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When to plant in Madison, FL

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

Safe to plant out
Mar 21
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
Nov 27
1 year in 10 by Nov 10
Frost-free days
272
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Madison · 1.1 km away · station 37 m, town 59 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Jan 24 – Feb 7 Mar 21 – Apr 4 May 15
Sweet pepper Jan 10 – Jan 24 Mar 21 – Apr 4 May 20
Lettuce (leaf) Dec 25 – Jan 1 Jan 29 – Feb 12 Mar 10
Peas — Jan 15 – Feb 12 Mar 11
Bush beans — Mar 14 – Apr 4 May 3
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 21 – Feb 28 Mar 21 – Apr 4 May 10
Summer squash and zucchini Feb 21 – Feb 28 Mar 21 – Apr 4 May 5
Winter squash Feb 21 – Feb 28 Mar 21 – Apr 4 Jun 9
Sweet corn — Mar 14 – Apr 4 May 13
Onion (from sets) — Jan 29 – Feb 19 Apr 29
Garlic — Nov 13 – Dec 11 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Jan 15 – Feb 12 Feb 22
Basil Feb 7 – Feb 21 Mar 21 – Apr 4 May 17

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Madison's weather over time

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

Jan 15Feb 1Feb 15Mar 1Mar 15Apr 1 19101920193019401950196019701980199020002010
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1904Feb 12
1905Feb 16
1906Mar 20
1908Feb 28
1909Feb 3
1910Feb 15
1911Feb 25
1912Feb 13
1914Mar 10
1915Mar 24
1916Mar 17
1917Mar 6
1918Feb 5
1919Feb 17
1920Mar 8
1922Feb 17
1924Mar 15
1925Mar 3
1926Mar 14
1927Mar 4
1928Feb 20
1929Feb 12
1930Jan 26
1931Feb 11
1932Mar 15
1933Feb 12
1934Mar 12
1935Mar 1
1936Feb 19
1937Mar 17
1938Jan 29
1939Feb 24
1940Mar 9
1941Mar 15
1942Feb 28
1943Mar 23
1944Feb 13
1945Feb 2
1946Jan 25
1947Mar 3
1948Feb 1
1950Feb 17
1951Mar 14
1952Jan 31
1953Feb 18
1954Mar 7
1955Mar 29
1956Mar 21
1957Jan 19
1958Feb 21
1959Feb 21
1960Mar 13
1961Feb 4
1962Mar 7
1963Feb 27
1964Mar 31
1965Feb 26
1966Mar 7
1967Feb 27
1968Mar 24
1969Mar 14
1970Jan 31
1977Feb 22
1978Mar 5
1979Feb 19
1980Mar 4
1981Feb 12
1982Jan 27
1983Feb 4
1984Mar 1
1985Feb 17
1986Mar 2
1987Feb 11
1988Mar 16
1989Feb 25
1990Jan 14
1991Feb 17
1992Feb 9
1993Mar 15
1994Feb 4
1995Feb 10
1996Mar 22
1997Jan 21
1998Mar 14
1999Mar 6
2000Feb 21
2001Mar 8
2002Mar 6
2003Feb 12
2007Mar 5
2008Mar 25
2010Mar 7
2011Feb 12
2012Feb 13
2013Mar 27
2014Feb 28
2015Feb 21
2016Feb 11

What this means for you: Since 1904, Madison's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. 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 Madison (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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