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When to plant in Prattville, AL

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

Safe to plant out
Mar 27
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Mar 12
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Nov 11
1 year in 10 by Oct 29
Frost-free days
238
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Montgomery Ap · 18.9 km away · station 66 m, town 100 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Jan 30 – Feb 13 Mar 27 – Apr 10 May 21
Sweet pepper Jan 16 – Jan 30 Mar 27 – Apr 10 May 26
Lettuce (leaf) Jan 8 – Jan 15 Feb 12 – Feb 26 Mar 24
Peas — Jan 29 – Feb 26 Mar 25
Bush beans — Mar 20 – Apr 10 May 9
Carrot — Feb 19 – Apr 2 Apr 20
Beet — Feb 12 – Mar 26 Apr 3
Potato — Feb 19 – Mar 12 Apr 30
Kale Jan 1 – Jan 15 Feb 12 – Feb 26 Mar 27
Broccoli Jan 1 – Jan 15 Feb 12 – Mar 5 Apr 13
Cucumber Feb 27 – Mar 6 Mar 27 – Apr 10 May 16
Summer squash and zucchini Feb 27 – Mar 6 Mar 27 – Apr 10 May 11
Winter squash Feb 27 – Mar 6 Mar 27 – Apr 10 Jun 15
Sweet corn — Mar 20 – Apr 10 May 19
Onion (from sets) — Feb 12 – Mar 5 May 13
Garlic — Oct 28 – Nov 25 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Jan 29 – Feb 26 Mar 8
Basil Feb 13 – Feb 27 Mar 27 – Apr 10 May 23

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Prattville's weather over time

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

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

What this means for you: Since 1948, Prattville'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 Montgomery Ap (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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