When to plant in Pocahontas, AR

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 19

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 31

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 4

1 year in 10 by Oct 26

Frost-free days

216

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Pocahontas 1 · 0.4 km away · station 96 m, town 92 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 22 – Mar 8	Apr 19 – May 3	Jun 13
Sweet pepper	Feb 8 – Feb 22	Apr 19 – May 3	Jun 18
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 27 – Feb 3	Mar 3 – Mar 17	Apr 12
Peas	—	Feb 26 – Mar 26	Apr 22
Bush beans	—	Apr 12 – May 3	Jun 1
Carrot	—	Mar 10 – Apr 21	May 9
Beet	—	Mar 8 – Apr 19	Apr 27
Potato	—	Mar 10 – Mar 31	May 19
Kale	Jan 22 – Feb 5	Mar 5 – Mar 19	Apr 17
Broccoli	Jan 20 – Feb 3	Mar 3 – Mar 24	May 2
Cucumber	Mar 22 – Mar 29	Apr 19 – May 3	Jun 8
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 22 – Mar 29	Apr 19 – May 3	Jun 3
Winter squash	Mar 22 – Mar 29	Apr 19 – May 3	Jul 8
Sweet corn	—	Apr 12 – May 3	Jun 11
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 3 – Mar 24	Jun 1
Garlic	—	Oct 21 – Nov 18 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 26 – Mar 26	Apr 5
Basil	Mar 8 – Mar 22	Apr 19 – May 3	Jun 15

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Pocahontas'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
1895	Mar 21
1896	Apr 2
1897	Mar 14
1899	Apr 1
1900	Apr 12
1901	Apr 3
1902	Apr 8
1903	May 2
1904	Apr 4
1905	Mar 11
1907	Apr 2
1908	Apr 3
1909	May 2
1910	Apr 25
1911	Apr 1
1912	Mar 26
1913	Mar 28
1914	Apr 10
1915	Apr 4
1916	Mar 16
1917	Mar 28
1918	Mar 17
1919	Apr 26
1920	Apr 5
1921	Apr 18
1922	Mar 22
1923	Apr 1
1924	Apr 2
1925	Mar 16
1926	Apr 16
1927	Apr 22
1928	Apr 16
1929	Mar 11
1930	Mar 31
1931	Mar 17
1932	Mar 28
1933	Mar 22
1934	Mar 29
1935	Apr 16
1936	Apr 8
1937	Apr 1
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 12
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 29
1942	Apr 1
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 6
1945	Apr 5
1946	Mar 11
1947	Mar 31
1949	Apr 16
1950	Apr 15
1951	Apr 17
1952	Apr 7
1953	Apr 20
1954	Apr 1
1955	Mar 30
1956	Apr 8
1957	Mar 27
1958	Mar 21
1959	Mar 22
1961	Mar 16
1963	Mar 27
1964	Apr 9
1965	Mar 27
1966	Apr 10
1967	Mar 22
1968	Apr 6
1969	Mar 31
1970	Apr 3
1971	Apr 8
1972	Apr 8
1973	Apr 13
1974	Apr 15
1975	Apr 4
1976	Mar 17
1977	Mar 23
1978	Mar 28
1979	Apr 5
1980	Mar 18
1981	Mar 19
1982	Apr 10
1983	Apr 19
1984	Apr 1
1985	Apr 1
1986	Mar 22
1987	Apr 4
1988	Mar 30
1989	Apr 11
1990	Apr 12
1991	Mar 30
1992	Apr 3
1993	Mar 19
1994	May 2
1995	Apr 1
1996	Apr 6
1997	Mar 16
1998	Mar 14
1999	Apr 18
2000	Mar 13
2001	Mar 28
2002	Apr 6
2003	Apr 1
2004	Mar 23
2005	Mar 18
2006	Mar 27
2007	Apr 10
2008	Apr 16
2009	Mar 14
2010	Mar 6
2011	Mar 27
2012	Mar 10
2013	Apr 27
2014	Apr 24
2015	Mar 29
2016	Mar 22
2017	Mar 16
2018	Apr 17
2019	Apr 2
2020	Apr 15
2021	Apr 21
2022	Apr 7
2023	Mar 21
2025	Mar 21

