When to plant in Hydesville, CA

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

Safe to plant out

Mar 7

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Feb 6

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Dec 14

1 year in 10 by Nov 21

Frost-free days

308

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Scotia · 7.2 km away · station 42 m, town 111 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 20 – Mar 6	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 11
Sweet pepper	Feb 6 – Feb 20	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 16
Lettuce (leaf)	Dec 5 – Dec 12	Jan 9 – Jan 23	Feb 18
Peas	—	Dec 26 – Jan 23	Feb 19
Bush beans	—	Mar 21 – Apr 11	May 10
Carrot	—	Jan 16 – Feb 27	Mar 17
Beet	—	Jan 9 – Feb 20	Feb 28
Potato	—	Jan 16 – Feb 6	Mar 27
Kale	Nov 28 – Dec 12	Jan 9 – Jan 23	Feb 21
Broccoli	Nov 28 – Dec 12	Jan 9 – Jan 30	Mar 10
Cucumber	Mar 20 – Mar 27	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 6
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 20 – Mar 27	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 1
Winter squash	Mar 20 – Mar 27	Apr 17 – May 1	Jul 6
Sweet corn	—	Mar 21 – Apr 11	May 20
Onion (from sets)	—	Jan 9 – Jan 30	Apr 9
Garlic	—	Nov 18 – Dec 16 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Dec 26 – Jan 23	Feb 2
Basil	Mar 6 – Mar 20	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 13

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Hydesville'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
1927	Feb 12
1928	Jan 16
1929	Feb 13
1930	Jan 13
1932	Mar 3
1933	Feb 14
1937	Jan 22
1943	Jan 18
1944	Mar 16
1945	Mar 3
1946	Apr 19
1947	Jan 29
1948	Feb 12
1949	Feb 13
1950	Mar 28
1951	Mar 17
1952	Mar 22
1953	Mar 3
1954	Mar 13
1955	Mar 20
1956	Mar 13
1957	Feb 5
1959	Mar 14
1960	Mar 10
1961	Jan 5
1962	Mar 13
1963	Jan 22
1964	Mar 7
1966	Mar 17
1967	Mar 11
1968	Jan 5
1969	Mar 12
1970	Feb 20
1971	Apr 21
1972	Feb 3
1973	Jan 27
1974	Mar 10
1975	Mar 28
1976	Apr 2
1977	Jan 10
1978	Feb 12
1979	Feb 4
1980	Jan 31
1982	Feb 7
1984	Jan 15
1985	Feb 5
1986	Feb 11
1987	Feb 28
1988	Feb 8
1989	Mar 4
1990	Mar 9
1991	Jan 29
1993	Feb 28
1994	Feb 1
1995	Feb 16
1996	Feb 27
1997	Mar 4
1999	Mar 7
2001	Feb 13
2002	Jan 31
2003	Feb 8
2006	Mar 11
2007	Jan 22
2008	Feb 14
2009	Mar 10
2011	Feb 27
2012	Mar 8
2013	Feb 20
2014	Feb 5
2016	Jan 2
2017	Mar 1
2018	Feb 24
2019	Feb 22
2020	Feb 4
2022	Feb 25
2023	Apr 13
2025	Feb 12

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1926	346
1927	321
1928	335
1929	320
1930	340
1931	323
1932	277
1933	319
1934	363
1935	305
1936	363
1937	342
1938	363
1939	363
1940	344
1941	363
1942	363
1943	346
1944	289
1945	285
1946	205
1947	296
1948	287
1949	247
1950	277
1951	264
1952	244
1953	302
1954	288
1955	238
1956	250
1957	328
1958	318
1959	267
1960	270
1961	314
1962	285
1963	342
1964	252
1965	347
1966	284
1967	276
1968	348
1969	293
1970	301
1971	189
1972	330
1973	337
1974	287
1975	234
1976	238
1977	312
1978	270
1979	309
1980	309
1981	363
1982	303
1983	354
1984	337
1985	278
1986	322
1987	287
1988	309
1989	281
1990	285
1991	304
1992	363
1993	259
1994	289
1995	317
1996	306
1997	289
1998	338
1999	298
2000	363
2001	320
2002	333
2003	287
2005	363
2006	262
2007	322
2009	270
2010	326
2011	287
2012	297
2013	274
2014	327
2015	329
2016	348
2017	304
2018	309
2019	311
2020	277
2021	343
2022	280
2023	261
2024	363
2025	321

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1926	15.3 °C
1927	13.9 °C
1928	13.8 °C
1929	14.3 °C
1930	14.6 °C
1931	15.2 °C
1932	14.2 °C
1933	14.1 °C
1934	15.8 °C
1935	15.1 °C
1936	16.0 °C
1937	15.4 °C
1938	15.1 °C
1939	15.7 °C
1940	16.3 °C
1941	16.3 °C
1942	15.5 °C
1943	15.2 °C
1944	14.8 °C
1945	14.5 °C
1946	14.7 °C
1947	15.5 °C
1948	13.9 °C
1949	14.6 °C
1950	13.7 °C
1951	13.7 °C
1952	14.0 °C
1953	14.0 °C
1954	14.0 °C
1955	13.0 °C
1956	14.4 °C
1957	15.1 °C
1958	15.6 °C
1959	14.6 °C
1960	13.7 °C
1961	14.3 °C
1962	13.9 °C
1963	14.3 °C
1964	13.6 °C
1965	13.8 °C
1966	14.3 °C
1967	14.0 °C
1968	14.5 °C
1969	14.1 °C
1970	13.4 °C
1971	13.7 °C
1972	14.0 °C
1973	14.2 °C
1974	14.2 °C
1975	13.5 °C
1976	13.8 °C
1977	14.0 °C
1978	14.5 °C
1979	15.2 °C
1980	14.1 °C
1981	14.4 °C
1982	14.1 °C
1983	14.6 °C
1984	14.3 °C
1985	14.4 °C
1986	14.3 °C
1987	14.7 °C
1988	14.1 °C
1989	14.6 °C
1990	15.1 °C
1991	13.9 °C
1992	15.7 °C
1993	14.6 °C
1994	14.6 °C
1995	14.7 °C
1996	14.3 °C
1997	15.8 °C
1998	14.1 °C
1999	14.4 °C
2000	15.9 °C
2001	15.2 °C
2002	15.4 °C
2003	15.8 °C
2005	15.9 °C
2006	15.5 °C
2007	15.7 °C
2009	15.7 °C
2010	14.7 °C
2011	15.0 °C
2012	14.9 °C
2013	15.8 °C
2014	16.5 °C
2015	16.1 °C
2016	16.1 °C
2017	16.0 °C
2018	15.1 °C
2019	15.8 °C
2020	15.9 °C
2021	14.7 °C
2022	14.9 °C
2023	15.5 °C
2024	15.6 °C
2025	15.8 °C

What this means for you: Since 1927, Hydesville'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 Scotia (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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