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When to plant in Inyokern, CA

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

Safe to plant out
Mar 14
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Feb 9
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Dec 5
1 year in 10 by Nov 10
Frost-free days
276
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Trona · 40.2 km away · station 517 m, town 742 m. How we match towns to stations

The nearest reliable station is 40 km away, so frost dates here may be off by a week or more. Check them against local experience.

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Jan 17 – Jan 31 Mar 14 – Mar 28 May 8
Sweet pepper Jan 3 – Jan 17 Mar 14 – Mar 28 May 13
Lettuce (leaf) Dec 8 – Dec 15 Jan 12 – Jan 26 Feb 21
Peas — Dec 29 – Jan 26 Feb 22
Bush beans — Mar 7 – Mar 28 Apr 26
Carrot — Jan 19 – Mar 2 Mar 20
Beet — Jan 12 – Feb 23 Mar 3
Potato — Jan 19 – Feb 9 Mar 30
Kale Dec 1 – Dec 15 Jan 12 – Jan 26 Feb 24
Broccoli Dec 1 – Dec 15 Jan 12 – Feb 2 Mar 13
Cucumber Feb 14 – Feb 21 Mar 14 – Mar 28 May 3
Summer squash and zucchini Feb 14 – Feb 21 Mar 14 – Mar 28 Apr 28
Winter squash Feb 14 – Feb 21 Mar 14 – Mar 28 Jun 2
Sweet corn — Mar 7 – Mar 28 May 6
Onion (from sets) — Jan 12 – Feb 2 Apr 12
Garlic — Nov 21 – Dec 19 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Dec 29 – Jan 26 Feb 5
Basil Jan 31 – Feb 14 Mar 14 – Mar 28 May 10

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Inyokern'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 19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1920Feb 26
1921Apr 15
1922Apr 19
1923Mar 22
1924Mar 25
1925Apr 1
1926Feb 24
1927Mar 16
1928Feb 27
1929Apr 7
1930Mar 8
1932Mar 4
1933Mar 24
1934Mar 9
1935Mar 22
1936Feb 10
1937Feb 28
1938Mar 14
1939Mar 11
1940Mar 14
1941Mar 15
1942Mar 27
1943Feb 12
1944Feb 27
1945Apr 3
1946Feb 18
1947Feb 4
1948Mar 26
1949Feb 19
1950Mar 13
1951Mar 4
1952Mar 23
1953Apr 9
1954Mar 26
1955Apr 19
1956Mar 16
1957Feb 6
1958Mar 4
1959Feb 14
1960Feb 25
1961Mar 8
1962Mar 15
1963Mar 5
1964Apr 24
1965Apr 11
1966Mar 20
1967Mar 30
1968Feb 7
1969Mar 8
1970Mar 10
1971Mar 7
1972Mar 28
1973Feb 3
1974Mar 7
1975Mar 29
1976Mar 4
1977Mar 26
1978Mar 25
1981Feb 24
1982Feb 7
1983Feb 5
1984Mar 6
1985Mar 4
1986Feb 10
1987Feb 28
1988Mar 14
1989Mar 4
1990Mar 14
1991Mar 16
2003Apr 7
2005Jan 13
2006Mar 14
2007Mar 3
2008Feb 8
2009Feb 15
2010Jan 25
2011Mar 1
2012Mar 4
2015Jan 6
2016Feb 6
2018Mar 6
2019Feb 24
2020Feb 6
2021Mar 2
2022Feb 28
2023Feb 22
2024Jan 16
2025Jan 31
2026Feb 23

What this means for you: Since 1920, Inyokern's last spring frost has come about 3 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 6 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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