When to plant in Hope, AR

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 12

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 27

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 6

1 year in 10 by Oct 24

Frost-free days

221

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Hope 3 Ne · 5.7 km away · station 114 m, town 107 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 15 – Mar 1	Apr 12 – Apr 26	Jun 6
Sweet pepper	Feb 1 – Feb 15	Apr 12 – Apr 26	Jun 11
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 23 – Jan 30	Feb 27 – Mar 13	Apr 8
Peas	—	Feb 13 – Mar 13	Apr 9
Bush beans	—	Apr 5 – Apr 26	May 25
Carrot	—	Mar 6 – Apr 17	May 5
Beet	—	Feb 27 – Apr 10	Apr 18
Potato	—	Mar 6 – Mar 27	May 15
Kale	Jan 16 – Jan 30	Feb 27 – Mar 13	Apr 11
Broccoli	Jan 16 – Jan 30	Feb 27 – Mar 20	Apr 28
Cucumber	Mar 15 – Mar 22	Apr 12 – Apr 26	Jun 1
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 15 – Mar 22	Apr 12 – Apr 26	May 27
Winter squash	Mar 15 – Mar 22	Apr 12 – Apr 26	Jul 1
Sweet corn	—	Apr 5 – Apr 26	Jun 4
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 27 – Mar 20	May 28
Garlic	—	Oct 23 – Nov 20 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 13 – Mar 13	Mar 23
Basil	Mar 1 – Mar 15	Apr 12 – Apr 26	Jun 8

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Hope'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
1892	Mar 19
1907	Feb 15
1916	Mar 4
1917	Mar 5
1918	Feb 21
1919	Mar 1
1920	Apr 5
1921	Apr 17
1922	Mar 4
1923	Apr 1
1924	Apr 2
1925	Mar 15
1926	Apr 1
1927	Mar 22
1928	Apr 16
1929	Mar 10
1930	Mar 30
1931	Apr 22
1932	Mar 14
1933	Mar 21
1934	Mar 28
1935	Feb 28
1937	Apr 6
1938	Apr 3
1939	Mar 17
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 29
1942	Apr 1
1943	Apr 15
1944	Mar 30
1945	Apr 5
1946	Mar 12
1947	Mar 28
1948	Mar 14
1949	Mar 10
1950	Apr 6
1951	Apr 17
1952	Mar 24
1953	Apr 19
1955	Mar 30
1956	Mar 21
1957	Apr 13
1958	Mar 20
1959	Apr 14
1960	Mar 18
1961	Apr 13
1962	Apr 3
1963	Mar 23
1964	Mar 31
1965	Mar 27
1966	Apr 6
1967	Mar 19
1968	Mar 24
1969	Mar 13
1970	Apr 4
1971	Apr 8
1972	Mar 10
1973	Apr 11
1974	Mar 25
1975	Apr 5
1976	Mar 18
1977	Mar 24
1978	Mar 28
1979	Apr 5
1980	Apr 14
1981	Mar 25
1982	Mar 9
1983	Mar 23
1984	Mar 14
1985	Mar 6
1986	Mar 23
1987	Apr 5
1988	Mar 20
1989	Apr 12
1990	Apr 8
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 4
1993	Mar 15
1994	Apr 8
1995	Mar 11
1996	Apr 7
1997	Apr 14
1998	Apr 5
1999	Mar 17
2000	Apr 10
2001	Mar 18
2003	Apr 11
2005	Mar 18
2006	Mar 25
2008	Apr 14
2009	Apr 8
2010	Mar 22
2011	Mar 12
2012	Feb 26
2013	Mar 28
2014	Apr 17
2015	Mar 8
2016	Mar 26
2017	Mar 15
2018	Apr 9
2019	Apr 3
2020	Feb 28
2021	Apr 22
2022	Apr 9
2023	Mar 21
2024	Mar 20
2025	Mar 22
2026	Mar 18

