When to plant in Carrollton, KY

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 21

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 10

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 29

1 year in 10 by Oct 17

Frost-free days

198

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Madison Sewage Plt · 19.7 km away · station 140 m, town 147 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	Feb 24 – Mar 10	Apr 21 – May 5	Jun 15
Sweet pepper	Feb 10 – Feb 24	Apr 21 – May 5	Jun 20
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 6 – Feb 13	Mar 13 – Mar 27	Apr 22
Peas	—	Mar 12 – Apr 9	May 6
Bush beans	—	Apr 14 – May 5	Jun 3
Carrot	—	Mar 23 – May 4	May 22
Beet	—	Mar 23 – May 4	May 12
Potato	—	Mar 23 – Apr 13	Jun 1
Kale	Feb 5 – Feb 19	Mar 19 – Apr 2	May 1
Broccoli	Jan 30 – Feb 13	Mar 13 – Apr 3	May 12
Cucumber	Mar 24 – Mar 31	Apr 21 – May 5	Jun 10
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 24 – Mar 31	Apr 21 – May 5	Jun 5
Winter squash	Mar 24 – Mar 31	Apr 21 – May 5	Jul 10
Sweet corn	—	Apr 14 – May 5	Jun 13
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 13 – Apr 3	Jun 11
Garlic	—	Oct 15 – Nov 12 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 12 – Apr 9	Apr 19
Basil	Mar 10 – Mar 24	Apr 21 – May 5	Jun 17

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Carrollton'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 13
1895	Apr 15
1896	Apr 8
1897	Apr 20
1898	Apr 8
1899	Apr 9
1900	Apr 14
1902	Apr 17
1903	May 4
1904	Apr 20
1905	Apr 19
1906	Apr 24
1907	Apr 22
1908	May 1
1909	Apr 11
1910	Apr 25
1911	Apr 24
1912	Apr 8
1913	Mar 29
1915	Apr 4
1916	Apr 10
1917	Apr 14
1918	Apr 10
1919	Apr 27
1920	Apr 14
1921	Apr 18
1923	May 10
1924	Apr 11
1925	Apr 6
1926	Apr 20
1927	Apr 25
1928	Apr 28
1929	Apr 2
1930	Apr 26
1931	Apr 28
1932	Apr 27
1933	Apr 27
1934	Apr 25
1935	Apr 17
1936	Apr 23
1937	Apr 12
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 13
1940	May 4
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 20
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 13
1945	Apr 19
1946	Mar 12
1947	May 10
1948	Apr 3
1949	Apr 20
1950	Apr 21
1951	Apr 23
1952	Apr 16
1953	Apr 21
1956	Apr 23
1957	Apr 16
1958	Apr 8
1961	Apr 11
1962	Apr 20
1963	May 1
1965	Apr 18
1966	Apr 13
1967	Apr 25
1968	Mar 26
1969	Mar 31
1970	May 3
1971	Mar 29
1973	Apr 14
1974	May 7
1975	Apr 13
1976	Apr 28
1978	Mar 22
1979	Apr 7
1980	Apr 17
1981	Apr 7
1982	Apr 22
1983	Apr 25
1984	Apr 23
1985	Apr 10
1986	Apr 24
1987	Apr 4
1988	Apr 29
1989	Apr 14
1990	Apr 18
1991	Apr 1
1992	Apr 6
1993	Apr 23
1994	Apr 8
1995	Apr 5
2000	Apr 9
2001	Apr 18
2002	Apr 7
2003	Apr 23
2004	Apr 14
2005	Mar 21
2006	Apr 9
2007	Apr 19
2008	Apr 17
2009	Mar 30

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1894	184
1895	168
1896	193
1898	201
1899	173
1900	207
1902	180
1903	172
1904	189
1905	175
1906	169
1907	174
1908	176
1909	184
1910	185
1911	191
1912	199
1913	206
1915	212
1916	194
1919	191
1920	198
1921	177
1924	194
1926	188
1927	194
1928	150
1929	216
1930	174
1931	190
1932	183
1933	194
1934	185
1935	172
1936	186
1937	185
1938	212
1939	183
1940	186
1941	212
1942	185
1943	184
1944	185
1945	198
1946	245
1947	181
1948	197
1949	194
1950	197
1951	193
1952	173
1953	191
1956	199
1957	179
1958	186
1961	186
1963	184
1967	176
1968	217
1969	200
1970	196
1971	221
1973	205
1974	166
1975	214
1976	172
1978	230
1979	189
1980	191
1981	199
1982	182
1983	192
1984	196
1985	211
1986	199
1987	186
1988	165
1989	202
1990	190
1991	197
1992	195
1993	189
2000	181
2001	192
2002	207
2003	198
2004	208
2005	234
2007	201
2008	193
2009	201

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1894	21.0 °C
1895	21.6 °C
1896	21.9 °C
1897	20.4 °C
1898	21.7 °C
1899	21.5 °C
1900	22.0 °C
1902	20.8 °C
1903	20.9 °C
1904	20.4 °C
1905	21.6 °C
1906	22.0 °C
1907	19.7 °C
1908	22.1 °C
1909	20.6 °C
1910	20.2 °C
1911	21.9 °C
1912	21.4 °C
1913	21.9 °C
1914	22.5 °C
1916	20.4 °C
1917	19.5 °C
1918	20.9 °C
1919	21.5 °C
1920	19.9 °C
1921	22.2 °C
1923	21.1 °C
1924	19.7 °C
1925	21.4 °C
1926	20.7 °C
1927	20.7 °C
1928	19.8 °C
1929	20.7 °C
1930	21.8 °C
1931	21.8 °C
1932	21.4 °C
1933	22.1 °C
1934	22.1 °C
1935	20.1 °C
1936	22.7 °C
1937	20.8 °C
1938	22.2 °C
1939	23.4 °C
1940	20.7 °C
1941	22.5 °C
1942	21.9 °C
1943	21.9 °C
1944	22.4 °C
1945	20.9 °C
1946	20.7 °C
1947	21.0 °C
1948	21.6 °C
1949	21.3 °C
1950	19.6 °C
1951	20.5 °C
1952	21.7 °C
1953	21.6 °C
1954	22.5 °C
1955	22.2 °C
1956	20.2 °C
1958	20.2 °C
1961	20.0 °C
1963	20.4 °C
1964	21.6 °C
1965	21.4 °C
1967	19.3 °C
1968	20.3 °C
1969	21.1 °C
1970	21.5 °C
1971	20.9 °C
1973	20.8 °C
1974	20.0 °C
1975	21.0 °C
1976	20.4 °C
1978	21.1 °C
1979	20.1 °C
1980	21.5 °C
1981	21.1 °C
1982	20.4 °C
1983	21.8 °C
1984	19.9 °C
1985	20.7 °C
1986	21.4 °C
1987	21.7 °C
1988	21.0 °C
1989	19.5 °C
1990	19.4 °C
1991	21.5 °C
1992	18.8 °C
1993	19.6 °C
1994	19.5 °C
1995	20.4 °C
1997	18.8 °C
2000	19.9 °C
2001	20.5 °C
2002	21.0 °C
2003	19.8 °C
2004	20.0 °C
2005	20.9 °C
2007	20.4 °C
2008	20.6 °C
2009	20.5 °C

What this means for you: Since 1894, Carrollton's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. The frost-free season has grown 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 Sewage Plt (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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