When to plant in Landmark, AR

Planting dates worked out from Landmark'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 17

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 15

1 year in 10 by Nov 2

Frost-free days

238

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Little Rock Ap Adams Fld · 15.0 km away · station 76 m, town 127 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 13 – Jan 20	Feb 17 – Mar 3	Mar 29
Peas	—	Feb 3 – Mar 3	Mar 30
Bush beans	—	Mar 27 – Apr 17	May 16
Carrot	—	Feb 24 – Apr 7	Apr 25
Beet	—	Feb 18 – Apr 1	Apr 9
Potato	—	Feb 24 – Mar 17	May 5
Kale	Jan 6 – Jan 20	Feb 17 – Mar 3	Apr 1
Broccoli	Jan 6 – Jan 20	Feb 17 – Mar 10	Apr 18
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 17 – Mar 10	May 18
Garlic	—	Nov 1 – Nov 29 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 3 – Mar 3	Mar 13
Basil	Feb 20 – Mar 6	Apr 3 – Apr 17	May 30

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Landmark'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
1939	Mar 16
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 19
1942	Mar 1
1943	Mar 9
1944	Mar 8
1945	Mar 7
1946	Mar 9
1947	Mar 28
1948	Mar 13
1949	Mar 19
1950	Mar 14
1951	Mar 20
1952	Mar 23
1953	Feb 23
1954	Mar 15
1955	Mar 29
1956	Mar 20
1957	Apr 13
1958	Mar 20
1959	Mar 7
1960	Mar 26
1961	Mar 10
1962	Apr 2
1963	Mar 22
1964	Mar 31
1965	Mar 26
1966	Mar 25
1967	Mar 18
1968	Mar 24
1969	Mar 14
1970	Apr 3
1971	Apr 8
1972	Apr 2
1973	Apr 11
1974	Apr 6
1975	Apr 4
1976	Mar 17
1977	Feb 28
1978	Mar 10
1979	Mar 11
1980	Mar 6
1981	Mar 9
1982	Mar 8
1983	Apr 19
1984	Mar 11
1985	Mar 5
1986	Mar 22
1987	Apr 5
1988	Mar 19
1989	Apr 11
1990	Mar 20
1991	Mar 30
1992	Apr 3
1993	Mar 18
1994	Apr 7
1995	Mar 10
1996	Mar 26
1997	Mar 16
1998	Mar 12
1999	Mar 16
2000	Mar 13
2001	Mar 10
2002	Mar 23
2003	Mar 31
2004	Feb 28
2005	Mar 14
2006	Mar 24
2007	Apr 8
2008	Mar 9
2009	Mar 4
2010	Mar 4
2011	Mar 11
2012	Feb 20
2013	Mar 27
2014	Mar 26
2015	Mar 7
2016	Mar 21
2017	Mar 15
2018	Apr 16
2019	Mar 6
2020	Feb 27
2021	Mar 3
2022	Mar 13
2023	Mar 20
2024	Mar 19

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1939	226
1940	212
1941	235
1942	239
1943	245
1944	263
1945	259
1946	267
1947	224
1948	241
1949	226
1950	235
1951	226
1952	211
1953	255
1954	228
1955	219
1956	233
1957	196
1958	251
1959	243
1960	225
1961	230
1962	220
1963	235
1964	233
1965	212
1966	221
1967	230
1968	229
1969	235
1970	225
1971	212
1972	234
1973	213
1974	222
1975	223
1976	232
1977	254
1978	262
1979	244
1980	237
1981	228
1982	241
1983	205
1984	245
1985	260
1986	234
1987	219
1988	242
1989	191
1990	254
1991	216
1992	216
1993	226
1994	236
1995	238
1996	244
1997	244
1998	271
1999	231
2000	245
2001	255
2002	238
2003	237
2004	269
2005	246
2006	223
2007	221
2008	251
2009	267
2010	246
2011	263
2012	265
2013	229
2014	230
2015	258
2016	236
2017	226
2018	207
2019	238
2020	275
2021	246
2022	243
2023	225
2024	254

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1938	24.2 °C
1939	24.2 °C
1940	22.2 °C
1941	24.1 °C
1942	23.4 °C
1943	24.8 °C
1944	24.2 °C
1945	23.1 °C
1946	23.3 °C
1947	23.8 °C
1948	24.1 °C
1949	23.5 °C
1950	22.7 °C
1951	23.5 °C
1952	24.2 °C
1953	24.5 °C
1954	25.7 °C
1955	24.6 °C
1956	24.2 °C
1957	23.9 °C
1958	23.8 °C
1959	24.0 °C
1960	23.9 °C
1961	22.8 °C
1962	23.9 °C
1963	24.2 °C
1964	24.2 °C
1965	24.4 °C
1966	23.3 °C
1967	22.7 °C
1968	22.6 °C
1969	23.6 °C
1970	24.2 °C
1971	22.8 °C
1972	23.8 °C
1973	23.4 °C
1974	22.8 °C
1975	23.0 °C
1976	22.2 °C
1977	24.6 °C
1978	24.8 °C
1979	23.3 °C
1980	25.3 °C
1981	24.2 °C
1982	23.6 °C
1983	23.4 °C
1984	22.6 °C
1985	23.5 °C
1986	24.5 °C
1987	24.9 °C
1988	23.9 °C
1989	22.9 °C
1990	24.2 °C
1991	24.3 °C
1992	22.8 °C
1993	23.8 °C
1994	23.5 °C
1995	24.2 °C
1996	23.9 °C
1997	23.4 °C
1998	26.0 °C
1999	24.3 °C
2000	24.3 °C
2001	24.2 °C
2002	23.9 °C
2003	23.7 °C
2004	23.4 °C
2005	24.7 °C
2006	24.9 °C
2007	24.6 °C
2008	23.8 °C
2009	23.4 °C
2010	26.3 °C
2011	25.2 °C
2012	25.5 °C
2013	23.8 °C
2014	23.5 °C
2015	25.1 °C
2016	25.5 °C
2017	23.5 °C
2018	24.1 °C
2019	24.3 °C
2020	23.1 °C
2021	23.6 °C
2022	25.2 °C
2023	25.4 °C
2024	25.5 °C

What this means for you: Since 1939, Landmark's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. 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 Little Rock Ap Adams Fld (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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