When to plant in Mount Ida, AR

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 25

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 13

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 24

1 year in 10 by Oct 12

Frost-free days

194

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Mt Ida 3 Se · 4.6 km away · station 212 m, town 203 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 28 – Mar 14	Apr 25 – May 9	Jun 19
Sweet pepper	Feb 14 – Feb 28	Apr 25 – May 9	Jun 24
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 9 – Feb 16	Mar 16 – Mar 30	Apr 25
Peas	—	Mar 2 – Mar 30	Apr 26
Bush beans	—	Apr 18 – May 9	Jun 7
Carrot	—	Mar 23 – May 4	May 22
Beet	—	Mar 16 – Apr 27	May 5
Potato	—	Mar 23 – Apr 13	Jun 1
Kale	Feb 2 – Feb 16	Mar 16 – Mar 30	Apr 28
Broccoli	Feb 2 – Feb 16	Mar 16 – Apr 6	May 15
Cucumber	Mar 28 – Apr 4	Apr 25 – May 9	Jun 14
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 28 – Apr 4	Apr 25 – May 9	Jun 9
Winter squash	Mar 28 – Apr 4	Apr 25 – May 9	Jul 14
Sweet corn	—	Apr 18 – May 9	Jun 17
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 16 – Apr 6	Jun 14
Garlic	—	Oct 10 – Nov 7 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 2 – Mar 30	Apr 9
Basil	Mar 14 – Mar 28	Apr 25 – May 9	Jun 21

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Mount Ida'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
1884	Apr 24
1885	Apr 13
1894	Mar 30
1916	Apr 9
1917	Apr 10
1918	May 2
1919	Apr 18
1920	Apr 14
1921	Apr 18
1922	Apr 1
1923	May 9
1925	May 1
1926	Apr 20
1927	Apr 22
1928	Apr 28
1929	May 3
1930	Mar 31
1931	May 6
1932	Apr 12
1933	Apr 12
1934	Apr 29
1935	Apr 15
1936	Apr 24
1937	Apr 10
1938	Apr 22
1939	Apr 22
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 1
1943	Apr 21
1944	May 7
1945	May 5
1946	Apr 18
1947	Apr 18
1948	Apr 15
1950	Apr 26
1951	Apr 23
1952	Apr 16
1953	Apr 21
1955	Apr 8
1956	Apr 21
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 8
1959	Apr 23
1960	May 1
1961	Apr 18
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 27
1964	Apr 10
1965	Apr 29
1966	Apr 21
1967	Mar 22
1969	Mar 27
1970	Apr 6
1971	Apr 9
1972	Apr 10
1973	Apr 12
1974	Apr 18
1975	Apr 13
1976	Apr 10
1977	Apr 7
1978	Apr 21
1979	Apr 6
1980	Apr 16
1981	Apr 6
1982	Apr 24
1983	Apr 25
1984	Apr 18
1985	Apr 9
1986	Mar 23
1987	Apr 6
1988	Mar 31
1989	Apr 14
1990	Apr 9
1991	Apr 1
1992	May 8
1993	Apr 23
1994	Apr 8
1995	Apr 2
1996	Apr 16
1997	Apr 16
1998	Apr 5
1999	Apr 18
2000	Apr 9
2001	Apr 18
2002	Apr 6
2003	Apr 11
2004	Apr 14
2005	May 1
2006	Mar 29
2007	Apr 16
2008	Apr 16
2009	Apr 8

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1884	182
1885	173
1916	194
1917	181
1918	178
1919	207
1920	196
1921	172
1922	199
1923	164
1925	161
1926	187
1927	178
1928	177
1929	173
1930	200
1931	177
1932	176
1933	179
1934	181
1935	218
1936	187
1937	187
1938	181
1939	162
1940	166
1941	215
1942	178
1943	177
1944	158
1945	170
1946	176
1947	200
1948	179
1950	192
1951	192
1952	175
1953	190
1955	192
1956	201
1957	187
1958	202
1959	178
1960	171
1961	184
1962	201
1963	215
1964	178
1965	178
1966	177
1967	190
1969	201
1970	186
1971	208
1972	198
1973	207
1974	180
1975	172
1976	181
1977	187
1978	168
1979	181
1980	191
1981	195
1982	181
1983	183
1984	165
1985	174
1986	204
1987	180
1988	194
1989	162
1990	184
1991	188
1992	179
1993	181
1994	200
1995	201
1996	185
1997	194
1998	200
1999	188
2000	181
2001	181
2002	214
2003	198
2004	224
2005	176
2006	197
2007	196
2008	194
2009	192

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1884	22.7 °C
1885	22.1 °C
1894	21.8 °C
1915	22.7 °C
1916	23.1 °C
1917	21.5 °C
1918	23.0 °C
1919	22.7 °C
1920	22.2 °C
1921	23.3 °C
1922	23.3 °C
1923	22.7 °C
1925	24.3 °C
1926	22.8 °C
1927	23.3 °C
1928	21.9 °C
1929	22.7 °C
1930	23.2 °C
1931	22.2 °C
1932	23.2 °C
1933	23.1 °C
1934	23.5 °C
1935	22.2 °C
1936	23.6 °C
1937	22.7 °C
1938	22.7 °C
1939	23.4 °C
1940	21.4 °C
1941	23.1 °C
1942	22.3 °C
1943	23.6 °C
1944	22.8 °C
1945	22.2 °C
1946	22.6 °C
1947	22.7 °C
1948	22.5 °C
1949	22.1 °C
1950	21.3 °C
1951	22.5 °C
1952	22.6 °C
1953	22.7 °C
1954	24.4 °C
1955	22.8 °C
1956	23.0 °C
1958	22.7 °C
1959	22.9 °C
1960	22.8 °C
1961	21.6 °C
1962	23.2 °C
1963	23.3 °C
1964	23.4 °C
1965	23.2 °C
1966	22.2 °C
1967	22.0 °C
1969	22.6 °C
1970	22.8 °C
1971	21.3 °C
1972	22.3 °C
1973	21.0 °C
1974	21.2 °C
1975	21.7 °C
1976	20.4 °C
1977	23.1 °C
1978	22.9 °C
1979	20.8 °C
1980	23.4 °C
1981	22.1 °C
1982	21.6 °C
1983	21.2 °C
1984	21.3 °C
1985	21.9 °C
1986	22.4 °C
1987	22.4 °C
1988	21.7 °C
1989	21.0 °C
1990	22.1 °C
1991	22.4 °C
1992	20.3 °C
1993	22.2 °C
1994	21.1 °C
1995	21.8 °C
1996	21.2 °C
1997	20.7 °C
1998	23.2 °C
1999	21.9 °C
2000	22.2 °C
2001	22.4 °C
2002	22.2 °C
2003	21.5 °C
2004	21.3 °C
2005	22.5 °C
2006	22.6 °C
2007	21.7 °C
2008	21.3 °C
2009	21.1 °C

What this means for you: Since 1884, Mount Ida's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. 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 Mt Ida 3 Se (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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