When to plant in Pine Bluff, AR

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

Last spring frost

Early · riskyFeb 279 years in 10 still get a later frost
TypicalMar 14about half of years get a later frost
Safe to plant outMar 301 year in 10 gets a later frost

Hardy crops like peas and spinach are timed from the typical date. Wait for the safe date before planting out tomatoes, peppers and squash.

First fall frost

EarlyNov 11 year in 10 has frost by then
TypicalNov 13about half of years have had frost
LateNov 299 years in 10 have had frost by then

A typical year has 242 frost-free days. Plan for tender crops to be ripe by the early date.

Station used: Pine Bluff · 1.5 km away · station 70 m, town 67 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 2 – Feb 16	Mar 30 – Apr 13	May 24
Sweet pepper	Jan 19 – Feb 2	Mar 30 – Apr 13	May 29
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 10 – Jan 17	Feb 14 – Feb 28	Mar 26
Peas	—	Jan 31 – Feb 28	Mar 27
Bush beans	—	Mar 23 – Apr 13	May 12
Carrot	—	Feb 21 – Apr 4	Apr 22
Beet	—	Feb 18 – Apr 1	Apr 9
Potato	—	Feb 21 – Mar 14	May 2
Kale	Jan 3 – Jan 17	Feb 14 – Feb 28	Mar 29
Broccoli	Jan 3 – Jan 17	Feb 14 – Mar 7	Apr 15
Cucumber	Mar 2 – Mar 9	Mar 30 – Apr 13	May 19
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 2 – Mar 9	Mar 30 – Apr 13	May 14
Winter squash	Mar 2 – Mar 9	Mar 30 – Apr 13	Jun 18
Sweet corn	—	Mar 23 – Apr 13	May 22
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 14 – Mar 7	May 15
Garlic	—	Oct 30 – Nov 27 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Jan 31 – Feb 28	Mar 10
Basil	Feb 16 – Mar 2	Mar 30 – Apr 13	May 26

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Pine Bluff'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
1891	Apr 5
1892	Mar 20
1893	Apr 19
1895	Mar 21
1897	Feb 27
1898	Apr 7
1899	Mar 29
1900	Apr 12
1901	Mar 20
1902	Mar 20
1903	Apr 4
1904	Apr 10
1905	Mar 1
1906	Apr 1
1907	Feb 23
1908	Mar 21
1909	Apr 9
1910	Apr 25
1911	Mar 16
1912	Mar 26
1913	Mar 29
1914	Apr 10
1915	Mar 31
1916	Mar 17
1917	Mar 6
1918	Mar 17
1919	Mar 6
1920	Apr 5
1921	Feb 21
1922	Mar 8
1923	Apr 1
1924	Apr 2
1925	Mar 15
1926	Apr 1
1927	Mar 22
1928	Apr 16
1929	Mar 10
1930	Mar 26
1931	Mar 29
1932	Mar 14
1933	Mar 21
1934	Mar 19
1935	Feb 28
1936	Apr 3
1937	Mar 29
1938	Mar 1
1939	Mar 3
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 19
1942	Mar 3
1943	Mar 9
1944	Mar 8
1945	Feb 27
1946	Mar 9
1947	Mar 28
1948	Mar 14
1949	Mar 19
1950	Mar 30
1951	Mar 15
1952	Mar 23
1953	Feb 23
1954	Mar 16
1955	Mar 29
1956	Mar 20
1957	Apr 13
1958	Mar 20
1959	Mar 12
1960	Mar 20
1961	Mar 10
1962	Apr 2
1963	Mar 6
1964	Mar 30
1965	Mar 26
1966	Mar 25
1967	Mar 18
1968	Mar 24
1969	Mar 13
1970	Mar 15
1971	Apr 7
1972	Mar 9
1973	Feb 28
1974	Mar 24
1975	Apr 4
1976	Feb 8
1977	Mar 22
1978	Mar 11
1979	Mar 25
1980	Mar 18
1981	Mar 19
1982	Mar 8
1983	Mar 23
1984	Mar 12
1986	Mar 23
1989	Apr 12
1990	Feb 26
1991	Mar 11
1993	Mar 14
1994	Apr 1
1995	Mar 10
1996	Mar 22
1997	Feb 15
1998	Mar 14
1999	Mar 15
2000	Mar 14
2003	Mar 10
2004	Feb 27
2005	Mar 10
2006	Mar 24
2007	Apr 9
2008	Mar 24
2009	Mar 3
2010	Mar 5
2011	Mar 11
2012	Feb 25
2013	Mar 28
2014	Mar 18
2015	Mar 8
2016	Mar 21
2018	Apr 8
2019	Mar 7
2020	Feb 28
2021	Mar 8
2022	Mar 14
2023	Mar 21
2024	Mar 20
2025	Mar 21
2026	Mar 18

