When to plant in Greenbrier, AR

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 10

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 24

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 8

1 year in 10 by Oct 28

Frost-free days

229

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Conway · 17.3 km away · station 95 m, town 110 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 13 – Feb 27	Apr 10 – Apr 24	Jun 4
Sweet pepper	Jan 30 – Feb 13	Apr 10 – Apr 24	Jun 9
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 20 – Jan 27	Feb 24 – Mar 10	Apr 5
Peas	—	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Apr 6
Bush beans	—	Apr 3 – Apr 24	May 23
Carrot	—	Mar 3 – Apr 14	May 2
Beet	—	Feb 25 – Apr 8	Apr 16
Potato	—	Mar 3 – Mar 24	May 12
Kale	Jan 13 – Jan 27	Feb 24 – Mar 10	Apr 8
Broccoli	Jan 13 – Jan 27	Feb 24 – Mar 17	Apr 25
Cucumber	Mar 13 – Mar 20	Apr 10 – Apr 24	May 30
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 13 – Mar 20	Apr 10 – Apr 24	May 25
Winter squash	Mar 13 – Mar 20	Apr 10 – Apr 24	Jun 29
Sweet corn	—	Apr 3 – Apr 24	Jun 2
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 24 – Mar 17	May 25
Garlic	—	Oct 25 – Nov 22 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Mar 20
Basil	Feb 27 – Mar 13	Apr 10 – Apr 24	Jun 6

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Greenbrier'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
1897	Mar 24
1898	Apr 7
1899	Apr 9
1901	Mar 21
1903	Apr 4
1904	Apr 10
1905	Feb 26
1906	Mar 21
1907	Apr 2
1908	Mar 12
1909	Apr 9
1910	Mar 16
1911	Mar 16
1913	Mar 28
1914	Apr 10
1915	Apr 4
1916	Mar 16
1917	Mar 28
1918	Mar 17
1919	Mar 26
1920	Apr 5
1921	Apr 11
1922	Mar 12
1923	Apr 1
1924	Apr 2
1925	Mar 15
1926	Apr 16
1927	Mar 22
1928	Apr 16
1929	Mar 18
1930	Mar 30
1931	Mar 29
1932	Mar 15
1933	Mar 21
1934	Mar 30
1935	Feb 28
1936	Apr 7
1937	Apr 6
1938	Apr 10
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 29
1942	Apr 1
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 5
1945	Mar 8
1946	Mar 9
1948	Mar 14
1949	Mar 19
1950	Apr 15
1951	Apr 17
1952	Apr 6
1953	Apr 19
1954	Apr 1
1955	Mar 29
1956	Apr 8
1957	Apr 14
1958	Mar 20
1959	Apr 14
1960	Mar 26
1961	Mar 10
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 22
1964	Apr 9
1965	Mar 27
1966	Apr 6
1967	Mar 18
1968	Apr 5
1969	Mar 30
1970	Apr 3
1971	Apr 7
1972	Apr 2
1973	Apr 11
1974	Apr 9
1975	Apr 4
1976	Mar 17
1977	Mar 23
1978	Mar 27
1979	Apr 5
1980	Apr 15
1981	Mar 24
1982	Apr 10
1983	Apr 19
1984	Mar 11
1985	Apr 9
1988	Mar 30
1989	Apr 10
1990	Apr 7
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 3
1993	Mar 18
1994	Apr 7
1995	Mar 10
1996	Mar 26
1997	Apr 15
1998	Mar 13
1999	Mar 15
2000	Mar 12
2002	Mar 27
2003	Mar 31
2004	Mar 10
2005	Mar 14
2006	Mar 26
2009	Mar 12
2010	Mar 6
2011	Mar 11
2012	Feb 27
2013	Apr 5
2014	Mar 27
2015	Mar 29
2016	Mar 26
2017	Mar 16
2018	Apr 16
2019	Apr 2
2020	Apr 15
2021	Apr 21
2022	Apr 9
2023	Mar 21
2024	Mar 27
2025	Mar 22
2026	Mar 18

