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When to plant in Callahan, FL

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

Safe to plant out
Mar 15
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Feb 26
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Dec 5
1 year in 10 by Nov 18
Frost-free days
279
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Jacksonville · 15.0 km away · station 49 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 18 – Feb 1 Mar 15 – Mar 29 May 9
Sweet pepper Jan 4 – Jan 18 Mar 15 – Mar 29 May 14
Lettuce (leaf) Dec 25 – Jan 1 Jan 29 – Feb 12 Mar 10
Peas — Jan 15 – Feb 12 Mar 11
Bush beans — Mar 8 – Mar 29 Apr 27
Carrot — Feb 5 – Mar 19 Apr 6
Beet — Jan 29 – Mar 12 Mar 20
Potato — Feb 5 – Feb 26 Apr 16
Kale Dec 18 – Jan 1 Jan 29 – Feb 12 Mar 13
Broccoli Dec 18 – Jan 1 Jan 29 – Feb 19 Mar 30
Cucumber Feb 15 – Feb 22 Mar 15 – Mar 29 May 4
Summer squash and zucchini Feb 15 – Feb 22 Mar 15 – Mar 29 Apr 29
Winter squash Feb 15 – Feb 22 Mar 15 – Mar 29 Jun 3
Sweet corn — Mar 8 – Mar 29 May 7
Onion (from sets) — Jan 29 – Feb 19 Apr 29
Garlic — Nov 21 – Dec 19 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Jan 15 – Feb 12 Feb 22
Basil Feb 1 – Feb 15 Mar 15 – Mar 29 May 11

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Callahan'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 194019501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1939Feb 24
1941Mar 15
1942Feb 28
1943Mar 4
1944Mar 9
1945Feb 2
1946Feb 3
1947Mar 4
1948Jan 16
1949Jan 2
1951Feb 9
1952Feb 8
1953Jan 13
1954Mar 17
1955Feb 13
1956Jan 21
1957Jan 19
1958Feb 22
1959Feb 22
1960Mar 7
1961Jan 28
1962Mar 6
1963Feb 28
1964Mar 31
1965Feb 26
1966Mar 8
1967Feb 27
1968Feb 13
1969Jan 2
1970Feb 27
1971Mar 21
1972Feb 21
1973Feb 17
1974Feb 27
1975Mar 4
1976Feb 24
1977Mar 1
1978Mar 6
1979Mar 26
1980Mar 4
1981Mar 17
1982Jan 27
1983Feb 9
1984Mar 2
1985Mar 19
1986Mar 2
1987Feb 11
1988Mar 17
1989Feb 26
1990Jan 27
1991Feb 17
1992Mar 17
1993Mar 15
1994Feb 4
1995Feb 9
1996Mar 13
1997Jan 20
1998Mar 14
1999Mar 5
2000Feb 7
2001Mar 8
2002Mar 5
2003Feb 5
2004Mar 11
2005Mar 2
2006Feb 14
2007Apr 8
2008Feb 28
2009Mar 4
2010Mar 7
2011Mar 12
2012Feb 13
2013Mar 4
2014Feb 14
2015Feb 21
2016Feb 27
2017Mar 17
2018Mar 15
2019Jan 31
2020Jan 22
2021Feb 4
2022Mar 13
2023Jan 28
2024Jan 21

What this means for you: Since 1939, Callahan's last spring frost has come about 1 day later per decade, on average. The frost-free season has shrunk by about 1 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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