When to plant in Gassville, AR

Planting dates worked out from Gassville'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 31

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 31

1 year in 10 by Oct 18

Frost-free days

212

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Mtn Home 1 Nnw · 11.4 km away · station 244 m, town 233 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 27 – Feb 3	Mar 3 – Mar 17	Apr 12
Peas	—	Feb 28 – Mar 28	Apr 24
Bush beans	—	Apr 10 – May 1	May 30
Carrot	—	Mar 10 – Apr 21	May 9
Beet	—	Mar 10 – Apr 21	Apr 29
Potato	—	Mar 10 – Mar 31	May 19
Kale	Jan 24 – Feb 7	Mar 7 – Mar 21	Apr 19
Broccoli	Jan 20 – Feb 3	Mar 3 – Mar 24	May 2
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 3 – Mar 24	Jun 1
Garlic	—	Oct 17 – Nov 14 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 28 – Mar 28	Apr 7
Basil	Mar 6 – Mar 20	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 13

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Gassville'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
1902	Apr 8
1903	May 1
1917	Mar 28
1918	Apr 12
1919	Apr 26
1920	Apr 14
1921	Apr 18
1923	Apr 9
1925	Mar 28
1927	Apr 22
1928	Apr 29
1929	Mar 17
1930	Mar 31
1931	Apr 6
1932	Mar 23
1933	Mar 26
1934	Mar 29
1936	Apr 9
1937	Apr 11
1938	Mar 7
1939	Apr 12
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 29
1942	Apr 1
1943	Apr 21
1944	Apr 6
1945	Apr 6
1946	Apr 17
1948	Mar 28
1949	Apr 16
1950	Apr 20
1951	Apr 23
1952	Apr 15
1953	Apr 21
1954	May 4
1955	Mar 29
1956	Mar 20
1957	Apr 14
1958	Apr 12
1959	Apr 14
1960	Apr 10
1961	Apr 10
1962	Apr 14
1963	Mar 21
1964	Apr 9
1965	Mar 28
1966	Apr 6
1967	Mar 20
1968	Apr 7
1969	Apr 2
1970	Apr 3
1971	Apr 7
1972	Apr 9
1974	Apr 9
1975	Apr 6
1976	Mar 23
1977	Mar 22
1978	Mar 27
1979	Apr 6
1981	Mar 12
1982	Apr 10
1983	Apr 19
1984	Mar 31
1985	Apr 9
1986	Mar 22
1987	Apr 5
1998	Mar 23
1999	Mar 27
2000	Apr 10
2001	Mar 28
2002	Apr 5
2003	Mar 30
2004	Apr 1
2005	Mar 18
2006	Mar 26
2007	Apr 9
2008	Mar 25
2009	Apr 8
2010	Mar 6
2011	Apr 6
2012	Mar 9
2013	Apr 26
2014	Apr 16
2015	Mar 30
2016	Mar 22
2017	Mar 16
2018	Apr 17
2019	Apr 2
2020	Apr 19
2021	Apr 22
2022	Apr 9
2023	Mar 21
2024	Mar 28
2025	Mar 22
2026	Mar 18

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1902	202
1917	191
1918	202
1919	189
1920	169
1921	172
1923	193
1925	195
1928	184
1929	221
1930	206
1931	208
1932	196
1933	226
1934	212
1936	200
1937	186
1938	230
1939	199
1940	206
1941	212
1942	178
1943	177
1944	189
1945	186
1948	203
1949	193
1950	197
1951	192
1952	174
1953	191
1954	178
1955	218
1956	233
1957	194
1959	186
1960	192
1961	207
1962	203
1963	236
1964	193
1966	196
1967	192
1969	208
1970	213
1971	210
1974	209
1975	202
1976	208
1977	204
1978	203
1979	186
1981	224
1982	193
1983	199
1984	183
1985	209
1986	234
1987	181
1999	210
2000	180
2001	212
2002	224
2003	238
2004	225
2005	221
2006	207
2007	211
2008	216
2009	192
2010	244
2011	197
2012	232
2013	181
2014	198
2015	236
2016	235
2017	225
2018	206
2019	192
2020	196
2021	196
2022	191
2023	222
2024	238
2025	224

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1902	22.3 °C
1917	20.8 °C
1918	21.3 °C
1919	21.9 °C
1920	21.1 °C
1921	23.0 °C
1923	20.9 °C
1924	20.2 °C
1925	23.0 °C
1927	22.1 °C
1928	20.7 °C
1929	21.7 °C
1930	22.9 °C
1931	21.7 °C
1932	22.9 °C
1933	23.2 °C
1934	23.7 °C
1936	24.2 °C
1937	22.6 °C
1938	23.4 °C
1939	23.2 °C
1940	21.3 °C
1941	23.2 °C
1942	21.9 °C
1943	22.8 °C
1944	22.9 °C
1945	21.2 °C
1948	21.8 °C
1949	21.7 °C
1950	20.4 °C
1951	21.2 °C
1952	22.5 °C
1953	22.6 °C
1954	23.8 °C
1955	22.7 °C
1956	22.5 °C
1957	22.0 °C
1958	21.7 °C
1959	22.2 °C
1960	22.4 °C
1961	20.7 °C
1962	22.4 °C
1963	23.3 °C
1964	22.6 °C
1965	22.5 °C
1966	21.3 °C
1967	20.5 °C
1969	21.6 °C
1970	21.6 °C
1971	21.6 °C
1974	21.6 °C
1975	21.6 °C
1976	21.0 °C
1977	23.5 °C
1978	22.7 °C
1979	21.2 °C
1981	22.1 °C
1982	21.1 °C
1983	21.6 °C
1984	21.3 °C
1985	21.9 °C
1986	22.8 °C
1987	22.9 °C
1996	21.3 °C
1997	20.3 °C
1998	23.1 °C
1999	22.2 °C
2000	21.9 °C
2001	22.7 °C
2002	22.1 °C
2003	21.4 °C
2004	21.4 °C
2005	22.6 °C
2006	22.3 °C
2007	22.6 °C
2008	21.2 °C
2009	21.1 °C
2010	23.6 °C
2011	22.5 °C
2012	23.4 °C
2013	21.2 °C
2014	21.0 °C
2015	22.0 °C
2016	22.3 °C
2017	21.6 °C
2018	22.5 °C
2019	22.3 °C
2020	21.0 °C
2021	21.5 °C
2022	22.3 °C
2023	22.0 °C
2024	22.3 °C
2025	22.0 °C
2026	23.5 °C

What this means for you: Since 1902, Gassville's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 2 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Mtn Home 1 Nnw (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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