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1897	223
1898	197
1899	207
1901	227
1903	203
1904	195
1905	248
1906	203
1907	222
1908	230
1909	186
1910	226
1911	230
1913	206
1914	200
1916	218
1917	194
1918	228
1919	231
1920	211
1921	185
1922	220
1923	203
1924	203
1925	218
1926	191
1927	239
1928	197
1929	219
1930	214
1931	216
1932	204
1933	231
1934	226
1935	264
1936	210
1937	191
1938	196
1940	208
1941	223
1942	207
1943	183
1944	230
1945	258
1948	217
1949	226
1950	203
1951	198
1952	184
1953	200
1954	211
1955	218
1956	214
1957	194
1958	231
1959	196
1960	207
1961	223
1962	201
1963	224
1964	183
1965	211
1966	196
1967	223
1968	206
1969	219
1970	216
1971	210
1972	206
1973	213
1974	219
1975	223
1976	214
1977	231
1978	225
1980	192
1981	213
1982	195
1983	206
1984	236
1988	231
1989	191
1990	201
1991	215
1992	216
1993	223
1994	201
1995	238
1996	221
1997	214
1998	269
1999	231
2000	241
2002	234
2003	237
2004	259
2005	247
2006	220
2009	259
2010	237
2011	244
2012	258
2013	202
2014	218
2015	229
2016	231
2017	225
2018	207
2019	212
2020	200
2021	196
2022	192
2023	223
2024	203
2025	224

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1897	24.3 °C
1898	24.8 °C
1901	24.3 °C
1903	22.5 °C
1904	23.0 °C
1905	24.0 °C
1906	23.3 °C
1907	22.3 °C
1908	23.4 °C
1909	23.6 °C
1910	22.8 °C
1911	23.9 °C
1913	23.6 °C
1914	24.3 °C
1916	23.7 °C
1917	22.5 °C
1918	23.5 °C
1919	23.8 °C
1920	22.9 °C
1921	24.7 °C
1922	24.2 °C
1923	23.6 °C
1924	22.6 °C
1925	25.1 °C
1926	23.8 °C
1927	23.9 °C
1928	22.7 °C
1929	24.1 °C
1930	24.9 °C
1931	23.6 °C
1932	24.8 °C
1933	24.7 °C
1934	25.3 °C
1935	23.8 °C
1936	25.2 °C
1937	24.4 °C
1938	25.0 °C
1940	22.7 °C
1941	24.8 °C
1942	23.8 °C
1943	25.5 °C
1944	24.2 °C
1945	23.6 °C
1948	23.4 °C
1949	23.0 °C
1950	22.1 °C
1951	23.4 °C
1952	24.4 °C
1953	24.7 °C
1954	25.9 °C
1955	24.2 °C
1956	24.0 °C
1957	23.1 °C
1958	23.0 °C
1959	23.4 °C
1960	23.2 °C
1961	22.1 °C
1962	23.6 °C
1963	23.9 °C
1964	23.5 °C
1965	23.9 °C
1966	22.9 °C
1967	22.5 °C
1968	22.9 °C
1969	23.6 °C
1970	23.9 °C
1971	22.9 °C
1972	23.5 °C
1973	22.8 °C
1974	22.6 °C
1975	23.0 °C
1976	22.3 °C
1977	24.9 °C
1978	24.2 °C
1980	25.4 °C
1981	24.3 °C
1982	23.4 °C
1983	23.2 °C
1984	22.9 °C
1985	24.1 °C
1986	24.4 °C
1988	23.9 °C
1989	22.1 °C
1990	23.7 °C
1991	24.1 °C
1992	23.0 °C
1993	23.6 °C
1994	23.5 °C
1995	24.0 °C
1996	23.8 °C
1997	23.1 °C
1998	24.9 °C
1999	23.7 °C
2000	23.8 °C
2002	23.6 °C
2003	22.8 °C
2004	22.8 °C
2005	23.9 °C
2006	24.2 °C
2009	22.2 °C
2010	24.8 °C
2011	24.1 °C
2012	25.1 °C
2013	22.9 °C
2014	22.3 °C
2015	24.3 °C
2016	24.2 °C
2017	23.3 °C
2018	23.9 °C
2019	23.9 °C
2020	22.6 °C
2021	23.0 °C
2022	23.8 °C
2023	23.9 °C
2024	23.9 °C
2025	23.9 °C
2026	25.2 °C

What this means for you: Since 1897, Greenbrier's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. The frost-free season has grown by about 1 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

Nearby towns

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