When to plant in Leitchfield, KY

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

Safe to plant out

May 2

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 19

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 16

1 year in 10 by Oct 5

Frost-free days

174

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Leitchfield 2 N · 3.4 km away · station 189 m, town 227 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 7 – Mar 21	May 2 – May 16	Jun 26
Sweet pepper	Feb 21 – Mar 7	May 2 – May 16	Jul 1
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 15 – Feb 22	Mar 22 – Apr 5	May 1
Peas	—	Mar 9 – Apr 6	May 3
Bush beans	—	Apr 25 – May 16	Jun 14
Carrot	—	Mar 29 – May 10	May 28
Beet	—	Mar 22 – May 3	May 11
Potato	—	Mar 29 – Apr 19	Jun 7
Kale	Feb 8 – Feb 22	Mar 22 – Apr 5	May 4
Broccoli	Feb 8 – Feb 22	Mar 22 – Apr 12	May 21
Cucumber	Apr 4 – Apr 11	May 2 – May 16	Jun 21
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 4 – Apr 11	May 2 – May 16	Jun 16
Winter squash	Apr 4 – Apr 11	May 2 – May 16	Jul 21
Sweet corn	—	Apr 25 – May 16	Jun 24
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 22 – Apr 12	Jun 20
Garlic	—	Oct 2 – Oct 30 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 9 – Apr 6	Apr 16
Basil	Mar 21 – Apr 4	May 2 – May 16	Jun 28

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Leitchfield'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
1896	Apr 7
1897	Apr 20
1898	Apr 8
1899	Apr 10
1900	Apr 14
1902	Apr 8
1903	Apr 5
1904	Apr 21
1905	Apr 18
1906	Apr 2
1907	Apr 20
1908	May 1
1909	May 2
1910	Apr 24
1911	Apr 2
1912	Apr 19
1913	Mar 29
1914	Apr 21
1915	Apr 4
1916	Apr 10
1917	Apr 14
1918	Apr 13
1919	Apr 26
1920	Apr 14
1921	Apr 18
1922	Apr 23
1923	Apr 10
1924	Apr 3
1925	Apr 1
1926	Apr 20
1927	Apr 25
1928	Apr 15
1929	Mar 18
1930	Apr 25
1931	Apr 2
1932	Apr 13
1933	Mar 26
1934	Apr 28
1935	Apr 16
1936	Apr 23
1937	Apr 11
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 13
1940	Apr 21
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 20
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 6
1945	Apr 19
1946	Apr 17
1947	Apr 17
1948	Apr 22
1949	Apr 19
1950	Apr 15
1951	Apr 18
1952	Apr 7
1953	Apr 20
1954	Apr 2
1955	Apr 8
1956	Apr 19
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 8
1959	Mar 28
1960	Apr 10
1961	Apr 16
1962	Apr 16
1963	May 1
1965	Apr 3
1966	May 10
1967	Mar 22
1968	Mar 25
1969	Apr 20
1970	Apr 8
1971	May 4
1972	Apr 26
1974	Apr 26
1975	Apr 17
1976	May 10
1977	Apr 9
1978	May 2
1979	Apr 29
1980	May 9
1981	Apr 6
1982	Apr 24
1983	Apr 21
1984	Apr 7
1985	Apr 10
1986	Apr 24
1987	Apr 10
1988	May 1
1989	Apr 14
1990	Apr 18
1991	Apr 2
1992	Apr 29
1993	Apr 22
1994	Apr 8
1995	Apr 29
1996	Apr 24
1997	May 16
1998	Apr 11
1999	Apr 13
2000	Apr 27
2001	Apr 19
2002	Apr 7
2003	Apr 6
2004	Apr 15
2005	May 4
2006	Apr 10

