When to plant in Redkey, IN

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

Safe to plant out

May 10

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 28

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 12

1 year in 10 by Sep 29

Frost-free days

162

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Farmland 5 Nnw · 10.6 km away · station 294 m, town 294 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 15 – Mar 29	May 10 – May 24	Jul 4
Sweet pepper	Mar 1 – Mar 15	May 10 – May 24	Jul 9
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 24 – Mar 3	Mar 31 – Apr 14	May 10
Peas	—	Mar 28 – Apr 25	May 22
Bush beans	—	May 3 – May 24	Jun 22
Carrot	—	Apr 7 – May 19	Jun 6
Beet	—	Apr 5 – May 17	May 25
Potato	—	Apr 7 – Apr 28	Jun 16
Kale	Feb 21 – Mar 7	Apr 4 – Apr 18	May 17
Broccoli	Feb 17 – Mar 3	Mar 31 – Apr 21	May 30
Cucumber	Apr 12 – Apr 19	May 10 – May 24	Jun 29
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 12 – Apr 19	May 10 – May 24	Jun 24
Winter squash	Apr 12 – Apr 19	May 10 – May 24	Jul 29
Sweet corn	—	May 3 – May 24	Jul 2
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 31 – Apr 21	Jun 29
Garlic	—	Sep 28 – Oct 26 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 28 – Apr 25	May 5
Basil	Mar 29 – Apr 12	May 10 – May 24	Jul 6

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Redkey'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
1894	Apr 12
1895	May 21
1896	Apr 7
1897	Apr 20
1898	Apr 7
1899	Apr 8
1900	May 10
1901	Apr 21
1902	Apr 15
1903	May 4
1904	May 16
1905	Apr 22
1906	May 10
1907	May 21
1908	Apr 17
1909	Apr 28
1910	Apr 25
1911	Apr 9
1912	Apr 23
1913	May 11
1914	Apr 21
1915	Apr 5
1916	Apr 11
1917	Apr 16
1918	May 1
1920	Apr 15
1921	Apr 19
1922	Apr 29
1923	May 10
1924	May 22
1925	May 25
1926	May 4
1927	Apr 25
1928	May 12
1929	Apr 19
1930	Apr 26
1931	May 8
1932	May 23
1933	Apr 27
1934	Apr 28
1935	Apr 18
1936	Apr 24
1937	Apr 12
1938	May 13
1939	May 3
1940	May 4
1941	May 12
1963	May 23
1964	Apr 11
1965	Apr 19
1966	May 11
1967	May 23
1968	May 6
1969	Apr 25
1970	May 7
1971	May 4
1972	May 10
1973	May 17
1974	May 8
1975	Apr 21
1976	May 12
1977	May 10
1978	May 3
1979	May 5
1980	May 9
1981	Apr 22
1982	Apr 23
1983	May 9
1984	May 16
1985	Apr 11
1986	May 4
1987	Apr 13
1988	Apr 26
1989	May 8
1990	Apr 19
1991	Apr 12
1992	May 7
1993	Apr 27
1994	May 2
1995	May 3
1996	May 14
1997	Apr 27
1998	Apr 12
1999	Apr 25
2000	Apr 26
2001	Apr 25
2002	May 22
2003	Apr 24
2004	May 3
2005	May 4
2006	Apr 26
2007	Apr 18
2008	May 1
2009	Apr 23
2010	May 10
2011	Apr 21
2012	Apr 28
2013	Apr 26
2014	Apr 23
2015	Apr 28
2016	Apr 14
2017	May 8
2018	Apr 30
2019	Apr 15
2020	May 12
2021	May 10
2022	Apr 27
2023	May 4
2024	Apr 25
2025	Apr 17
2026	May 3

