When to plant in Tolland, CT

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 30

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 20

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 23

1 year in 10 by Oct 11

Frost-free days

188

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Storrs · 14.4 km away · station 203 m, town 200 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	Mar 10 – Mar 24	May 5 – May 19	Jun 29
Sweet pepper	Feb 24 – Mar 10	May 5 – May 19	Jul 4
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 1 – Mar 8	Apr 5 – Apr 19	May 15
Peas	—	Apr 5 – May 3	May 30
Bush beans	—	Apr 28 – May 19	Jun 17
Carrot	—	Apr 13 – May 25	Jun 12
Beet	—	Apr 13 – May 25	Jun 2
Potato	—	Apr 13 – May 4	Jun 22
Kale	Mar 1 – Mar 15	Apr 12 – Apr 26	May 25
Broccoli	Feb 22 – Mar 8	Apr 5 – Apr 26	Jun 4
Cucumber	Apr 7 – Apr 14	May 5 – May 19	Jun 24
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 7 – Apr 14	May 5 – May 19	Jun 19
Winter squash	Apr 7 – Apr 14	May 5 – May 19	Jul 24
Sweet corn	—	Apr 28 – May 19	Jun 27
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 5 – Apr 26	Jul 4
Garlic	—	Oct 9 – Nov 6 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 5 – May 3	May 13
Basil	Mar 24 – Apr 7	May 5 – May 19	Jul 1

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Tolland'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
1889	May 2
1890	Apr 29
1891	May 7
1892	Apr 29
1893	Apr 28
1894	Apr 13
1895	May 22
1896	May 2
1897	Apr 27
1898	Apr 27
1899	Apr 22
1900	May 11
1901	Apr 2
1902	May 28
1903	May 3
1904	Apr 24
1905	Apr 23
1906	May 11
1907	May 24
1908	Apr 23
1909	Apr 30
1910	Apr 29
1911	May 6
1912	Apr 21
1913	May 3
1914	Apr 16
1915	Apr 22
1916	Apr 11
1917	May 16
1918	Apr 26
1922	May 11
1923	May 10
1924	May 22
1925	May 8
1926	May 5
1927	May 1
1928	May 14
1929	May 10
1930	Apr 29
1931	May 4
1932	May 11
1933	Apr 28
1934	May 13
1935	May 5
1936	Apr 27
1937	May 11
1938	Apr 24
1939	May 17
1940	Apr 30
1941	May 13
1942	Apr 14
1943	May 2
1944	May 19
1945	May 11
1946	May 4
1947	May 16
1948	May 4
1949	Apr 29
1950	May 8
1951	May 14
1952	May 5
1953	Apr 21
1954	May 14
1955	Apr 18
1956	May 17
1957	May 3
1958	Apr 12
1959	Apr 23
1960	Apr 20
1961	May 31
1962	Apr 26
1963	Apr 29
1964	May 3
1965	Apr 25
1966	May 11
1967	May 7
1968	Apr 12
1969	Apr 21
1970	May 7
1971	Apr 25
1974	May 2
1975	Apr 30
1976	Apr 13
1977	May 10
1979	Apr 22
1981	May 9
1982	Apr 24
1983	Apr 19
1984	Apr 22
1985	May 9
1986	May 4
1987	May 14
1988	Apr 20
1989	Apr 24
1991	Apr 14
1992	May 6
1993	Apr 28
1994	Apr 9
1995	Apr 17
1996	Apr 11
2002	Apr 27
2005	Apr 17
2006	Apr 26
2007	Apr 13
2008	May 1
2009	Apr 14
2010	Apr 28
2011	Apr 22
2012	Apr 6
2013	Apr 22
2014	Apr 21
2015	Apr 25
2016	Apr 11
2017	Apr 15
2018	Apr 20
2019	Apr 11
2020	May 13
2021	Apr 23
2022	Apr 18
2023	May 18
2024	Apr 26
2025	Apr 13
2026	Apr 21

