When to plant in Tuckerman, AR

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 4

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 19

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 12

1 year in 10 by Oct 31

Frost-free days

236

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Newport · 15.7 km away · station 67 m, town 74 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 7 – Feb 21	Apr 4 – Apr 18	May 29
Sweet pepper	Jan 24 – Feb 7	Apr 4 – Apr 18	Jun 3
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 15 – Jan 22	Feb 19 – Mar 5	Mar 31
Peas	—	Feb 18 – Mar 18	Apr 14
Bush beans	—	Mar 28 – Apr 18	May 17
Carrot	—	Mar 2 – Apr 13	May 1
Beet	—	Mar 2 – Apr 13	Apr 21
Potato	—	Mar 2 – Mar 23	May 11
Kale	Jan 14 – Jan 28	Feb 25 – Mar 11	Apr 9
Broccoli	Jan 8 – Jan 22	Feb 19 – Mar 12	Apr 20
Cucumber	Mar 7 – Mar 14	Apr 4 – Apr 18	May 24
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 7 – Mar 14	Apr 4 – Apr 18	May 19
Winter squash	Mar 7 – Mar 14	Apr 4 – Apr 18	Jun 23
Sweet corn	—	Mar 28 – Apr 18	May 27
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 19 – Mar 12	May 20
Garlic	—	Oct 29 – Nov 26 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 18 – Mar 18	Mar 28
Basil	Feb 21 – Mar 7	Apr 4 – Apr 18	May 31

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Tuckerman'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	Mar 21
1895	Mar 22
1896	Mar 24
1897	Mar 14
1903	Apr 4
1904	Mar 28
1905	Mar 10
1906	Mar 25
1907	Apr 14
1908	Feb 28
1909	Mar 15
1910	Mar 16
1911	Mar 17
1912	Mar 26
1913	Mar 29
1914	Apr 9
1915	Mar 30
1916	Mar 16
1917	Mar 28
1918	Mar 17
1919	Mar 6
1920	Apr 5
1921	Mar 29
1922	Mar 8
1923	Apr 1
1924	Apr 2
1925	Mar 16
1926	Apr 20
1927	Mar 22
1928	Apr 16
1929	Mar 10
1930	Mar 30
1931	Mar 17
1932	Mar 15
1933	Mar 21
1934	Mar 28
1935	Mar 8
1936	Apr 8
1937	Mar 29
1938	Mar 7
1939	Apr 7
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 29
1942	Apr 1
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 6
1945	Mar 7
1946	Mar 9
1947	Mar 28
1948	Mar 14
1949	Mar 20
1950	Apr 16
1951	Apr 18
1953	Apr 19
1954	Apr 1
1955	Mar 31
1956	Apr 8
1957	Apr 13
1959	Mar 23
1960	May 2
1961	Apr 1
1962	Mar 17
1963	Mar 6
1964	Mar 30
1965	Mar 27
1966	Mar 25
1967	Mar 18
1968	Mar 23
1969	Mar 15
1970	Mar 27
1972	Mar 30
1974	Mar 25
1975	Apr 3
1976	Mar 17
1977	Feb 28
1978	Mar 19
1979	Apr 5
1980	Mar 18
1981	Mar 9
1982	Apr 10
1983	Apr 19
1984	Mar 11
1985	Mar 6
1986	Mar 22
1987	Apr 4
1988	Mar 16
1989	Apr 11
1990	Mar 20
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 3
1993	Mar 18
1994	Apr 7
1995	Mar 10
1996	Mar 27
1997	Mar 16
1998	Mar 14
1999	Mar 15
2000	Mar 12
2001	Mar 27
2002	Mar 27
2003	Mar 11
2004	Mar 10
2005	Mar 15
2006	Mar 26
2007	Apr 9
2008	Mar 10
2009	Mar 13
2010	Mar 5
2011	Mar 1
2013	Mar 28
2014	Mar 27
2015	Mar 8
2016	Mar 2
2017	Mar 16
2018	Apr 9
2019	Apr 1
2020	Feb 28
2021	Apr 2
2022	Mar 14
2023	Mar 21
2024	Mar 20
2025	Mar 2

