When to plant in Morganfield, KY

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 18

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 5

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 29

1 year in 10 by Oct 19

Frost-free days

202

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Henderson 8 Ssw · 25.2 km away · station 137 m, town 133 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 21 – Mar 7	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 12
Sweet pepper	Feb 7 – Feb 21	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 17
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 1 – Feb 8	Mar 8 – Mar 22	Apr 17
Peas	—	Mar 4 – Apr 1	Apr 28
Bush beans	—	Apr 11 – May 2	May 31
Carrot	—	Mar 16 – Apr 27	May 15
Beet	—	Mar 16 – Apr 27	May 5
Potato	—	Mar 16 – Apr 6	May 25
Kale	Jan 28 – Feb 11	Mar 11 – Mar 25	Apr 23
Broccoli	Jan 25 – Feb 8	Mar 8 – Mar 29	May 7
Cucumber	Mar 21 – Mar 28	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 7
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 21 – Mar 28	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 2
Winter squash	Mar 21 – Mar 28	Apr 18 – May 2	Jul 7
Sweet corn	—	Apr 11 – May 2	Jun 10
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 8 – Mar 29	Jun 6
Garlic	—	Oct 15 – Nov 12 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 4 – Apr 1	Apr 11
Basil	Mar 7 – Mar 21	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 14

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Morganfield'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	Mar 30
1895	Mar 22
1896	Apr 3
1897	Apr 19
1898	Apr 5
1899	Apr 4
1900	Apr 11
1902	Apr 8
1932	Mar 28
1933	Mar 24
1934	Mar 29
1936	Apr 22
1937	Apr 12
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 13
1940	Apr 14
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 12
1943	Apr 15
1944	May 7
1945	Apr 6
1946	Apr 27
1947	Apr 18
1948	Apr 3
1949	Apr 19
1950	Apr 16
1951	Apr 17
1952	Mar 28
1953	Apr 20
1954	Apr 1
1955	Apr 8
1956	Apr 19
1957	Apr 14
1958	Apr 8
1959	Mar 28
1960	Apr 10
1961	Apr 16
1962	Apr 16
1963	May 1
1964	Apr 9
1965	Mar 31
1966	Apr 10
1967	Mar 22
1968	Mar 25
1969	Mar 31
1970	Mar 29
1971	Apr 7
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 13
1974	Apr 9
1975	Apr 13
1976	Apr 13
1977	Mar 24
1978	Apr 22
1979	Apr 6
1980	Mar 22
1981	Mar 24
1982	Apr 10
1983	Apr 20
1984	Apr 1
1985	Apr 10
1986	Apr 23
1987	Apr 4
1988	Apr 20
1989	Apr 12
1990	Apr 18
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 5
1993	Apr 22
1994	Apr 8
1995	Apr 5
1996	Apr 10
1997	Apr 18
1998	Apr 5
1999	Mar 28
2000	Apr 9
2001	Apr 18
2002	Apr 5
2003	Apr 9
2004	Apr 14
2005	Mar 21
2010	Mar 7
2011	Mar 28
2012	Mar 10
2013	Apr 4
2014	Apr 16
2015	Mar 30
2016	Apr 10
2017	Mar 20
2018	Apr 18
2019	Apr 2
2020	Apr 17
2021	Apr 21
2022	Mar 28

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1894	220
1895	211
1896	219
1897	210
1898	203
1899	211
1900	210
1902	203
1932	218
1933	215
1934	212
1936	188
1937	184
1938	196
1939	184
1940	206
1941	212
1942	193
1943	184
1944	162
1945	211
1946	199
1947	201
1948	196
1949	195
1950	202
1951	198
1952	192
1953	192
1954	211
1955	208
1956	203
1957	196
1958	208
1959	213
1960	192
1961	181
1962	190
1963	181
1964	183
1965	211
1966	198
1967	202
1968	193
1969	200
1970	231
1971	210
1972	193
1973	206
1974	176
1975	214
1976	187
1977	202
1979	190
1980	196
1981	213
1982	193
1983	198
1984	215
1985	224
1986	202
1987	182
1988	174
1989	202
1990	190
1991	198
1992	196
1993	188
1995	202
1996	191
1997	186
1998	200
1999	206
2000	181
2001	191
2002	210
2003	212
2004	204
2010	243
2011	221
2012	235
2013	203
2014	199
2015	201
2016	216
2017	225
2018	205
2019	212
2020	198
2021	195
2022	203

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1894	22.5 °C
1895	22.7 °C
1896	23.6 °C
1897	22.1 °C
1898	22.8 °C
1899	22.4 °C
1900	22.6 °C
1901	21.9 °C
1902	22.4 °C
1931	22.8 °C
1932	22.3 °C
1933	22.9 °C
1934	22.8 °C
1936	23.6 °C
1937	21.4 °C
1938	21.3 °C
1939	21.5 °C
1940	20.7 °C
1941	22.8 °C
1942	21.7 °C
1943	21.8 °C
1944	22.2 °C
1945	20.4 °C
1946	19.8 °C
1947	20.2 °C
1948	21.5 °C
1949	21.0 °C
1950	19.9 °C
1951	20.8 °C
1952	21.9 °C
1953	22.1 °C
1954	22.6 °C
1955	22.4 °C
1956	21.2 °C
1957	21.6 °C
1958	21.0 °C
1959	21.9 °C
1960	21.5 °C
1961	20.2 °C
1962	21.4 °C
1963	21.1 °C
1964	21.9 °C
1965	21.8 °C
1966	20.9 °C
1967	20.2 °C
1968	21.4 °C
1969	21.6 °C
1970	22.2 °C
1971	21.2 °C
1972	21.4 °C
1973	21.4 °C
1974	20.5 °C
1975	21.0 °C
1976	20.2 °C
1977	22.7 °C
1978	22.0 °C
1979	20.7 °C
1980	22.6 °C
1981	21.7 °C
1982	21.2 °C
1983	21.6 °C
1984	21.1 °C
1985	21.7 °C
1986	22.2 °C
1987	22.2 °C
1988	21.6 °C
1989	20.5 °C
1990	20.9 °C
1991	22.6 °C
1992	20.4 °C
1993	21.2 °C
1994	20.9 °C
1995	21.5 °C
1996	21.1 °C
1997	20.1 °C
1998	22.2 °C
1999	21.9 °C
2000	21.4 °C
2001	21.8 °C
2002	22.4 °C
2003	20.9 °C
2004	21.1 °C
2005	22.7 °C
2008	21.3 °C
2009	21.1 °C
2010	23.3 °C
2011	22.1 °C
2012	22.9 °C
2013	21.2 °C
2014	21.3 °C
2015	22.0 °C
2016	22.4 °C
2017	22.1 °C
2018	22.5 °C
2019	22.4 °C
2020	20.7 °C
2021	21.5 °C
2022	21.6 °C

What this means for you: Since 1894, Morganfield'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 Henderson 8 Ssw (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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