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When to plant in Mount Vernon, AL

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

Safe to plant out
Mar 22
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Mar 2
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Nov 23
1 year in 10 by Nov 6
Frost-free days
266
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Bay Minette · 31.2 km away · station 83 m, town 11 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Jan 25 – Feb 8 Mar 22 – Apr 5 May 16
Sweet pepper Jan 11 – Jan 25 Mar 22 – Apr 5 May 21
Lettuce (leaf) Dec 29 – Jan 5 Feb 2 – Feb 16 Mar 14
Peas — Jan 19 – Feb 16 Mar 15
Bush beans — Mar 15 – Apr 5 May 4
Carrot — Feb 9 – Mar 23 Apr 10
Beet — Feb 2 – Mar 16 Mar 24
Potato — Feb 9 – Mar 2 Apr 20
Kale Dec 22 – Jan 5 Feb 2 – Feb 16 Mar 17
Broccoli Dec 22 – Jan 5 Feb 2 – Feb 23 Apr 3
Cucumber Feb 22 – Mar 1 Mar 22 – Apr 5 May 11
Summer squash and zucchini Feb 22 – Mar 1 Mar 22 – Apr 5 May 6
Winter squash Feb 22 – Mar 1 Mar 22 – Apr 5 Jun 10
Sweet corn — Mar 15 – Apr 5 May 14
Onion (from sets) — Feb 2 – Feb 23 May 3
Garlic — Nov 9 – Dec 7 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Jan 19 – Feb 16 Feb 26
Basil Feb 8 – Feb 22 Mar 22 – Apr 5 May 18

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Mount Vernon's weather over time

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

Feb 1Feb 15Mar 1Mar 15Apr 1 19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1915Mar 24
1916Mar 16
1917Mar 6
1921Feb 24
1922Mar 5
1923Mar 20
1924Mar 15
1925Mar 3
1926Mar 15
1927Mar 3
1930Mar 4
1932Mar 15
1935Mar 1
1936Feb 20
1943Mar 8
1944Mar 9
1945Feb 9
1946Jan 28
1947Mar 17
1948Mar 13
1949Feb 1
1950Mar 14
1951Mar 13
1952Feb 7
1953Feb 18
1954Mar 16
1955Mar 29
1956Mar 21
1957Mar 9
1958Feb 21
1959Feb 21
1960Mar 22
1961Feb 5
1962Mar 7
1963Feb 27
1964Feb 24
1965Mar 21
1966Mar 7
1967Feb 26
1968Mar 24
1969Mar 13
1970Mar 14
1971Mar 8
1972Feb 20
1973Feb 17
1974Feb 27
1975Mar 5
1976Feb 24
1978Mar 27
1979Mar 26
1980Mar 4
1981Feb 13
1982Mar 8
1983Mar 22
1984Mar 10
1985Feb 16
1986Mar 22
1987Apr 5
1988Mar 17
1989Feb 25
1990Jan 26
1991Feb 16
1992Mar 11
1993Mar 15
1994Feb 27
1995Mar 10
1996Mar 21
1997Feb 16
1998Mar 13
2000Feb 7
2001Feb 18
2002Mar 6
2003Mar 31
2004Feb 18
2005Feb 12
2006Feb 27
2007Apr 6
2008Feb 28
2009Mar 4
2010Mar 5
2011Feb 13
2012Feb 13
2013Mar 27
2014Mar 4
2015Mar 7
2016Feb 11
2017Mar 15
2018Jan 30
2019Mar 5
2020Feb 22
2021Feb 21
2022Mar 14
2023Mar 20
2024Mar 19
2025Feb 21
2026Mar 17

What this means for you: Since 1915, Mount Vernon'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 Bay Minette (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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