When to plant in Wayne, ME

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

Safe to plant out

May 9

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 27

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 15

1 year in 10 by Oct 1

Frost-free days

168

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Augusta State Ap · 21.7 km away · station 106 m, town 92 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	Mar 17 – Mar 31	May 12 – May 26	Jul 6
Sweet pepper	Mar 3 – Mar 17	May 12 – May 26	Jul 11
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 8 – Mar 15	Apr 12 – Apr 26	May 22
Peas	—	Apr 12 – May 10	Jun 6
Bush beans	—	May 7 – May 28	Jun 26
Carrot	—	Apr 22 – Jun 3	Jun 21
Beet	—	Apr 22 – Jun 3	Jun 11
Potato	—	Apr 22 – May 13	Jul 1
Kale	Mar 8 – Mar 22	Apr 19 – May 3	Jun 1
Broccoli	Mar 1 – Mar 15	Apr 12 – May 3	Jun 11
Cucumber	Apr 14 – Apr 21	May 12 – May 26	Jul 1
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 14 – Apr 21	May 12 – May 26	Jun 26
Winter squash	Apr 14 – Apr 21	May 12 – May 26	Jul 31
Sweet corn	—	May 7 – May 28	Jul 6
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 12 – May 3	Jul 11
Garlic	—	Sep 30 – Oct 28 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 12 – May 10	May 20
Basil	Mar 31 – Apr 14	May 12 – May 26	Jul 8

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Wayne'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
1949	Apr 29
1950	May 8
1951	May 4
1952	May 1
1953	Apr 22
1954	Apr 16
1955	Apr 21
1956	May 26
1957	Apr 16
1958	May 3
1959	Apr 28
1960	Apr 20
1961	May 3
1962	Apr 26
1963	May 12
1964	Apr 30
1965	Apr 25
1966	May 11
1967	May 7
1968	Apr 12
1969	May 27
1970	Apr 20
1971	Apr 17
1972	Apr 27
1973	Apr 14
1974	May 5
1975	Apr 30
1976	Apr 25
1977	Apr 29
1978	Apr 18
1979	Apr 21
1980	Apr 22
1981	Apr 22
1982	Apr 23
1983	Apr 23
1984	Apr 22
1985	May 4
1986	May 4
1987	May 2
1988	Apr 21
1989	Apr 29
1990	Apr 19
1991	Apr 20
1992	May 26
1993	Apr 28
1994	Apr 23
1995	May 7
1996	Apr 29
1997	May 9
1998	Apr 27
1999	Apr 24
2000	Apr 18
2001	Apr 27
2002	Apr 29
2003	Apr 20
2004	Apr 29
2005	Apr 26
2006	Apr 28
2007	Apr 15
2008	May 2
2009	Apr 20
2010	May 12
2011	Apr 23
2012	Apr 30
2013	Apr 23
2014	Apr 20
2015	Apr 10
2016	Apr 30
2017	Apr 19
2018	Apr 23
2019	Apr 18
2020	May 9
2021	Apr 22
2022	Apr 21
2023	Apr 10
2024	Apr 27

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1949	178
1950	136
1951	161
1952	162
1953	169
1954	173
1955	145
1956	117
1957	187
1958	155
1959	168
1960	183
1961	164
1962	148
1963	134
1964	142
1965	154
1966	171
1967	153
1968	201
1969	141
1970	179
1971	196
1972	166
1973	160
1974	141
1975	157
1976	169
1977	161
1978	180
1979	170
1980	159
1981	171
1982	170
1983	170
1984	166
1985	166
1986	155
1987	161
1988	168
1989	163
1990	184
1991	177
1992	121
1993	155
1994	171
1995	144
1996	157
1997	162
1998	162
1999	166
2000	163
2001	174
2002	162
2003	182
2004	158
2005	178
2006	161
2007	196
2008	169
2009	177
2010	164
2011	187
2012	165
2013	185
2014	195
2015	190
2016	167
2017	201
2018	177
2019	170
2020	155
2021	194
2022	172
2023	203
2024	172

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1949	16.4 °C
1950	14.9 °C
1951	15.6 °C
1952	16.4 °C
1953	15.8 °C
1954	14.3 °C
1955	16.1 °C
1956	13.5 °C
1957	15.5 °C
1958	14.5 °C
1959	15.8 °C
1960	15.7 °C
1961	15.3 °C
1962	14.2 °C
1963	14.9 °C
1964	14.6 °C
1965	15.2 °C
1966	14.8 °C
1967	14.6 °C
1968	14.5 °C
1969	15.2 °C
1970	15.7 °C
1971	17.0 °C
1972	15.9 °C
1973	16.7 °C
1974	14.4 °C
1975	15.4 °C
1976	15.8 °C
1977	15.4 °C
1978	15.8 °C
1979	15.6 °C
1980	16.2 °C
1981	15.9 °C
1982	15.2 °C
1983	16.5 °C
1984	15.6 °C
1985	15.3 °C
1986	15.1 °C
1987	15.5 °C
1988	16.0 °C
1989	15.4 °C
1990	15.8 °C
1991	16.6 °C
1992	14.9 °C
1993	15.9 °C
1994	15.6 °C
1995	15.3 °C
1996	15.3 °C
1997	15.0 °C
1998	16.4 °C
1999	17.9 °C
2000	15.6 °C
2001	16.3 °C
2002	15.8 °C
2003	15.4 °C
2004	15.1 °C
2005	15.8 °C
2006	16.1 °C
2007	15.6 °C
2008	15.8 °C
2009	15.2 °C
2010	17.1 °C
2011	16.0 °C
2012	16.2 °C
2013	15.8 °C
2014	15.6 °C
2015	16.2 °C
2016	16.2 °C
2017	16.1 °C
2018	16.4 °C
2019	15.6 °C
2020	16.1 °C
2021	16.9 °C
2022	17.2 °C
2023	17.0 °C
2024	17.6 °C

What this means for you: Since 1949, Wayne's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 3 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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