apr 22 May 31
Onion (from sets) — Feb 24 – Mar 17 May 25
Garlic — Oct 25 – Nov 22 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Feb 10 – Mar 10 Mar 20
Basil Feb 25 – Mar 11 Apr 8 – Apr 22 Jun 4

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Lake View'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 19801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1977Apr 6
1978Mar 28
1979Mar 26
1980Mar 19
1981Mar 25
1982Apr 7
1983Apr 20
1984Mar 21
1985Apr 17
1986Apr 24
1987Apr 4
1988Mar 17
1989Apr 12
1990Apr 8
1991Mar 31
1992Apr 5
1993Apr 27
1994Apr 2
1995Apr 2
1996Apr 11
1997Mar 16
1998Mar 23
1999Mar 27
2000Apr 9
2001Mar 10
2002Mar 23
2003Apr 2
2004Mar 11
2005Mar 16
2007Apr 8
2008Mar 25
2009Apr 8
2010Mar 8
2011Mar 12
2012Feb 25
2013Mar 28
2014Mar 26
2015Mar 8
2016Mar 22
2017Mar 16
2018Mar 22
2019Mar 20
2020Mar 1
2021Apr 3
2022Mar 14
2023Mar 21
2024Mar 19
2025Mar 21
2026Mar 18

What this means for you: Since 1977, Lake View's last spring frost has come about 5 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 8 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Bessemer 3 Wsw (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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