When to plant in Crossett, AR

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 17

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 30

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 5

1 year in 10 by Oct 24

Frost-free days

216

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Crossett 2 Sse · 2.3 km away · station 55 m, town 50 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 20 – Mar 6	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 11
Sweet pepper	Feb 6 – Feb 20	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 16
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 26 – Feb 2	Mar 2 – Mar 16	Apr 11
Peas	—	Feb 16 – Mar 16	Apr 12
Bush beans	—	Apr 10 – May 1	May 30
Carrot	—	Mar 9 – Apr 20	May 8
Beet	—	Mar 2 – Apr 13	Apr 21
Potato	—	Mar 9 – Mar 30	May 18
Kale	Jan 19 – Feb 2	Mar 2 – Mar 16	Apr 14
Broccoli	Jan 19 – Feb 2	Mar 2 – Mar 23	May 1
Cucumber	Mar 20 – Mar 27	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 6
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 20 – Mar 27	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 1
Winter squash	Mar 20 – Mar 27	Apr 17 – May 1	Jul 6
Sweet corn	—	Apr 10 – May 1	Jun 9
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 2 – Mar 23	May 31
Garlic	—	Oct 22 – Nov 19 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 16 – Mar 16	Mar 26
Basil	Mar 6 – Mar 20	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 13

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Crossett's weather over time

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

Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend

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Year	Last spring frost
1915	Mar 24
1916	Mar 16
1917	Mar 5
1918	Mar 17
1919	Mar 12
1929	Mar 10
1930	Mar 30
1931	Mar 29
1932	Mar 14
1933	Mar 22
1934	Mar 28
1936	Apr 3
1937	Apr 10
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 13
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 29
1942	Apr 1
1943	Apr 20
1944	Apr 4
1945	Mar 22
1946	Mar 11
1947	Mar 28
1948	Apr 2
1950	Apr 15
1951	Apr 17
1953	Apr 19
1954	Apr 1
1955	Mar 30
1956	Apr 8
1957	Apr 9
1958	Apr 8
1959	Apr 14
1960	Mar 22
1961	Apr 16
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 23
1964	Mar 30
1965	Mar 21
1966	Apr 5
1967	Mar 18
1968	Mar 25
1969	Mar 27
1970	Apr 4
1971	Apr 7
1972	Apr 2
1973	Apr 11
1974	Mar 24
1975	Apr 4
1976	Mar 18
1977	Mar 23
1979	Apr 5
1980	Apr 15
1981	Mar 24
1985	Apr 8
1986	Apr 27
1987	Apr 6
1989	Apr 12
1990	Apr 7
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 4
1993	Apr 22
1994	Apr 10
1995	Apr 3
1996	Apr 9
1997	Apr 19
1998	Apr 6
1999	Apr 18
2000	Apr 10
2001	Mar 21
2002	Mar 23
2003	Apr 10
2004	Mar 11
2005	Apr 2
2006	Mar 27
2007	Apr 9
2008	Apr 16
2009	Apr 7
2010	Mar 6
2011	Mar 12
2012	Mar 5
2013	Mar 28
2014	Mar 27
2015	Mar 8
2016	Mar 22
2020	Feb 28
2021	Mar 4

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1915	235
1916	242
1917	228
1918	246
1929	227
1930	214
1931	216
1933	230
1934	228
1936	214
1937	195
1938	197
1939	198
1940	186
1941	223
1942	208
1943	178
1944	206
1945	237
1946	256
1947	224
1948	198
1950	203
1951	199
1953	193
1954	211
1955	208
1956	214
1957	200
1958	212
1959	205
1960	212
1961	193
1962	201
1963	223
1964	203
1965	217
1966	211
1967	230
1968	229
1969	222
1970	213
1971	210
1972	228
1973	213
1974	235
1975	222
1976	213
1977	203
1980	192
1981	213
1985	180
1986	199
1987	180
1989	190
1990	194
1991	215
1992	215
1993	188
1994	199
1996	206
1997	189
1998	213
1999	188
2000	181
2001	220
2002	228
2003	227
2004	264
2005	206
2006	209
2007	211
2008	194
2009	232
2010	237
2011	221
2012	237
2013	229
2014	218
2015	258
2016	242
2020	275
2021	245

Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1915	24.5 °C
1916	23.3 °C
1917	23.5 °C
1918	24.6 °C
1919	24.5 °C
1929	24.6 °C
1930	25.3 °C
1931	23.9 °C
1933	24.9 °C
1934	25.2 °C
1936	24.7 °C
1937	24.2 °C
1938	24.0 °C
1939	24.1 °C
1940	22.5 °C
1941	23.9 °C
1942	23.5 °C
1943	24.6 °C
1944	24.2 °C
1945	23.6 °C
1946	23.5 °C
1947	24.0 °C
1948	24.6 °C
1949	23.4 °C
1950	23.2 °C
1951	24.2 °C
1953	24.6 °C
1954	25.2 °C
1955	24.4 °C
1956	24.2 °C
1957	23.9 °C
1958	23.8 °C
1959	23.9 °C
1960	24.0 °C
1961	22.6 °C
1962	24.1 °C
1963	24.6 °C
1964	24.6 °C
1965	24.8 °C
1966	23.9 °C
1967	23.9 °C
1968	23.9 °C
1969	23.8 °C
1970	24.2 °C
1971	22.9 °C
1972	23.8 °C
1973	22.9 °C
1974	23.2 °C
1975	23.0 °C
1976	22.2 °C
1977	24.3 °C
1980	23.8 °C
1981	23.3 °C
1985	22.8 °C
1986	22.0 °C
1987	22.3 °C
1988	23.0 °C
1989	22.6 °C
1990	23.6 °C
1991	23.4 °C
1992	21.6 °C
1993	22.5 °C
1994	22.4 °C
1996	22.5 °C
1997	22.1 °C
1998	24.5 °C
1999	23.4 °C
2000	23.6 °C
2001	23.4 °C
2002	23.8 °C
2003	23.1 °C
2004	22.9 °C
2005	24.2 °C
2006	23.9 °C
2007	23.4 °C
2008	23.0 °C
2009	23.0 °C
2010	25.0 °C
2011	24.8 °C
2012	24.2 °C
2013	23.2 °C
2014	22.6 °C
2015	24.2 °C
2016	25.6 °C
2020	24.5 °C
2021	24.3 °C

What this means for you: Since 1915, Crossett'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 Crossett 2 Sse (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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