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When to plant in Corcoran, CA

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

Safe to plant out
Mar 8
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Feb 11
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Nov 28
1 year in 10 by Nov 12
Frost-free days
290
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Corcoran Irrig Dist · 1.9 km away · station 61 m, town 63 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Jan 11 – Jan 25 Mar 8 – Mar 22 May 2
Sweet pepper Dec 28 – Jan 11 Mar 8 – Mar 22 May 7
Lettuce (leaf) Dec 10 – Dec 17 Jan 14 – Jan 28 Feb 23
Peas — Dec 31 – Jan 28 Feb 24
Bush beans — Mar 1 – Mar 22 Apr 20
Carrot — Jan 21 – Mar 4 Mar 22
Beet — Jan 14 – Feb 25 Mar 5
Potato — Jan 21 – Feb 11 Apr 1
Kale Dec 3 – Dec 17 Jan 14 – Jan 28 Feb 26
Broccoli Dec 3 – Dec 17 Jan 14 – Feb 4 Mar 15
Cucumber Feb 8 – Feb 15 Mar 8 – Mar 22 Apr 27
Summer squash and zucchini Feb 8 – Feb 15 Mar 8 – Mar 22 Apr 22
Winter squash Feb 8 – Feb 15 Mar 8 – Mar 22 May 27
Sweet corn — Mar 1 – Mar 22 Apr 30
Onion (from sets) — Jan 14 – Feb 4 Apr 14
Garlic — Nov 14 – Dec 12 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Dec 31 – Jan 28 Feb 7
Basil Jan 25 – Feb 8 Mar 8 – Mar 22 May 4

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Corcoran's weather over time

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

Jan 1Feb 1Mar 1Apr 1 19501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1949Mar 29
1950Mar 13
1951Mar 31
1952Mar 21
1953Apr 9
1954Mar 13
1955Apr 3
1956Mar 14
1957Mar 22
1958Mar 13
1959Feb 13
1960Feb 25
1961Feb 27
1962Feb 28
1963Mar 4
1964Mar 25
1965Feb 24
1966Mar 4
1967Mar 30
1968Jan 30
1969Feb 1
1970Feb 24
1971Mar 8
1972Apr 14
1973Mar 29
1974Mar 5
1975Mar 29
1976Mar 5
1977Mar 26
1978Jan 25
1979Apr 20
1981Feb 3
1982Apr 7
1983Jan 21
1984Feb 23
1985Mar 26
1986Feb 10
1987Mar 19
1988Mar 10
1989Feb 15
1990Feb 22
1991Feb 1
1992Feb 4
1993Jan 12
1994Feb 2
1996Feb 28
1997Feb 25
1998Jan 7
1999Apr 10
2000Jan 10
2001Feb 8
2002Feb 6
2003Feb 10
2004Feb 10
2005Jan 13
2006Mar 3
2007Mar 2
2008Jan 31
2009Mar 10
2010Jan 23
2011Feb 28
2012Mar 8
2013Feb 26
2014Feb 5
2015Jan 7
2016Feb 5
2017Feb 27
2018Mar 15
2019Feb 18
2020Feb 10
2021Jan 26
2023Feb 18
2024Jan 12
2025Feb 9
2026Jan 10

What this means for you: Since 1949, Corcoran's last spring frost has come about 6 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 9 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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