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When to plant in Moundville, AL

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

Last spring frost

  1. Early · riskyMar 29 years in 10 still get a later frost
  2. TypicalMar 21about half of years get a later frost
  3. Safe to plant outApr 81 year in 10 gets a later frost

Hardy crops like peas and spinach are timed from the typical date. Wait for the safe date before planting out tomatoes, peppers and squash.

First fall frost

  1. EarlyOct 271 year in 10 has frost by then
  2. TypicalNov 10about half of years have had frost
  3. LateNov 269 years in 10 have had frost by then

A typical year has 232 frost-free days. Plan for tender crops to be ripe by the early date.

Station used: Tuscaloosa Ap Asos · 23.9 km away · station 45 m, town 50 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 17 – Jan 24 Feb 21 – Mar 7 Apr 2
Peas — Feb 7 – Mar 7 Apr 3
Bush beans — Apr 1 – Apr 22 May 21
Carrot — Feb 28 – Apr 11 Apr 29
Beet — Feb 21 – Apr 4 Apr 12
Potato — Feb 28 – Mar 21 May 9
Kale Jan 10 – Jan 24 Feb 21 – Mar 7 Apr 5
Broccoli Jan 10 – Jan 24 Feb 21 – Mar 14 Apr 22
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 21 – Mar 14 May 22
Garlic — Oct 27 – Nov 24 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Feb 7 – Mar 7 Mar 17
Basil Feb 25 – Mar 11 Apr 8 – Apr 22 Jun 4

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Moundville's weather over time

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

Mar 1Mar 15Apr 1Apr 15 19501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1949Mar 20
1950Apr 16
1951Mar 22
1952Apr 7
1953Apr 21
1954Mar 18
1955Mar 30
1956Mar 25
1957Mar 10
1958Mar 16
1959Mar 23
1960Apr 11
1961Mar 10
1962Apr 3
1963Mar 23
1964Mar 31
1965Mar 22
1966Mar 29
1967Mar 18
1968Mar 25
1969Mar 28
1970Mar 16
1971Apr 8
1972Mar 10
1973Apr 11
1974Mar 22
1975Mar 6
1976Feb 24
1977Mar 2
1978Mar 18
1979Feb 28
1980Mar 15
1981Mar 20
1982Mar 9
1983Mar 25
1984Mar 10
1985Apr 10
1986Mar 23
1987Apr 4
1988Mar 17
1989Apr 11
1990Apr 8
1991Mar 11
1992Apr 3
1993Apr 3
1999Mar 27
2000Apr 9
2001Mar 10
2002Mar 23
2003Mar 31
2004Mar 23
2005Mar 4
2006Mar 27
2007Apr 8
2008Apr 15
2009Apr 8
2010Mar 7
2011Mar 11
2012Feb 25
2013Mar 27
2014Mar 26
2015Mar 8
2016Feb 27
2017Mar 16
2018Mar 15
2019Mar 19
2020Mar 1
2021Apr 2
2022Mar 14
2023Mar 21
2024Mar 19

What this means for you: Since 1949, Moundville'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 Tuscaloosa Ap Asos (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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