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1895	204
1897	229
1899	215
1900	203
1901	193
1902	203
1903	175
1904	200
1905	234
1907	222
1908	216
1909	162
1910	186
1911	213
1912	220
1913	206
1914	200
1915	187
1916	218
1917	194
1918	252
1919	200
1920	220
1921	178
1923	212
1924	220
1925	217
1926	191
1927	194
1928	197
1929	228
1930	211
1931	227
1932	217
1933	230
1934	213
1935	173
1936	202
1937	204
1938	196
1939	199
1940	207
1941	222
1942	207
1943	184
1944	204
1945	212
1946	245
1947	221
1949	194
1950	203
1951	185
1952	182
1953	192
1954	211
1955	208
1956	214
1957	213
1958	230
1961	232
1963	216
1964	179
1965	211
1966	205
1967	219
1968	202
1969	210
1970	214
1971	209
1972	200
1973	199
1974	189
1975	223
1976	214
1977	207
1978	224
1979	191
1980	225
1981	218
1982	194
1983	199
1984	183
1985	217
1986	234
1987	220
1988	231
1989	191
1990	196
1991	216
1992	214
1993	224
1994	204
1995	215
1996	210
1997	220
1998	236
1999	221
2001	213
2002	220
2003	226
2004	246
2005	222
2006	210
2007	210
2008	194
2010	237
2011	219
2012	230
2013	180
2014	190
2015	214
2016	236
2017	225
2018	192
2019	212
2020	200
2021	196
2023	223
2025	233

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1894	21.8 °C
1896	23.0 °C
1899	22.3 °C
1900	22.6 °C
1901	22.5 °C
1902	22.4 °C
1903	22.0 °C
1904	21.8 °C
1905	22.7 °C
1907	21.9 °C
1908	23.1 °C
1909	23.3 °C
1910	22.3 °C
1911	23.5 °C
1912	22.8 °C
1913	23.4 °C
1914	23.9 °C
1915	22.8 °C
1916	23.3 °C
1917	21.9 °C
1918	22.9 °C
1919	23.1 °C
1920	22.5 °C
1921	24.1 °C
1922	24.8 °C
1923	22.8 °C
1924	21.8 °C
1925	24.4 °C
1926	22.7 °C
1927	23.2 °C
1928	22.0 °C
1929	22.6 °C
1930	23.7 °C
1931	22.6 °C
1932	23.6 °C
1933	23.2 °C
1934	23.8 °C
1935	22.1 °C
1936	23.8 °C
1937	23.3 °C
1938	23.7 °C
1939	23.3 °C
1940	21.8 °C
1941	24.0 °C
1942	22.8 °C
1943	23.5 °C
1944	23.7 °C
1945	22.5 °C
1946	22.5 °C
1947	23.2 °C
1948	23.5 °C
1949	22.5 °C
1950	21.6 °C
1951	21.4 °C
1952	22.5 °C
1953	23.3 °C
1954	23.9 °C
1955	23.5 °C
1956	23.0 °C
1957	23.2 °C
1958	22.5 °C
1959	23.3 °C
1961	21.2 °C
1963	22.2 °C
1964	22.2 °C
1965	22.8 °C
1966	21.7 °C
1967	21.5 °C
1968	22.1 °C
1969	22.9 °C
1970	23.1 °C
1971	22.7 °C
1972	22.9 °C
1973	22.2 °C
1974	21.5 °C
1975	22.0 °C
1976	21.4 °C
1977	24.2 °C
1978	23.2 °C
1979	22.1 °C
1980	24.4 °C
1981	22.9 °C
1982	22.4 °C
1983	22.9 °C
1984	22.1 °C
1985	22.9 °C
1986	24.3 °C
1987	23.6 °C
1988	22.9 °C
1989	21.9 °C
1990	22.5 °C
1991	23.5 °C
1992	21.6 °C
1993	22.4 °C
1994	22.1 °C
1995	22.4 °C
1996	22.5 °C
1997	21.5 °C
1998	22.0 °C
1999	22.6 °C
2001	22.8 °C
2002	22.4 °C
2003	21.6 °C
2004	21.6 °C
2005	22.7 °C
2006	22.4 °C
2007	22.6 °C
2008	21.5 °C
2010	23.5 °C
2011	22.5 °C
2012	23.1 °C
2013	20.5 °C
2014	20.9 °C
2015	22.7 °C
2016	22.7 °C
2017	22.6 °C
2018	23.0 °C
2019	22.8 °C
2020	21.9 °C
2021	22.4 °C
2023	22.8 °C
2025	23.5 °C

What this means for you: Since 1895, Pocahontas'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 Pocahontas 1 (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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