When to plant in De Witt, AR

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 3

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 15

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 11

1 year in 10 by Oct 28

Frost-free days

238

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Stuttgart 9 Ese · 21.5 km away · station 60 m, town 58 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 6 – Feb 20	Apr 3 – Apr 17	May 28
Sweet pepper	Jan 23 – Feb 6	Apr 3 – Apr 17	Jun 2
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 11 – Jan 18	Feb 15 – Mar 1	Mar 27
Peas	—	Feb 1 – Mar 1	Mar 28
Bush beans	—	Mar 27 – Apr 17	May 16
Carrot	—	Feb 22 – Apr 5	Apr 23
Beet	—	Feb 20 – Apr 3	Apr 11
Potato	—	Feb 22 – Mar 15	May 3
Kale	Jan 4 – Jan 18	Feb 15 – Mar 1	Mar 30
Broccoli	Jan 4 – Jan 18	Feb 15 – Mar 8	Apr 16
Cucumber	Mar 6 – Mar 13	Apr 3 – Apr 17	May 23
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 6 – Mar 13	Apr 3 – Apr 17	May 18
Winter squash	Mar 6 – Mar 13	Apr 3 – Apr 17	Jun 22
Sweet corn	—	Mar 27 – Apr 17	May 26
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 15 – Mar 8	May 16
Garlic	—	Oct 28 – Nov 25 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 1 – Mar 1	Mar 11
Basil	Feb 20 – Mar 6	Apr 3 – Apr 17	May 30

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De Witt'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
1937	Mar 31
1938	Apr 3
1939	Mar 7
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 29
1942	Apr 1
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 5
1945	Feb 28
1946	Mar 10
1948	Mar 14
1949	Mar 19
1950	Apr 15
1951	Mar 20
1952	Mar 24
1953	Mar 5
1954	Apr 2
1955	Mar 29
1956	Mar 21
1957	Apr 9
1958	Mar 20
1959	Mar 13
1960	Mar 26
1961	Mar 10
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 22
1964	Mar 31
1965	Mar 27
1966	Apr 5
1967	Mar 19
1968	Mar 24
1969	Mar 14
1970	Mar 16
1972	Mar 5
1973	Apr 11
1975	Apr 3
1976	Feb 9
1977	Mar 22
1978	Mar 10
1979	Mar 25
1980	Mar 18
1981	Mar 20
1982	Mar 8
1983	Mar 22
1984	Mar 10
1985	Apr 5
1986	Mar 23
1987	Apr 4
1988	Mar 20
1989	Apr 12
1990	Mar 3
1991	Mar 30
1992	Apr 3
1993	Mar 18
1994	Apr 1
1995	Mar 10
1996	Mar 21
1997	Mar 15
1998	Mar 13
1999	Mar 16
2001	Mar 10
2002	Mar 23
2003	Mar 11
2004	Feb 27
2005	Mar 14
2006	Mar 26
2007	Apr 9
2008	Mar 25
2009	Mar 13
2010	Mar 5
2011	Feb 14
2012	Feb 13
2013	Apr 5
2014	Mar 7
2015	Mar 9
2016	Feb 15
2017	Mar 16
2018	Apr 17
2019	Mar 7
2020	Feb 27
2021	Feb 22
2022	Mar 14
2023	Mar 20
2024	Feb 19

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1937	197
1938	203
1939	235
1940	212
1941	224
1942	207
1943	184
1944	205
1945	266
1948	217
1949	226
1950	203
1951	227
1952	205
1954	213
1955	209
1956	232
1957	201
1958	231
1959	237
1960	225
1961	230
1962	201
1963	221
1964	233
1965	211
1966	210
1967	229
1968	218
1969	235
1970	244
1972	262
1973	212
1975	224
1976	253
1977	233
1978	268
1979	230
1980	225
1981	217
1982	240
1983	234
1984	255
1985	229
1987	199
1989	190
1990	271
1991	216
1992	216
1993	225
1994	242
1995	238
1996	226
1997	245
1998	237
1999	254
2001	231
2002	238
2003	257
2004	270
2005	225
2006	210
2007	220
2008	216
2009	258
2010	247
2011	288
2012	283
2013	221
2014	238
2015	256
2016	296
2017	226
2018	206
2019	245
2020	276
2021	276
2022	218
2023	225
2024	281

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1937	23.7 °C
1938	23.9 °C
1939	24.0 °C
1940	22.5 °C
1941	23.9 °C
1942	22.8 °C
1943	24.3 °C
1944	23.1 °C
1945	23.5 °C
1948	23.7 °C
1949	23.2 °C
1950	22.2 °C
1951	23.3 °C
1952	24.1 °C
1953	23.7 °C
1954	24.2 °C
1955	23.9 °C
1956	23.0 °C
1957	23.3 °C
1958	23.2 °C
1959	23.2 °C
1960	23.6 °C
1961	22.1 °C
1962	23.4 °C
1963	23.4 °C
1964	24.1 °C
1965	24.3 °C
1966	22.8 °C
1967	22.6 °C
1968	22.9 °C
1969	23.6 °C
1970	24.0 °C
1972	23.6 °C
1973	23.0 °C
1975	23.0 °C
1976	22.3 °C
1977	24.9 °C
1978	24.0 °C
1979	22.5 °C
1980	24.6 °C
1981	23.9 °C
1982	23.2 °C
1983	23.0 °C
1984	22.7 °C
1985	23.8 °C
1986	24.4 °C
1987	24.2 °C
1989	22.5 °C
1990	23.5 °C
1991	24.0 °C
1992	22.7 °C
1993	23.5 °C
1994	23.2 °C
1995	23.7 °C
1996	23.6 °C
1997	22.9 °C
1998	25.6 °C
1999	24.5 °C
2001	24.3 °C
2002	24.3 °C
2003	23.6 °C
2004	23.1 °C
2005	24.7 °C
2006	24.3 °C
2007	24.1 °C
2008	23.4 °C
2009	23.3 °C
2010	25.9 °C
2011	24.7 °C
2012	24.7 °C
2013	23.7 °C
2014	23.3 °C
2015	24.7 °C
2016	24.7 °C
2017	24.0 °C
2018	24.4 °C
2019	24.7 °C
2020	23.6 °C
2021	23.8 °C
2022	24.6 °C
2023	24.6 °C
2024	24.9 °C

What this means for you: Since 1937, De Witt's last spring frost has come about 2 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 4 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Stuttgart 9 Ese (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

Nearby towns

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