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When to plant in Monticello, FL

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

Safe to plant out
Apr 8
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Mar 16
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Nov 22
1 year in 10 by Nov 3
Frost-free days
249
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Tallahassee · 46.8 km away · station 54 m, town 71 m. How we match towns to stations

The nearest reliable station is 47 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 Feb 11 – Feb 25 Apr 8 – Apr 22 Jun 2
Sweet pepper Jan 28 – Feb 11 Apr 8 – Apr 22 Jun 7
Lettuce (leaf) Jan 12 – Jan 19 Feb 16 – Mar 2 Mar 28
Peas — Feb 2 – Mar 2 Mar 29
Bush beans — Apr 1 – Apr 22 May 21
Carrot — Feb 23 – Apr 6 Apr 24
Beet — Feb 16 – Mar 30 Apr 7
Potato — Feb 23 – Mar 16 May 4
Kale Jan 5 – Jan 19 Feb 16 – Mar 2 Mar 31
Broccoli Jan 5 – Jan 19 Feb 16 – Mar 9 Apr 17
Cucumber Mar 11 – Mar 18 Apr 8 – Apr 22 May 28
Summer squash and zucchini Mar 11 – Mar 18 Apr 8 – Apr 22 May 23
Winter squash Mar 11 – Mar 18 Apr 8 – Apr 22 Jun 27
Sweet corn — Apr 1 – Apr 22 May 31
Onion (from sets) — Feb 16 – Mar 9 May 17
Garlic — Nov 8 – Dec 6 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Feb 2 – Mar 2 Mar 12
Basil Feb 25 – Mar 11 Apr 8 – Apr 22 Jun 4

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Monticello's weather over time

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

Feb 1Mar 1Apr 1May 1 194019501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1940Mar 16
1941Mar 15
1943Mar 4
1944Apr 6
1945Feb 9
1946Feb 15
1947Mar 17
1948Feb 1
1950Feb 21
1951Mar 14
1952Feb 8
1953Jan 13
1954Mar 7
1955Mar 29
1956Mar 21
1957Mar 10
1958Feb 22
1959Mar 13
1960Mar 22
1961Feb 11
1962Mar 18
1963Feb 28
1964Mar 31
1965Mar 9
1966Mar 25
1967Feb 27
1968Mar 25
1969Mar 27
1970Mar 16
1971Apr 8
1972Mar 10
1973Mar 18
1974Feb 28
1975Apr 7
1976Mar 18
1977Mar 2
1978Mar 28
1979Mar 27
1980Mar 4
1981Mar 21
1982Mar 9
1983Mar 25
1984Mar 10
1985Mar 19
1986Mar 24
1987Apr 6
1988Mar 21
1989Apr 2
1990Mar 21
1991Mar 12
1992Apr 4
1993Apr 23
1994Mar 18
1995Mar 10
1996Apr 11
1997Feb 17
1998Mar 14
1999Apr 18
2000Mar 13
2001Mar 8
2002Mar 6
2003Apr 1
2004Mar 23
2005Mar 4
2006Mar 27
2007Mar 18
2008Mar 26
2009Apr 8
2010Mar 7
2011Mar 12
2012Feb 14
2013Mar 28
2014Feb 28
2015Feb 20
2016Feb 28
2017Mar 16
2018Mar 15
2019Mar 7
2020Feb 28
2021Mar 9
2022Mar 13
2023Mar 21
2024Feb 21

What this means for you: Since 1940, Monticello'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 Tallahassee (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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