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1891	215
1895	201
1897	229
1903	203
1904	208
1905	245
1906	199
1907	213
1908	256
1909	211
1911	229
1912	221
1913	205
1914	201
1915	229
1916	267
1917	194
1918	229
1919	251
1920	211
1921	227
1922	257
1923	212
1925	217
1926	187
1927	228
1928	197
1929	239
1930	214
1931	228
1932	230
1933	231
1934	218
1935	212
1936	209
1937	207
1938	230
1939	190
1940	207
1941	225
1942	207
1943	184
1944	228
1945	241
1946	253
1947	224
1948	217
1949	224
1950	203
1951	197
1953	193
1954	211
1955	207
1957	196
1959	227
1960	170
1961	208
1962	232
1963	251
1964	194
1965	246
1966	221
1967	230
1968	230
1969	233
1970	196
1972	238
1974	234
1975	224
1976	214
1977	257
1978	210
1979	215
1980	225
1981	228
1982	208
1983	206
1984	245
1985	258
1986	235
1987	220
1988	245
1989	180
1990	258
1991	215
1992	217
1993	225
1995	238
1996	220
1997	232
1998	236
1999	255
2000	242
2001	214
2003	257
2004	265
2005	240
2006	220
2007	211
2008	244
2009	258
2010	265
2011	272
2013	229
2014	218
2015	258
2016	262
2017	225
2018	214
2019	213
2020	274
2021	215
2022	218
2023	223
2024	253

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1891	23.2 °C
1892	23.9 °C
1893	23.8 °C
1894	23.8 °C
1895	23.6 °C
1896	24.0 °C
1897	22.4 °C
1903	22.7 °C
1904	22.9 °C
1905	23.9 °C
1906	24.0 °C
1907	23.0 °C
1908	24.0 °C
1909	23.6 °C
1910	22.3 °C
1911	23.7 °C
1912	23.4 °C
1913	23.8 °C
1914	24.8 °C
1915	24.2 °C
1916	24.7 °C
1917	22.7 °C
1918	23.3 °C
1919	24.1 °C
1920	22.7 °C
1921	24.9 °C
1922	24.6 °C
1923	23.8 °C
1924	23.2 °C
1925	25.1 °C
1926	24.1 °C
1927	24.0 °C
1928	23.2 °C
1929	23.6 °C
1930	24.4 °C
1931	23.0 °C
1932	23.9 °C
1933	24.0 °C
1934	24.6 °C
1935	22.6 °C
1936	24.4 °C
1937	23.9 °C
1938	24.0 °C
1939	23.8 °C
1940	22.5 °C
1941	24.3 °C
1942	23.3 °C
1943	24.5 °C
1944	24.3 °C
1945	23.6 °C
1946	23.8 °C
1947	24.0 °C
1948	23.7 °C
1949	23.1 °C
1950	22.2 °C
1951	23.7 °C
1953	23.9 °C
1954	24.9 °C
1955	24.2 °C
1956	23.4 °C
1957	23.5 °C
1959	23.6 °C
1960	23.2 °C
1961	22.0 °C
1962	23.7 °C
1963	23.9 °C
1964	23.6 °C
1965	23.6 °C
1966	22.6 °C
1967	22.3 °C
1968	23.3 °C
1969	23.1 °C
1970	23.3 °C
1971	22.7 °C
1972	23.5 °C
1974	22.0 °C
1975	22.4 °C
1976	21.8 °C
1977	24.3 °C
1978	23.1 °C
1979	21.8 °C
1980	24.3 °C
1981	23.2 °C
1982	22.8 °C
1983	23.2 °C
1984	22.6 °C
1985	23.8 °C
1986	24.4 °C
1987	24.6 °C
1988	23.5 °C
1989	22.2 °C
1990	22.7 °C
1991	24.2 °C
1992	22.2 °C
1993	23.0 °C
1995	23.1 °C
1996	23.0 °C
1997	22.4 °C
1998	24.6 °C
1999	23.8 °C
2000	23.7 °C
2001	24.4 °C
2002	24.1 °C
2003	22.9 °C
2004	23.2 °C
2005	24.3 °C
2006	24.1 °C
2007	23.8 °C
2008	22.6 °C
2009	22.2 °C
2010	24.5 °C
2011	23.6 °C
2012	23.9 °C
2013	21.9 °C
2014	21.9 °C
2015	22.8 °C
2016	23.4 °C
2017	22.7 °C
2018	23.5 °C
2019	23.3 °C
2020	21.9 °C
2021	22.2 °C
2022	23.0 °C
2023	23.0 °C
2024	23.2 °C
2025	23.3 °C

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

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