When to plant in Okolona, KY

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 16

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 1

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 4

1 year in 10 by Oct 25

Frost-free days

214

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Louisville Intl Ap · 5.5 km away · station 146 m, town 141 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 19 – Mar 5	Apr 16 – Apr 30	Jun 10
Sweet pepper	Feb 5 – Feb 19	Apr 16 – Apr 30	Jun 15
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 28 – Feb 4	Mar 4 – Mar 18	Apr 13
Peas	—	Mar 1 – Mar 29	Apr 25
Bush beans	—	Apr 9 – Apr 30	May 29
Carrot	—	Mar 12 – Apr 23	May 11
Beet	—	Mar 12 – Apr 23	May 1
Potato	—	Mar 12 – Apr 2	May 21
Kale	Jan 25 – Feb 8	Mar 8 – Mar 22	Apr 20
Broccoli	Jan 21 – Feb 4	Mar 4 – Mar 25	May 3
Cucumber	Mar 19 – Mar 26	Apr 16 – Apr 30	Jun 5
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 19 – Mar 26	Apr 16 – Apr 30	May 31
Winter squash	Mar 19 – Mar 26	Apr 16 – Apr 30	Jul 5
Sweet corn	—	Apr 9 – Apr 30	Jun 8
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 4 – Mar 25	Jun 2
Garlic	—	Oct 21 – Nov 18 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 1 – Mar 29	Apr 8
Basil	Mar 5 – Mar 19	Apr 16 – Apr 30	Jun 12

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Okolona'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
1948	Apr 3
1949	Mar 20
1950	Apr 16
1951	Apr 23
1952	Mar 28
1953	Apr 19
1954	Apr 2
1955	Apr 8
1956	Apr 19
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 8
1959	Mar 28
1960	Apr 11
1961	Apr 19
1962	Apr 17
1963	May 2
1964	Apr 10
1965	Apr 3
1966	May 10
1967	Mar 22
1968	Mar 25
1969	Mar 31
1970	Apr 5
1971	Mar 30
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 14
1974	Apr 9
1975	Apr 12
1976	May 4
1977	Mar 24
1978	Mar 22
1979	Apr 7
1980	Apr 5
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 3
1993	Apr 3
1994	Apr 7
1995	Apr 5
1996	Apr 10
1997	Apr 18
1998	Mar 23
1999	Mar 27
2000	Apr 9
2001	Apr 18
2002	Apr 5
2003	Mar 31
2004	Mar 23
2005	Mar 15
2006	Mar 27
2007	Apr 10
2008	Mar 25
2009	Mar 30
2010	Mar 27
2011	Mar 27
2012	Mar 10
2013	Apr 3
2014	Apr 16
2015	Mar 29
2016	Mar 6
2017	Mar 19
2018	Apr 17
2019	Apr 1
2020	Apr 16
2021	Apr 2
2022	Apr 10
2023	Mar 20
2024	Mar 24

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1948	196
1949	225
1950	202
1951	192
1952	192
1953	193
1954	210
1955	199
1956	203
1957	187
1958	212
1959	213
1960	191
1961	178
1962	189
1963	180
1964	182
1965	204
1966	168
1967	227
1968	214
1969	200
1970	214
1971	220
1972	193
1973	205
1974	176
1975	215
1976	166
1977	232
1978	247
1979	217
1980	203
1981	212
1982	194
1983	198
1984	219
1985	223
1986	202
1987	199
1988	175
1989	204
1990	193
1991	215
1992	198
1993	207
1994	202
1995	211
1996	205
1997	187
1998	226
1999	220
2000	182
2001	192
2002	210
2003	222
2004	247
2005	240
2006	219
2007	210
2008	236
2009	242
2010	223
2011	215
2012	239
2013	204
2014	199
2015	229
2016	251
2017	223
2018	206
2019	213
2020	199
2021	215
2022	192
2023	224
2024	249

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1948	21.6 °C
1949	21.2 °C
1950	20.0 °C
1951	20.8 °C
1952	22.0 °C
1953	21.8 °C
1954	22.4 °C
1955	22.4 °C
1956	20.4 °C
1957	21.4 °C
1958	21.2 °C
1959	22.9 °C
1960	20.9 °C
1961	19.4 °C
1962	20.7 °C
1963	20.2 °C
1964	21.3 °C
1965	21.5 °C
1966	20.5 °C
1967	20.0 °C
1968	21.0 °C
1969	21.0 °C
1970	21.6 °C
1971	20.5 °C
1972	20.9 °C
1973	21.2 °C
1974	19.8 °C
1975	21.3 °C
1976	20.3 °C
1977	22.6 °C
1978	21.7 °C
1979	20.6 °C
1980	22.1 °C
1981	21.5 °C
1982	20.1 °C
1983	21.2 °C
1984	20.6 °C
1985	21.1 °C
1986	21.9 °C
1987	22.2 °C
1988	22.1 °C
1989	20.8 °C
1990	21.4 °C
1991	23.4 °C
1992	20.7 °C
1993	21.6 °C
1994	21.5 °C
1995	22.0 °C
1996	20.9 °C
1997	20.3 °C
1998	22.5 °C
1999	22.7 °C
2000	21.3 °C
2001	22.2 °C
2002	23.0 °C
2003	21.1 °C
2004	22.1 °C
2005	22.5 °C
2006	21.6 °C
2007	23.2 °C
2008	22.4 °C
2009	21.2 °C
2010	24.4 °C
2011	22.8 °C
2012	23.1 °C
2013	22.1 °C
2014	22.3 °C
2015	22.8 °C
2016	23.1 °C
2017	22.8 °C
2018	23.2 °C
2019	23.8 °C
2020	22.0 °C
2021	22.6 °C
2022	22.9 °C
2023	22.4 °C
2024	23.7 °C

What this means for you: Since 1948, Okolona's last spring frost has come about 2 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 4 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Louisville Intl Ap (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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