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When to plant in French Camp, CA

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

Safe to plant out
Mar 11
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Feb 12
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Nov 29
1 year in 10 by Nov 11
Frost-free days
284
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Stockton Ap · 4.0 km away · station 8 m, town 6 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Jan 14 – Jan 28 Mar 11 – Mar 25 May 5
Sweet pepper Dec 31 – Jan 14 Mar 11 – Mar 25 May 10
Lettuce (leaf) Dec 11 – Dec 18 Jan 15 – Jan 29 Feb 24
Peas — Jan 1 – Jan 29 Feb 25
Bush beans — Mar 4 – Mar 25 Apr 23
Carrot — Jan 22 – Mar 5 Mar 23
Beet — Jan 15 – Feb 26 Mar 6
Potato — Jan 22 – Feb 12 Apr 2
Kale Dec 4 – Dec 18 Jan 15 – Jan 29 Feb 27
Broccoli Dec 4 – Dec 18 Jan 15 – Feb 5 Mar 16
Cucumber Feb 11 – Feb 18 Mar 11 – Mar 25 Apr 30
Summer squash and zucchini Feb 11 – Feb 18 Mar 11 – Mar 25 Apr 25
Winter squash Feb 11 – Feb 18 Mar 11 – Mar 25 May 30
Sweet corn — Mar 4 – Mar 25 May 3
Onion (from sets) — Jan 15 – Feb 5 Apr 15
Garlic — Nov 15 – Dec 13 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Jan 1 – Jan 29 Feb 8
Basil Jan 28 – Feb 11 Mar 11 – Mar 25 May 7

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French Camp's weather over time

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

Jan 1Feb 1Mar 1Apr 1May 1 19501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1949Feb 19
1950Mar 13
1951Mar 11
1952Mar 20
1953Mar 14
1954Mar 14
1955Mar 21
1956Mar 7
1957Feb 5
1958Mar 1
1959Feb 9
1960Mar 2
1961Mar 7
1962Feb 28
1963Mar 18
1964Apr 24
1965Feb 12
1966Mar 17
1967Mar 5
1968Jan 28
1969Mar 14
1970Feb 19
1971Mar 6
1972Feb 3
1973Jan 27
1974Feb 9
1975Feb 23
1976Apr 17
1977Mar 14
1978Jan 24
1979Feb 4
1980Feb 8
1981Feb 1
1982Feb 24
1983Jan 20
1984Feb 26
1985Mar 9
1986Feb 9
1987Mar 20
1988Feb 7
1989Feb 14
1990Feb 20
1991Feb 1
1992Feb 4
1993Jan 30
1994Feb 12
1997Mar 5
1998Mar 7
1999Feb 12
2000Jan 8
2001Apr 8
2002Mar 15
2003Feb 10
2004Feb 12
2005Jan 30
2006Feb 22
2007Feb 3
2008Apr 20
2009Mar 10
2011Feb 28
2012Feb 26
2013Feb 22
2014Feb 4
2015Jan 5
2017Feb 24
2018Feb 24
2019Feb 23
2020Feb 5
2021Mar 16
2022Mar 11
2023Mar 2
2024Jan 8

What this means for you: Since 1949, French Camp's last spring frost has come about 2 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 3 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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