When to plant in Plano, KY

Planting dates worked out from Plano'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 6

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 28

1 year in 10 by Oct 17

Frost-free days

204

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Bowling Green Warren Co Ap · 9.4 km away · station 159 m, town 186 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)	Feb 2 – Feb 9	Mar 9 – Mar 23	Apr 18
Peas	—	Feb 25 – Mar 25	Apr 21
Bush beans	—	Apr 9 – Apr 30	May 29
Carrot	—	Mar 16 – Apr 27	May 15
Beet	—	Mar 9 – Apr 20	Apr 28
Potato	—	Mar 16 – Apr 6	May 25
Kale	Jan 26 – Feb 9	Mar 9 – Mar 23	Apr 21
Broccoli	Jan 26 – Feb 9	Mar 9 – Mar 30	May 8
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 9 – Mar 30	Jun 7
Garlic	—	Oct 14 – Nov 11 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 25 – Mar 25	Apr 4
Basil	Mar 5 – Mar 19	Apr 16 – Apr 30	Jun 12

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Plano'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
1896	Apr 3
1897	Apr 20
1898	Apr 6
1899	Apr 4
1900	Apr 12
1901	Apr 21
1902	Apr 9
1903	Apr 5
1904	Apr 21
1905	Apr 17
1906	Apr 2
1907	Apr 29
1908	Apr 4
1909	May 2
1910	Apr 25
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 12
1922	Mar 22
1923	Apr 9
1924	Apr 3
1925	Mar 20
1926	Apr 20
1927	Apr 25
1928	Apr 16
1929	Mar 18
1930	Mar 31
1931	Apr 27
1932	Mar 24
1933	Mar 24
1934	Mar 29
1935	Mar 18
1936	Apr 8
1937	Apr 7
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 13
1940	Apr 20
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 12
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 6
1945	Apr 7
1946	Apr 27
1947	Mar 31
1948	Apr 3
1949	Apr 19
1950	Apr 21
1951	Apr 17
1952	Apr 17
1953	Apr 21
1954	May 4
1955	Apr 8
1956	Apr 21
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 8
1959	Apr 15
1960	Apr 19
1961	Apr 11
1962	Apr 16
1963	May 2
1964	Apr 10
1965	Mar 27
1966	Apr 15
1967	Mar 22
1968	Mar 26
1969	Mar 31
1970	Apr 15
1971	Apr 11
1972	Apr 26
1973	Apr 14
1974	Apr 10
1975	Apr 13
1976	May 4
1977	Mar 25
1978	Apr 22
1979	Mar 26
1980	Mar 27
1981	Mar 24
1982	Apr 10
1983	Apr 21
1984	Apr 2
1985	Apr 10
1986	Apr 23
1987	Apr 4
1988	Apr 20
1989	Apr 13
1990	Apr 18
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 5
1993	Apr 3
1994	Apr 8
1995	Apr 5
1998	Apr 6
1999	Mar 28
2000	Apr 9
2001	Apr 19
2002	Apr 7
2003	Mar 31
2004	Apr 5
2005	Mar 20
2006	Mar 29
2007	Apr 13
2008	Apr 16
2009	Apr 8
2010	Mar 27
2011	Apr 1
2012	Apr 12
2013	Apr 25
2014	Apr 16
2015	Apr 5
2016	Apr 3
2017	Mar 19
2018	Apr 17
2019	Apr 1
2020	Apr 15
2021	Apr 3
2022	Apr 10
2023	Mar 29
2024	Apr 6