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1891	221
1892	233
1895	225
1897	262
1898	202
1899	218
1900	210
1901	237
1902	251
1904	199
1905	254
1906	224
1907	261
1908	229
1909	222
1910	194
1911	230
1912	220
1913	214
1914	200
1915	228
1916	217
1917	227
1918	250
1919	250
1920	220
1921	263
1922	258
1923	241
1924	236
1925	228
1926	217
1927	255
1928	210
1929	240
1930	218
1931	240
1932	241
1933	231
1934	240
1935	267
1936	214
1937	207
1938	251
1939	241
1940	212
1941	237
1942	268
1943	244
1944	264
1945	267
1946	267
1947	247
1948	259
1949	226
1950	219
1951	231
1952	211
1953	248
1954	230
1955	219
1956	233
1957	197
1958	252
1959	238
1960	234
1961	243
1962	216
1963	252
1964	234
1965	212
1966	222
1967	230
1968	232
1969	236
1970	245
1971	214
1972	257
1973	281
1974	235
1975	223
1976	254
1977	232
1978	251
1979	230
1980	225
1981	246
1982	230
1983	233
1989	190
1990	276
1991	235
1993	230
1994	242
1995	238
1996	249
1997	273
1998	236
2000	210
2003	258
2004	276
2005	251
2006	223
2007	220
2008	236
2009	268
2010	245
2011	251
2012	260
2013	229
2014	228
2015	258
2016	243
2018	215
2019	238
2020	275
2021	243
2022	218
2023	225
2024	253
2025	225

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1891	23.6 °C
1892	23.8 °C
1893	24.3 °C
1895	24.5 °C
1896	26.9 °C
1897	25.1 °C
1898	25.0 °C
1899	24.4 °C
1900	24.6 °C
1901	24.1 °C
1902	24.1 °C
1903	22.9 °C
1904	23.1 °C
1905	23.9 °C
1906	24.0 °C
1907	22.9 °C
1908	24.3 °C
1909	23.9 °C
1910	23.4 °C
1911	24.6 °C
1912	23.6 °C
1913	23.6 °C
1914	24.5 °C
1915	23.9 °C
1916	24.2 °C
1917	22.9 °C
1918	25.0 °C
1919	24.5 °C
1920	24.1 °C
1921	25.6 °C
1922	25.1 °C
1923	24.1 °C
1924	24.6 °C
1925	26.5 °C
1926	24.9 °C
1927	25.3 °C
1928	24.6 °C
1929	25.1 °C
1930	25.2 °C
1931	23.6 °C
1932	25.1 °C
1933	24.9 °C
1934	25.5 °C
1935	24.0 °C
1936	25.5 °C
1937	24.6 °C
1938	24.8 °C
1939	24.8 °C
1940	23.0 °C
1941	24.7 °C
1942	24.8 °C
1943	26.3 °C
1944	25.4 °C
1945	24.4 °C
1946	24.6 °C
1947	24.9 °C
1948	25.0 °C
1949	24.5 °C
1950	23.6 °C
1951	24.6 °C
1952	25.1 °C
1953	25.2 °C
1954	26.5 °C
1955	25.2 °C
1956	25.2 °C
1957	24.5 °C
1958	24.4 °C
1959	24.6 °C
1960	24.5 °C
1961	22.9 °C
1962	24.5 °C
1963	24.6 °C
1964	24.8 °C
1965	25.1 °C
1966	23.9 °C
1967	23.8 °C
1968	24.2 °C
1969	23.6 °C
1970	24.8 °C
1971	24.1 °C
1972	24.8 °C
1973	23.9 °C
1974	23.7 °C
1975	24.0 °C
1976	22.6 °C
1977	25.1 °C
1978	24.7 °C
1979	22.9 °C
1980	24.8 °C
1981	23.8 °C
1982	23.0 °C
1983	23.0 °C
1984	22.7 °C
1989	23.1 °C
1990	23.9 °C
1991	24.2 °C
1993	24.0 °C
1994	23.5 °C
1995	24.4 °C
1996	23.4 °C
1997	22.8 °C
1998	25.3 °C
1999	24.3 °C
2000	24.2 °C
2003	23.6 °C
2004	23.6 °C
2005	24.7 °C
2006	24.8 °C
2007	24.2 °C
2008	23.9 °C
2009	23.4 °C
2010	26.0 °C
2011	25.1 °C
2012	25.1 °C
2013	23.8 °C
2014	23.1 °C
2015	24.7 °C
2016	24.4 °C
2018	24.5 °C
2019	24.6 °C
2020	23.2 °C
2021	23.2 °C
2022	24.4 °C
2023	24.5 °C
2024	24.4 °C
2025	24.9 °C
2026	25.6 °C

What this means for you: Since 1891, Pine Bluff'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 Pine Bluff (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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