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1889	158
1890	175
1891	157
1892	155
1893	171
1894	205
1895	139
1896	159
1897	153
1898	172
1899	161
1901	199
1903	174
1904	150
1905	156
1906	153
1908	172
1909	166
1910	166
1911	154
1912	176
1913	180
1914	165
1915	171
1916	189
1917	148
1918	175
1922	136
1923	147
1924	143
1925	136
1926	162
1927	161
1928	134
1929	150
1930	172
1931	158
1932	155
1933	169
1934	149
1935	150
1936	158
1937	150
1938	166
1939	150
1940	149
1941	139
1942	167
1943	160
1944	137
1945	142
1946	168
1947	133
1948	152
1949	180
1950	139
1952	155
1953	155
1954	146
1956	126
1957	161
1958	176
1959	178
1960	183
1961	137
1962	148
1963	147
1964	157
1965	155
1966	171
1967	168
1968	201
1969	184
1970	162
1971	196
1974	154
1975	183
1976	180
1977	166
1979	150
1981	154
1984	166
1985	164
1986	155
1987	151
1988	169
1989	168
1991	189
1993	165
1994	215
2005	194
2006	170
2007	198
2008	171
2009	184
2010	186
2011	188
2012	189
2013	188
2014	181
2015	175
2016	197
2017	199
2018	181
2019	191
2020	169
2021	194
2022	193
2023	167
2024	190
2025	203

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1890	15.4 °C
1891	15.9 °C
1892	15.8 °C
1893	15.2 °C
1894	16.5 °C
1895	16.4 °C
1896	16.4 °C
1897	15.4 °C
1898	16.1 °C
1899	15.9 °C
1900	16.6 °C
1901	16.5 °C
1903	15.1 °C
1904	15.6 °C
1905	16.2 °C
1906	16.7 °C
1907	14.8 °C
1908	16.9 °C
1909	15.8 °C
1910	16.9 °C
1911	16.8 °C
1912	16.3 °C
1913	16.4 °C
1914	16.1 °C
1915	16.8 °C
1916	16.1 °C
1917	15.3 °C
1918	16.6 °C
1922	16.2 °C
1923	15.5 °C
1924	15.0 °C
1925	15.9 °C
1926	14.5 °C
1927	14.4 °C
1928	15.1 °C
1929	15.4 °C
1930	17.0 °C
1931	17.0 °C
1932	16.2 °C
1933	16.8 °C
1934	17.1 °C
1935	16.2 °C
1936	16.5 °C
1937	16.9 °C
1938	16.5 °C
1939	16.4 °C
1940	15.3 °C
1941	17.0 °C
1942	16.6 °C
1943	15.8 °C
1944	16.9 °C
1945	16.4 °C
1946	15.3 °C
1947	15.6 °C
1948	15.8 °C
1949	16.4 °C
1950	14.5 °C
1951	15.0 °C
1952	15.9 °C
1953	15.9 °C
1954	15.1 °C
1955	16.7 °C
1956	14.8 °C
1957	16.5 °C
1958	15.5 °C
1959	17.3 °C
1960	16.3 °C
1961	16.2 °C
1962	16.0 °C
1963	16.4 °C
1964	16.5 °C
1965	16.8 °C
1966	16.2 °C
1967	16.0 °C
1968	16.7 °C
1969	16.7 °C
1970	16.6 °C
1971	16.3 °C
1974	16.3 °C
1975	15.8 °C
1976	16.4 °C
1977	16.2 °C
1979	16.5 °C
1980	16.8 °C
1981	16.6 °C
1983	16.9 °C
1984	16.2 °C
1985	16.4 °C
1986	16.1 °C
1987	16.4 °C
1988	16.5 °C
1989	17.0 °C
1991	17.3 °C
1992	15.3 °C
1993	16.8 °C
1994	16.9 °C
1996	16.4 °C
2002	17.2 °C
2005	17.3 °C
2006	17.1 °C
2007	16.6 °C
2008	16.7 °C
2009	16.2 °C
2010	18.1 °C
2011	17.3 °C
2012	17.4 °C
2013	16.6 °C
2014	16.1 °C
2015	17.4 °C
2016	17.7 °C
2017	17.2 °C
2018	17.6 °C
2019	17.0 °C
2020	17.0 °C
2021	17.3 °C
2022	17.2 °C
2023	16.8 °C
2024	17.3 °C
2025	17.4 °C
2026	17.5 °C

What this means for you: Since 1889, Tolland's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. 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 Storrs (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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