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1896	193
1897	192
1898	197
1899	172
1900	205
1902	189
1903	196
1904	188
1905	176
1906	190
1907	176
1908	176
1909	163
1910	186
1911	213
1912	188
1913	205
1914	188
1915	188
1916	194
1917	177
1918	202
1919	192
1920	197
1921	177
1922	172
1923	192
1925	201
1926	189
1927	194
1928	161
1929	231
1930	177
1931	216
1932	197
1933	213
1934	182
1935	172
1936	187
1937	185
1938	212
1939	184
1940	199
1941	212
1942	160
1944	212
1945	172
1946	209
1947	204
1948	178
1949	195
1950	203
1951	197
1952	182
1953	198
1954	210
1955	199
1956	203
1957	194
1958	208
1959	222
1960	193
1961	193
1962	190
1963	184
1965	204
1966	175
1967	217
1968	193
1969	180
1970	191
1971	186
1972	176
1974	159
1975	168
1976	160
1977	187
1978	158
1979	167
1980	156
1981	196
1982	175
1983	197
1984	212
1985	211
1986	173
1987	176
1988	163
1989	176
1990	183
1991	187
1992	172
1993	160
1994	200
1995	168
1996	177
1997	154
1998	194
1999	189
2000	163
2001	170
2002	208
2003	179
2004	173
2005	174

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1896	21.8 °C
1897	20.5 °C
1898	21.2 °C
1899	21.3 °C
1900	21.8 °C
1901	20.7 °C
1902	20.7 °C
1903	20.1 °C
1904	19.7 °C
1905	20.9 °C
1906	21.0 °C
1907	19.1 °C
1908	21.1 °C
1909	20.3 °C
1910	19.7 °C
1911	21.2 °C
1912	20.4 °C
1913	21.8 °C
1914	21.5 °C
1915	20.6 °C
1916	20.6 °C
1917	19.6 °C
1918	20.5 °C
1919	21.4 °C
1920	20.1 °C
1921	22.3 °C
1922	21.7 °C
1923	20.6 °C
1925	22.1 °C
1926	21.1 °C
1927	20.9 °C
1928	19.9 °C
1929	21.2 °C
1930	22.2 °C
1931	21.8 °C
1932	21.2 °C
1933	22.0 °C
1934	22.1 °C
1935	20.7 °C
1936	22.8 °C
1937	21.1 °C
1938	21.5 °C
1939	21.7 °C
1940	20.5 °C
1941	22.4 °C
1942	21.1 °C
1943	21.5 °C
1944	21.8 °C
1945	20.6 °C
1946	20.5 °C
1947	20.3 °C
1949	20.6 °C
1950	19.7 °C
1951	20.2 °C
1952	22.3 °C
1953	21.9 °C
1954	22.1 °C
1955	22.7 °C
1956	21.1 °C
1957	21.8 °C
1958	20.6 °C
1959	21.9 °C
1960	21.5 °C
1961	19.9 °C
1962	21.1 °C
1963	20.7 °C
1965	21.7 °C
1966	20.4 °C
1967	19.8 °C
1968	21.0 °C
1969	21.1 °C
1970	21.7 °C
1971	20.5 °C
1972	20.8 °C
1974	19.2 °C
1975	19.6 °C
1976	18.6 °C
1977	21.3 °C
1978	20.4 °C
1979	19.8 °C
1980	21.4 °C
1981	20.7 °C
1982	19.9 °C
1983	21.2 °C
1984	20.0 °C
1985	20.9 °C
1986	21.8 °C
1987	21.6 °C
1988	20.9 °C
1989	19.6 °C
1990	19.8 °C
1991	21.5 °C
1992	19.1 °C
1993	20.2 °C
1994	19.8 °C
1995	20.5 °C
1996	19.9 °C
1997	18.8 °C
1998	20.8 °C
1999	21.0 °C
2000	20.2 °C
2001	20.8 °C
2002	21.2 °C
2003	20.0 °C
2004	20.2 °C
2005	20.6 °C
2006	20.2 °C

What this means for you: Since 1896, Leitchfield'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 Leitchfield 2 N (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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