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When to plant in Point Clear, AL

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

Safe to plant out
Mar 16
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Feb 26
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Nov 27
1 year in 10 by Nov 12
Frost-free days
276
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Fairhope 2 Ne · 8.9 km away · station 7 m, town 3 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Jan 19 – Feb 2 Mar 16 – Mar 30 May 10
Sweet pepper Jan 5 – Jan 19 Mar 16 – Mar 30 May 15
Lettuce (leaf) Dec 25 – Jan 1 Jan 29 – Feb 12 Mar 10
Peas — Jan 15 – Feb 12 Mar 11
Bush beans — Mar 9 – Mar 30 Apr 28
Carrot — Feb 5 – Mar 19 Apr 6
Beet — Jan 29 – Mar 12 Mar 20
Potato — Feb 5 – Feb 26 Apr 16
Kale Dec 18 – Jan 1 Jan 29 – Feb 12 Mar 13
Broccoli Dec 18 – Jan 1 Jan 29 – Feb 19 Mar 30
Cucumber Feb 16 – Feb 23 Mar 16 – Mar 30 May 5
Summer squash and zucchini Feb 16 – Feb 23 Mar 16 – Mar 30 Apr 30
Winter squash Feb 16 – Feb 23 Mar 16 – Mar 30 Jun 4
Sweet corn — Mar 9 – Mar 30 May 8
Onion (from sets) — Jan 29 – Feb 19 Apr 29
Garlic — Nov 13 – Dec 11 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Jan 15 – Feb 12 Feb 22
Basil Feb 2 – Feb 16 Mar 16 – Mar 30 May 12

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Point Clear's weather over time

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

Feb 1Mar 1Apr 1May 1 19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1918Apr 12
1919Feb 16
1920Mar 9
1921Feb 26
1922Mar 4
1923Mar 21
1924Mar 15
1925Mar 3
1926May 15
1927Mar 4
1928Mar 1
1930Feb 16
1935Mar 1
1936Feb 19
1937Mar 28
1938Feb 21
1939Feb 24
1940Apr 13
1941Mar 1
1942Feb 27
1943Mar 8
1944Mar 9
1945Feb 2
1946Jan 25
1947Mar 3
1948Mar 29
1949Mar 19
1950Mar 23
1951Feb 9
1952Jan 30
1953Feb 18
1954Mar 7
1955Mar 27
1956Jan 26
1957Jan 19
1958Feb 21
1960Mar 13
1961Feb 5
1962Mar 7
1963Feb 27
1965Mar 21
1966Mar 7
1967Feb 27
1968Mar 24
1969Mar 27
1970Feb 27
1971Mar 8
1972Feb 20
1973Feb 17
1974Feb 27
1975Feb 8
1976Feb 8
1977Feb 22
1978Mar 5
1979Feb 11
1980Mar 4
1981Feb 13
1982Mar 9
1983Feb 9
1984Mar 2
1985Feb 16
1986Mar 22
1987Feb 11
1988Mar 15
1989Feb 26
1990Jan 14
1991Feb 17
1992Feb 10
1993Mar 15
1994Feb 15
1995Feb 13
1996Mar 11
1997Feb 12
1998Mar 13
1999Feb 23
2000Feb 7
2001Jan 26
2002Mar 6
2003Jan 28
2004Feb 19
2005Feb 11
2006Feb 27
2007Mar 5
2008Mar 1
2009Mar 4
2010Mar 7
2011Feb 14
2012Feb 14
2013Mar 28
2014Mar 27
2015Mar 7
2016Feb 11
2017Mar 17
2018Mar 16
2019Mar 7
2020Mar 1
2021Feb 21
2022Mar 14
2023Mar 21
2024Feb 18
2025Feb 21
2026Feb 25

What this means for you: Since 1918, Point Clear's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 2 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Fairhope 2 Ne (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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