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When to plant in Marion Center, MA

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

Safe to plant out
May 5
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Apr 22
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Oct 25
1 year in 10 by Oct 12
Frost-free days
186
median, 1991–2020

Station used: E Wareham · 10.3 km away · station 9 m, town 5 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Mar 14 – Mar 28 May 9 – May 23 Jul 3
Sweet pepper Feb 28 – Mar 14 May 9 – May 23 Jul 8
Lettuce (leaf) Feb 28 – Mar 7 Apr 4 – Apr 18 May 14
Peas — Apr 4 – May 2 May 29
Bush beans — May 2 – May 23 Jun 21
Carrot — Apr 16 – May 28 Jun 15
Beet — Apr 16 – May 28 Jun 5
Potato — Apr 16 – May 7 Jun 25
Kale Feb 28 – Mar 14 Apr 11 – Apr 25 May 24
Broccoli Feb 21 – Mar 7 Apr 4 – Apr 25 Jun 3
Cucumber Apr 11 – Apr 18 May 9 – May 23 Jun 28
Summer squash and zucchini Apr 11 – Apr 18 May 9 – May 23 Jun 23
Winter squash Apr 11 – Apr 18 May 9 – May 23 Jul 28
Sweet corn — May 2 – May 23 Jul 1
Onion (from sets) — Apr 4 – Apr 25 Jul 3
Garlic — Oct 11 – Nov 8 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Apr 4 – May 2 May 12
Basil Mar 28 – Apr 11 May 9 – May 23 Jul 5

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Marion Center's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Apr 1Apr 15May 1May 15Jun 1 1930194019501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1927May 2
1928Apr 27
1929Apr 24
1930Apr 29
1931May 1
1932May 11
1933May 5
1934Apr 29
1935May 5
1936May 15
1937May 3
1938Apr 24
1939May 15
1940Apr 29
1941Apr 23
1942Apr 28
1943May 6
1944May 19
1945Apr 24
1946May 30
1947May 16
1948May 4
1949Apr 18
1950Apr 27
1951Apr 16
1952Apr 17
1953Apr 16
1954Apr 13
1955Apr 17
1956May 25
1957May 3
1958May 3
1959Apr 23
1960Apr 20
1961May 6
1962May 13
1963Apr 27
1964May 4
1965Apr 23
1966May 3
1967May 7
1968Apr 29
1969Apr 21
1970Apr 20
1971Apr 29
1972Apr 30
1973Apr 21
1974Apr 27
1975May 1
1976Apr 13
1977Apr 16
1978May 1
1979Apr 22
1980Apr 19
1981Apr 23
1982Apr 30
1983Apr 23
1984Apr 27
1985May 9
1986Apr 16
1987Apr 26
1988May 9
1989Apr 26
1990Apr 19
1991Apr 18
1992Apr 30
1993Apr 8
1994Apr 23
1995Apr 17
1996May 7
1997Apr 16
1999May 1
2000May 1
2001May 7
2003Apr 25
2004Apr 17
2005Apr 17
2006Apr 22
2007May 7
2008May 1
2009Apr 17
2010Mar 28
2011Apr 16
2012Apr 7
2013Apr 22
2014Apr 21
2015Apr 16
2020Apr 25
2021Apr 5
2022Apr 30
2023May 18
2024Apr 27
2025Apr 21
2026Apr 26

What this means for you: Since 1927, Marion Center's last spring frost has come about 1 day 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 E Wareham (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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