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When to plant in Arkadelphia, AR

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

Last spring frost

  1. Early · riskyMar 59 years in 10 still get a later frost
  2. TypicalMar 23about half of years get a later frost
  3. Safe to plant outApr 91 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. EarlyOct 251 year in 10 has frost by then
  2. TypicalNov 6about half of years have had frost
  3. LateNov 209 years in 10 have had frost by then

A typical year has 229 frost-free days. Plan for tender crops to be ripe by the early date.

Station used: Arkadelphia 2 N · 2.5 km away · station 60 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 Feb 12 – Feb 26 Apr 9 – Apr 23 Jun 3
Sweet pepper Jan 29 – Feb 12 Apr 9 – Apr 23 Jun 8
Lettuce (leaf) Jan 19 – Jan 26 Feb 23 – Mar 9 Apr 4
Peas — Feb 9 – Mar 9 Apr 5
Bush beans — Apr 2 – Apr 23 May 22
Carrot — Mar 2 – Apr 13 May 1
Beet — Feb 23 – Apr 6 Apr 14
Potato — Mar 2 – Mar 23 May 11
Kale Jan 12 – Jan 26 Feb 23 – Mar 9 Apr 7
Broccoli Jan 12 – Jan 26 Feb 23 – Mar 16 Apr 24
Cucumber Mar 12 – Mar 19 Apr 9 – Apr 23 May 29
Summer squash and zucchini Mar 12 – Mar 19 Apr 9 – Apr 23 May 24
Winter squash Mar 12 – Mar 19 Apr 9 – Apr 23 Jun 28
Sweet corn — Apr 2 – Apr 23 Jun 1
Onion (from sets) — Feb 23 – Mar 16 May 24
Garlic — Oct 23 – Nov 20 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Feb 9 – Mar 9 Mar 19
Basil Feb 26 – Mar 12 Apr 9 – Apr 23 Jun 5

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Arkadelphia'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 15May 1 1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1900Apr 13
1901Mar 17
1903Apr 4
1904Mar 28
1905Feb 28
1906Mar 29
1908Mar 15
1909Apr 9
1910Apr 27
1911Mar 16
1912Mar 25
1938Apr 3
1939Apr 7
1940Apr 13
1941Mar 29
1942Apr 2
1943Apr 17
1944Mar 10
1945Apr 5
1946Mar 12
1947Mar 29
1948Mar 30
1949Apr 16
1950Apr 15
1951Apr 17
1952Mar 24
1953Apr 19
1954Apr 2
1956Mar 20
1957Apr 13
1958Mar 20
1959Apr 4
1960Mar 26
1961Mar 10
1962Apr 2
1963Mar 8
1964Mar 30
1965Mar 24
1966Apr 6
1967Mar 18
1968Apr 5
1969Mar 27
1970Apr 3
1971Apr 8
1972Apr 2
1973Apr 11
1974Apr 9
1975Apr 4
1976Mar 17
1977Mar 23
1978Mar 28
1979Apr 5
1980Apr 15
1981Mar 24
1982Apr 11
1983Apr 19
1984Mar 11
1985Apr 9
1986Mar 23
1987Apr 5
1988Mar 20
1989Apr 11
1990Apr 8
1991Mar 31
1992Apr 2
1993Mar 15
1994Apr 7
1995Mar 12
1996Apr 7
1997Apr 13
1998Mar 22
2000Apr 9
2010Mar 6
2011Feb 15
2012Feb 25
2013Mar 28
2014Apr 15
2015Mar 8
2016Mar 21
2017Mar 16
2018Apr 9
2019Apr 2
2020Mar 7
2021Apr 21
2022Apr 9
2023Mar 21
2024Mar 19
2025Mar 22
2026Mar 17

What this means for you: Since 1900, Arkadelphia'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 Arkadelphia 2 N (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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