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1894	217
1896	216
1897	209
1898	202
1899	213
1900	209
1901	166
1902	188
1903	196
1904	184
1905	187
1906	191
1907	167
1908	202
1909	163
1910	185
1911	203
1912	187
1913	204
1914	188
1915	187
1916	194
1917	180
1918	202
1919	192
1920	197
1921	183
1922	232
1923	196
1924	180
1925	213
1926	195
1927	194
1928	202
1929	231
1930	203
1931	192
1932	217
1933	214
1934	213
1935	202
1936	209
1937	190
1938	212
1939	198
1940	200
1941	223
1942	197
1943	184
1944	213
1945	184
1946	198
1947	221
1948	196
1949	195
1950	197
1951	174
1952	171
1953	191
1954	169
1955	199
1956	201
1957	194
1958	203
1959	194
1960	184
1961	197
1962	190
1963	180
1964	183
1965	210
1966	195
1967	202
1968	192
1969	200
1970	184
1971	206
1972	176
1973	205
1974	175
1975	214
1976	166
1977	202
1978	175
1979	201
1980	192
1981	212
1982	193
1983	197
1984	218
1985	211
1986	202
1987	186
1988	174
1989	201
1990	191
1991	189
1992	196
1993	207
1994	201
1995	211
1998	199
1999	205
2000	182
2001	181
2002	208
2003	222
2004	223
2005	219
2006	197
2007	198
2008	195
2009	193
2010	216
2011	210
2012	202
2013	181
2014	198
2015	222
2016	220
2017	223
2018	206
2019	213
2020	200
2021	213
2022	190
2023	215
2024	231

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1894	22.7 °C
1896	23.3 °C
1897	22.2 °C
1898	22.5 °C
1899	22.9 °C
1900	23.1 °C
1901	22.1 °C
1902	21.9 °C
1903	21.1 °C
1904	21.2 °C
1905	22.5 °C
1906	22.6 °C
1907	21.2 °C
1908	22.6 °C
1909	22.1 °C
1910	21.5 °C
1911	22.5 °C
1912	21.6 °C
1913	22.4 °C
1914	22.3 °C
1915	21.4 °C
1916	21.8 °C
1917	20.8 °C
1918	21.8 °C
1919	23.1 °C
1920	21.4 °C
1921	23.9 °C
1922	23.0 °C
1923	22.0 °C
1924	21.6 °C
1925	22.9 °C
1926	21.9 °C
1927	22.3 °C
1928	21.2 °C
1929	22.6 °C
1930	23.5 °C
1931	23.3 °C
1932	22.9 °C
1933	22.9 °C
1934	22.6 °C
1935	21.5 °C
1936	24.2 °C
1937	22.5 °C
1938	22.6 °C
1939	23.0 °C
1940	21.4 °C
1941	23.7 °C
1942	22.9 °C
1943	22.9 °C
1944	22.9 °C
1945	21.1 °C
1946	20.8 °C
1947	20.8 °C
1948	21.5 °C
1949	21.2 °C
1950	20.0 °C
1951	20.9 °C
1952	22.4 °C
1953	21.8 °C
1954	22.4 °C
1955	22.4 °C
1956	21.1 °C
1957	21.6 °C
1958	20.9 °C
1959	21.9 °C
1960	21.5 °C
1961	20.2 °C
1962	21.5 °C
1963	20.9 °C
1964	22.1 °C
1965	22.1 °C
1966	20.7 °C
1967	20.2 °C
1968	21.2 °C
1969	21.6 °C
1970	22.1 °C
1971	21.1 °C
1972	21.3 °C
1973	21.3 °C
1974	20.6 °C
1975	21.3 °C
1976	20.1 °C
1977	23.0 °C
1978	22.4 °C
1979	21.2 °C
1980	22.6 °C
1981	20.5 °C
1982	19.9 °C
1983	20.6 °C
1984	20.0 °C
1985	20.9 °C
1986	21.6 °C
1987	21.6 °C
1988	21.0 °C
1989	21.3 °C
1990	21.4 °C
1991	22.8 °C
1992	20.6 °C
1993	21.7 °C
1994	21.1 °C
1995	22.4 °C
1997	20.0 °C
1998	22.2 °C
1999	22.3 °C
2000	21.2 °C
2001	21.8 °C
2002	22.3 °C
2003	20.9 °C
2004	21.1 °C
2005	21.8 °C
2006	21.6 °C
2007	22.9 °C
2008	21.8 °C
2009	21.4 °C
2010	23.4 °C
2011	22.8 °C
2012	23.2 °C
2013	21.6 °C
2014	21.7 °C
2015	22.5 °C
2016	22.9 °C
2017	22.2 °C
2018	23.1 °C
2019	23.3 °C
2020	21.7 °C
2021	21.9 °C
2022	22.8 °C
2023	22.0 °C
2024	23.3 °C

What this means for you: Since 1894, Plano'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 Bowling Green Warren Co Ap (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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