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1907	269
1916	254
1917	238
1918	275
1919	256
1920	211
1921	206
1922	261
1923	203
1924	204
1925	218
1926	214
1927	239
1928	217
1929	239
1930	214
1931	191
1932	232
1934	239
1937	199
1938	203
1939	225
1940	212
1941	225
1942	208
1943	206
1944	236
1945	230
1946	250
1947	228
1948	217
1949	235
1950	212
1951	198
1953	202
1955	208
1956	232
1957	196
1958	231
1959	205
1960	232
1961	196
1962	214
1963	223
1964	233
1965	211
1966	196
1967	222
1968	218
1969	236
1970	214
1971	212
1972	251
1973	213
1974	234
1975	221
1976	227
1977	230
1978	224
1979	213
1980	194
1981	212
1982	229
1983	232
1984	241
1985	270
1986	234
1987	219
1988	241
1989	190
1990	211
1991	215
1992	215
1993	226
1994	234
1995	237
1996	208
1997	215
1998	220
1999	221
2000	182
2001	223
2003	226
2006	211
2008	196
2010	221
2011	221
2012	259
2013	229
2014	197
2015	258
2016	231
2017	226
2018	214
2019	211
2020	260
2021	196
2022	192
2023	223
2024	253
2025	232

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1907	23.9 °C
1916	24.3 °C
1917	22.9 °C
1918	24.3 °C
1919	23.5 °C
1920	24.2 °C
1921	25.1 °C
1922	25.3 °C
1923	24.3 °C
1924	24.3 °C
1925	25.8 °C
1926	24.1 °C
1927	25.2 °C
1928	24.1 °C
1929	24.9 °C
1930	26.1 °C
1931	24.0 °C
1933	25.1 °C
1934	25.7 °C
1935	24.3 °C
1937	24.4 °C
1938	23.8 °C
1939	24.5 °C
1940	22.7 °C
1941	24.3 °C
1942	23.4 °C
1943	24.9 °C
1944	24.3 °C
1945	23.6 °C
1946	23.7 °C
1947	24.2 °C
1948	24.4 °C
1949	23.8 °C
1950	22.4 °C
1951	23.8 °C
1952	24.3 °C
1953	24.3 °C
1955	24.1 °C
1956	24.4 °C
1957	23.7 °C
1958	23.6 °C
1959	23.4 °C
1960	23.9 °C
1961	22.2 °C
1962	23.9 °C
1963	24.3 °C
1964	24.0 °C
1965	24.0 °C
1966	22.8 °C
1967	22.4 °C
1968	22.6 °C
1969	23.5 °C
1970	23.6 °C
1971	22.9 °C
1972	23.6 °C
1973	22.7 °C
1974	22.4 °C
1975	22.4 °C
1976	21.9 °C
1977	24.3 °C
1978	24.3 °C
1979	22.4 °C
1980	24.6 °C
1981	23.0 °C
1982	22.9 °C
1983	22.5 °C
1984	22.4 °C
1985	23.6 °C
1986	23.8 °C
1987	23.8 °C
1988	23.1 °C
1989	22.1 °C
1990	23.0 °C
1991	23.3 °C
1992	21.7 °C
1993	22.9 °C
1994	22.5 °C
1995	23.2 °C
1996	23.0 °C
1997	22.6 °C
1998	24.9 °C
1999	23.8 °C
2000	23.6 °C
2001	23.5 °C
2003	22.9 °C
2005	24.1 °C
2006	24.2 °C
2008	23.1 °C
2009	22.8 °C
2010	25.1 °C
2011	25.2 °C
2012	24.6 °C
2013	23.1 °C
2014	22.6 °C
2015	24.1 °C
2016	24.1 °C
2017	23.1 °C
2018	24.1 °C
2019	23.8 °C
2020	22.2 °C
2021	23.0 °C
2022	24.0 °C
2023	23.4 °C
2024	23.9 °C
2025	24.2 °C

What this means for you: Since 1892, Hope'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 Hope 3 Ne (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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