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When to plant in Semmes, AL

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

Safe to plant out
Mar 23
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Feb 27
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Nov 25
1 year in 10 by Nov 10
Frost-free days
271
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Mobile · 11.1 km away · station 88 m, town 75 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Jan 26 – Feb 9 Mar 23 – Apr 6 May 17
Sweet pepper Jan 12 – Jan 26 Mar 23 – Apr 6 May 22
Lettuce (leaf) Dec 26 – Jan 2 Jan 30 – Feb 13 Mar 11
Peas — Jan 16 – Feb 13 Mar 12
Bush beans — Mar 16 – Apr 6 May 5
Carrot — Feb 6 – Mar 20 Apr 7
Beet — Jan 30 – Mar 13 Mar 21
Potato — Feb 6 – Feb 27 Apr 17
Kale Dec 19 – Jan 2 Jan 30 – Feb 13 Mar 14
Broccoli Dec 19 – Jan 2 Jan 30 – Feb 20 Mar 31
Cucumber Feb 23 – Mar 2 Mar 23 – Apr 6 May 12
Summer squash and zucchini Feb 23 – Mar 2 Mar 23 – Apr 6 May 7
Winter squash Feb 23 – Mar 2 Mar 23 – Apr 6 Jun 11
Sweet corn — Mar 16 – Apr 6 May 15
Onion (from sets) — Jan 30 – Feb 20 Apr 30
Garlic — Nov 11 – Dec 9 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Jan 16 – Feb 13 Feb 23
Basil Feb 9 – Feb 23 Mar 23 – Apr 6 May 19

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Semmes's weather over time

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

Jan 15Feb 1Feb 15Mar 1Mar 15Apr 1 19501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1948Mar 13
1949Mar 19
1950Feb 17
1951Mar 13
1952Jan 30
1953Feb 18
1954Mar 4
1955Mar 27
1956Jan 17
1957Mar 9
1958Feb 21
1959Feb 21
1960Mar 13
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
1975Feb 8
1976Feb 8
1977Feb 21
1978Mar 5
1979Feb 11
1980Mar 3
1981Feb 13
1982Mar 8
1983Mar 25
1984Mar 7
1985Feb 16
1986Mar 22
1987Apr 5
1988Mar 16
1989Feb 25
1990Mar 21
1991Feb 16
1992Feb 10
1993Mar 15
1994Feb 14
1995Feb 12
1996Mar 22
1997Feb 16
1998Mar 13
1999Mar 4
2000Feb 7
2001Feb 5
2002Mar 23
2003Mar 31
2004Feb 19
2005Feb 11
2006Feb 27
2007Mar 6
2008Mar 9
2009Mar 3
2010Mar 7
2011Mar 11
2012Feb 13
2013Mar 27
2014Mar 26
2015Mar 7
2016Feb 10
2017Jan 9
2018Jan 31
2019Mar 6
2020Mar 1
2021Feb 23
2022Mar 13
2023Mar 20
2024Feb 19

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

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