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When to plant in Phenix City, AL

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

Last spring frost

  1. Early · riskyFeb 139 years in 10 still get a later frost
  2. TypicalMar 6about half of years get a later frost
  3. Safe to plant outMar 251 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. EarlyNov 81 year in 10 has frost by then
  2. TypicalNov 21about half of years have had frost
  3. LateDec 19 years in 10 have had frost by then

A typical year has 260 frost-free days. Plan for tender crops to be ripe by the early date.

Station used: Columbus Metro Ap · 7.5 km away · station 120 m, town 74 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Jan 28 – Feb 11 Mar 25 – Apr 8 May 19
Sweet pepper Jan 14 – Jan 28 Mar 25 – Apr 8 May 24
Lettuce (leaf) Jan 2 – Jan 9 Feb 6 – Feb 20 Mar 18
Peas — Jan 23 – Feb 20 Mar 19
Bush beans — Mar 18 – Apr 8 May 7
Carrot — Feb 13 – Mar 27 Apr 14
Beet — Feb 6 – Mar 20 Mar 28
Potato — Feb 13 – Mar 6 Apr 24
Kale Dec 26 – Jan 9 Feb 6 – Feb 20 Mar 21
Broccoli Dec 26 – Jan 9 Feb 6 – Feb 27 Apr 7
Cucumber Feb 25 – Mar 4 Mar 25 – Apr 8 May 14
Summer squash and zucchini Feb 25 – Mar 4 Mar 25 – Apr 8 May 9
Winter squash Feb 25 – Mar 4 Mar 25 – Apr 8 Jun 13
Sweet corn — Mar 18 – Apr 8 May 17
Onion (from sets) — Feb 6 – Feb 27 May 7
Garlic — Nov 7 – Dec 5 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Jan 23 – Feb 20 Mar 2
Basil Feb 11 – Feb 25 Mar 25 – Apr 8 May 21

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Phenix City's weather over time

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

Feb 15Mar 1Mar 15Apr 1Apr 15 19501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1948Mar 29
1949Apr 17
1950Apr 16
1951Mar 31
1952Apr 7
1953Apr 21
1954Mar 18
1955Mar 30
1956Mar 25
1957Mar 10
1958Mar 22
1959Mar 10
1960Apr 11
1961Feb 26
1962Apr 3
1963Mar 23
1964Mar 31
1965Mar 22
1966Mar 25
1967Mar 19
1968Mar 25
1969Mar 27
1970Mar 16
1971Mar 21
1972Mar 6
1973Apr 11
1974Feb 28
1975Mar 9
1976Feb 24
1977Mar 1
1978Mar 18
1979Mar 9
1980Mar 15
1981Mar 17
1982Mar 9
1983Mar 25
1984Mar 11
1985Mar 19
1986Mar 23
1987Apr 1
1988Mar 17
1989Feb 25
1990Mar 21
1991Mar 11
1992Mar 16
1993Mar 15
1994Feb 25
1995Mar 9
1996Mar 22
1997Feb 16
1998Mar 14
1999Feb 22
2000Feb 7
2001Feb 11
2002Mar 6
2003Feb 13
2004Feb 28
2005Mar 4
2006Feb 27
2007Mar 5
2008Mar 25
2009Apr 8
2010Mar 8
2011Feb 13
2012Feb 13
2013Mar 27
2014Mar 26
2015Mar 7
2016Feb 28
2017Mar 16
2018Mar 15
2019Mar 7
2020Feb 28
2021Feb 21
2022Mar 14
2023Mar 21
2024Feb 20

What this means for you: Since 1948, Phenix City's last spring frost has come about 4 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 6 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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