When to plant in Hunting Ridge, MD

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

Safe to plant out

Mar 31

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 20

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 29

1 year in 10 by Nov 10

Frost-free days

248

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Maryland Sci Ctr · 7.9 km away · station 6 m, town 120 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

Plan your garden.

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 7 – Feb 21	Apr 4 – Apr 18	May 29
Sweet pepper	Jan 24 – Feb 7	Apr 4 – Apr 18	Jun 3
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 26 – Feb 2	Mar 2 – Mar 16	Apr 11
Peas	—	Mar 2 – Mar 30	Apr 26
Bush beans	—	Mar 30 – Apr 20	May 19
Carrot	—	Mar 14 – Apr 25	May 13
Beet	—	Mar 14 – Apr 25	May 3
Potato	—	Mar 14 – Apr 4	May 23
Kale	Jan 26 – Feb 9	Mar 9 – Mar 23	Apr 21
Broccoli	Jan 19 – Feb 2	Mar 2 – Mar 23	May 1
Cucumber	Mar 7 – Mar 14	Apr 4 – Apr 18	May 24
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 7 – Mar 14	Apr 4 – Apr 18	May 19
Winter squash	Mar 7 – Mar 14	Apr 4 – Apr 18	Jun 23
Sweet corn	—	Mar 30 – Apr 20	May 29
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 2 – Mar 23	May 31
Garlic	—	Nov 3 – Dec 1 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 2 – Mar 30	Apr 9
Basil	Feb 21 – Mar 7	Apr 4 – Apr 18	May 31

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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Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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

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What this means for you: This station's record is too short to show a reliable trend yet.

Source: daily records from Maryland Sci Ctr (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.