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1894	179
1895	131
1897	204
1898	201
1900	159
1901	178
1902	196
1903	172
1904	163
1905	172
1906	152
1907	145
1908	168
1909	166
1910	186
1911	197
1912	183
1913	162
1914	188
1915	211
1916	193
1917	172
1918	184
1920	197
1921	176
1922	166
1923	173
1924	151
1925	137
1926	169
1927	174
1928	134
1929	167
1930	174
1931	162
1932	157
1933	180
1934	168
1935	166
1936	182
1937	157
1938	146
1939	150
1940	144
1941	164
1963	129
1964	176
1965	167
1966	143
1967	122
1968	151
1969	172
1970	144
1971	160
1972	157
1973	154
1974	137
1975	164
1976	150
1977	155
1978	157
1979	160
1980	148
1981	163
1982	176
1983	137
1984	137
1985	168
1986	164
1987	170
1988	162
1989	138
1990	183
1991	160
1992	162
1993	155
1994	160
1995	142
1996	142
1997	170
1998	192
1999	149
2000	163
2001	164
2002	144
2003	160
2004	152
2005	174
2006	168
2007	192
2008	156
2009	160
2010	161
2011	183
2012	162
2013	178
2014	182
2015	171
2016	204
2017	170
2018	168
2019	179
2020	145
2021	169
2022	159
2023	171
2024	173
2025	175

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	18.3 °C
1894	18.6 °C
1895	19.3 °C
1896	19.4 °C
1897	17.7 °C
1898	18.8 °C
1899	19.1 °C
1900	18.9 °C
1901	18.4 °C
1902	18.1 °C
1903	18.2 °C
1904	17.0 °C
1905	18.5 °C
1906	19.0 °C
1907	16.2 °C
1908	19.5 °C
1909	18.1 °C
1910	18.0 °C
1911	19.1 °C
1912	18.6 °C
1913	19.2 °C
1914	19.9 °C
1915	18.0 °C
1916	18.9 °C
1917	17.4 °C
1918	18.6 °C
1919	19.0 °C
1920	18.0 °C
1921	20.8 °C
1922	20.1 °C
1923	19.2 °C
1924	17.4 °C
1925	19.7 °C
1926	18.3 °C
1927	17.7 °C
1928	17.5 °C
1929	18.1 °C
1930	18.9 °C
1931	19.4 °C
1932	18.8 °C
1933	20.0 °C
1934	20.6 °C
1935	18.6 °C
1936	20.2 °C
1937	18.4 °C
1938	19.1 °C
1939	19.3 °C
1940	18.5 °C
1941	20.1 °C
1963	17.1 °C
1964	18.2 °C
1965	18.0 °C
1966	16.6 °C
1967	16.7 °C
1968	17.8 °C
1969	17.4 °C
1970	18.4 °C
1971	17.4 °C
1972	17.5 °C
1973	18.1 °C
1974	17.2 °C
1975	17.7 °C
1976	17.3 °C
1977	19.4 °C
1978	18.0 °C
1979	17.3 °C
1980	18.6 °C
1981	18.2 °C
1982	17.4 °C
1983	18.4 °C
1984	17.3 °C
1985	18.3 °C
1986	18.7 °C
1987	19.1 °C
1988	18.8 °C
1989	17.5 °C
1990	17.7 °C
1991	19.6 °C
1992	16.8 °C
1993	18.3 °C
1994	17.9 °C
1995	18.6 °C
1996	17.7 °C
1997	16.8 °C
1998	19.1 °C
1999	19.0 °C
2000	17.8 °C
2001	18.4 °C
2002	19.1 °C
2003	17.9 °C
2004	18.2 °C
2005	18.9 °C
2006	17.9 °C
2007	18.5 °C
2008	17.6 °C
2009	17.8 °C
2010	20.1 °C
2011	19.0 °C
2012	19.4 °C
2013	18.4 °C
2014	18.0 °C
2015	18.8 °C
2016	19.4 °C
2017	18.4 °C
2018	18.8 °C
2019	19.1 °C
2020	18.1 °C
2021	18.4 °C
2023	17.9 °C
2024	19.2 °C
2025	18.1 °C
2026	18.7 °C

What this means for you: Since 1894, Redkey's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Farmland 5 Nnw (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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