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When to plant in Marked Tree, AR

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

Safe to plant out
Apr 7
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 2
1 year in 10 by Oct 17
Frost-free days
222
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Keiser · 34.2 km away · station 68 m, town 67 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Feb 10 – Feb 24 Apr 7 – Apr 21 Jun 1
Sweet pepper Jan 27 – Feb 10 Apr 7 – Apr 21 Jun 6
Lettuce (leaf) Jan 20 – Jan 27 Feb 24 – Mar 10 Apr 5
Peas — Feb 16 – Mar 16 Apr 12
Bush beans — Mar 31 – Apr 21 May 20
Carrot — Mar 3 – Apr 14 May 2
Beet — Mar 2 – Apr 13 Apr 21
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 10 – Mar 17 Apr 7 – Apr 21 May 27
Summer squash and zucchini Mar 10 – Mar 17 Apr 7 – Apr 21 May 22
Winter squash Mar 10 – Mar 17 Apr 7 – Apr 21 Jun 26
Sweet corn — Mar 31 – Apr 21 May 30
Onion (from sets) — Feb 24 – Mar 17 May 25
Garlic — Oct 19 – Nov 16 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Feb 16 – Mar 16 Mar 26
Basil Feb 24 – Mar 10 Apr 7 – Apr 21 Jun 3

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Marked Tree's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Mar 1Mar 15Apr 1Apr 15 1960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1960Apr 4
1961Apr 16
1962Apr 4
1963Mar 22
1964Apr 9
1965Mar 27
1966Apr 10
1967Mar 19
1968Apr 6
1969Mar 31
1970Mar 27
1971Apr 7
1972Apr 8
1973Apr 11
1974Apr 9
1975Apr 4
1976Mar 18
1977Mar 23
1978Mar 19
1979Mar 26
1980Mar 18
1981Mar 24
1982Apr 10
1983Apr 19
1984Apr 1
1985Mar 18
1986Mar 22
1988Mar 19
1989Apr 11
1990Apr 12
1991Mar 31
1992Apr 3
1993Mar 19
1994Apr 7
1995Apr 1
1996Apr 7
1997Mar 16
1998Mar 13
1999Mar 27
2001Mar 27
2002Apr 5
2003Mar 31
2004Mar 22
2005Mar 15
2006Mar 26
2007Apr 8
2008Apr 15
2009Mar 12
2010Mar 7
2011Mar 11
2012Mar 4
2013Mar 27
2014Mar 26
2015Mar 30
2016Mar 21
2017Mar 16
2018Apr 16
2019Mar 7
2020Mar 7
2021Apr 21
2022Mar 14
2023Mar 21
2024Mar 20
2025Mar 22
2026Mar 18

What this means for you: Since 1960, Marked Tree's last spring frost has come about 2 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 3 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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