When to plant in Blissfield, MI

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

Safe to plant out

May 18

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 4

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 12

1 year in 10 by Sep 30

Frost-free days

158

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Adrian 2 Nne · 15.8 km away · station 232 m, town 210 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 23 – Apr 6	May 18 – Jun 1	Jul 12
Sweet pepper	Mar 9 – Mar 23	May 18 – Jun 1	Jul 17
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 2 – Mar 9	Apr 6 – Apr 20	May 16
Peas	—	Apr 3 – May 1	May 28
Bush beans	—	May 11 – Jun 1	Jun 30
Carrot	—	Apr 13 – May 25	Jun 12
Beet	—	Apr 12 – May 24	Jun 1
Potato	—	Apr 13 – May 4	Jun 22
Kale	Feb 27 – Mar 13	Apr 10 – Apr 24	May 23
Broccoli	Feb 23 – Mar 9	Apr 6 – Apr 27	Jun 5
Cucumber	Apr 20 – Apr 27	May 18 – Jun 1	Jul 7
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 20 – Apr 27	May 18 – Jun 1	Jul 2
Winter squash	Apr 20 – Apr 27	May 18 – Jun 1	Aug 6
Sweet corn	—	May 11 – Jun 1	Jul 10
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 6 – Apr 27	Jul 5
Garlic	—	Sep 28 – Oct 26 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 3 – May 1	May 11
Basil	Apr 6 – Apr 20	May 18 – Jun 1	Jul 14

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Blissfield'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
1888	May 20
1889	May 28
1890	May 11
1892	May 8
1893	Apr 23
1894	Apr 25
1895	May 22
1896	Apr 8
1897	Apr 21
1898	Apr 28
1899	Apr 18
1900	May 10
1901	May 13
1902	Apr 24
1904	May 16
1905	May 9
1906	May 10
1907	May 28
1909	May 4
1910	May 15
1911	May 4
1912	Apr 25
1913	May 12
1914	May 14
1915	May 19
1916	Apr 16
1917	May 9
1918	May 2
1919	Apr 27
1920	May 3
1921	May 16
1922	May 1
1923	May 13
1924	May 22
1925	May 25
1926	May 4
1927	Apr 25
1929	May 20
1930	Apr 25
1931	May 1
1932	May 2
1933	Apr 27
1934	May 12
1935	May 1
1936	Apr 23
1937	Apr 16
1938	May 13
1939	May 3
1940	May 2
1941	Apr 26
1942	Apr 22
1943	May 1
1944	Apr 29
1945	May 11
1946	May 13
1947	May 10
1948	May 8
1949	May 11
1950	May 8
1951	Apr 27
1952	Apr 16
1953	Apr 21
1954	May 9
1955	May 9
1956	May 8
1957	May 3
1958	Apr 30
1959	May 16
1960	Apr 19
1961	Apr 20
1962	Apr 17
1963	May 23
1964	May 21
1965	Apr 19
1966	May 10
1967	May 16
1968	May 6
1969	May 1
1970	May 7
1971	May 13
1972	May 10
1973	May 18
1974	May 7
1975	Apr 26
1976	May 8
1977	May 10
1978	May 3
1979	May 5
1980	Apr 17
1981	May 7
1982	Apr 29
1983	May 16
1984	May 16
1985	May 9
1988	Apr 25
1989	May 7
1990	Apr 19
1991	Apr 18
1992	May 27
1993	Apr 27
1994	May 14
1995	Apr 24
1996	May 14
1997	May 13
1998	Apr 28
1999	Apr 25
2000	Apr 28
2001	Apr 30
2002	May 22
2003	Apr 27
2004	May 4
2005	May 6
2006	Apr 28
2007	May 13
2008	Apr 30
2009	May 18
2010	May 10
2011	Apr 21
2013	May 13
2014	Apr 20
2015	May 20
2016	Apr 24
2017	May 8
2018	Apr 30
2019	Apr 15
2020	May 13
2021	May 13
2022	Apr 28
2023	Apr 27
2024	Apr 26
2025	Apr 17
2026	May 2

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1888	116
1890	162
1892	150
1893	155
1894	153
1895	124
1896	164
1897	152
1898	169
1899	149
1900	159
1901	128
1904	128
1905	156
1906	152
1907	120
1909	160
1910	146
1911	175
1912	173
1913	133
1914	163
1915	142
1916	175
1917	149
1918	142
1919	167
1920	178
1921	149
1922	164
1923	145
1924	152
1925	134
1926	144
1927	172
1929	121
1930	175
1931	169
1932	164
1933	169
1934	153
1935	149
1936	183
1937	179
1938	146
1939	150
1940	146
1941	167
1942	155
1943	167
1944	147
1945	144
1946	152
1947	138
1948	161
1949	165
1950	138
1951	154
1952	169
1953	168
1954	150
1955	165
1956	134
1957	147
1958	154
1959	123
1960	183
1961	189
1962	156
1964	136
1965	167
1966	148
1967	156
1968	167
1969	160
1970	156
1971	147
1972	151
1973	155
1974	137
1975	159
1976	138
1977	149
1978	157
1979	157
1980	169
1981	148
1982	169
1983	130
1984	137
1985	144
1988	163
1989	139
1990	183
1991	155
1992	124
1993	155
1994	144
1995	150
1996	142
1997	157
1999	171
2000	166
2001	159
2002	144
2003	157
2004	151
2005	163
2006	167
2007	167
2008	156
2009	145
2010	173
2011	183
2013	161
2014	173
2015	149
2016	183
2017	170
2018	167
2019	193
2020	142
2021	163
2023	178
2025	190

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1888	16.0 °C
1890	16.9 °C
1892	17.3 °C
1893	17.4 °C
1894	17.8 °C
1895	18.6 °C
1896	18.6 °C
1897	17.0 °C
1898	17.8 °C
1899	17.7 °C
1900	18.2 °C
1901	17.9 °C
1904	16.7 °C
1905	17.4 °C
1906	18.5 °C
1907	15.7 °C
1909	17.5 °C
1910	17.9 °C
1911	18.4 °C
1912	17.8 °C
1913	18.4 °C
1914	18.2 °C
1915	16.9 °C
1916	18.3 °C
1917	15.7 °C
1918	17.6 °C
1920	17.0 °C
1921	20.3 °C
1922	19.0 °C
1923	17.9 °C
1924	16.5 °C
1925	18.6 °C
1926	17.1 °C
1927	17.2 °C
1929	17.8 °C
1930	19.0 °C
1931	19.4 °C
1932	18.6 °C
1933	19.5 °C
1934	19.5 °C
1935	17.5 °C
1936	19.3 °C
1937	18.9 °C
1938	19.0 °C
1939	18.8 °C
1940	17.5 °C
1941	19.1 °C
1942	18.4 °C
1943	17.4 °C
1944	18.6 °C
1945	17.1 °C
1946	17.5 °C
1947	17.6 °C
1948	18.3 °C
1949	18.4 °C
1950	16.5 °C
1951	16.9 °C
1952	18.1 °C
1953	17.8 °C
1954	17.6 °C
1955	19.0 °C
1956	16.6 °C
1957	17.1 °C
1958	17.0 °C
1959	19.2 °C
1960	18.0 °C
1961	17.4 °C
1962	17.4 °C
1963	16.5 °C
1964	17.5 °C
1965	17.0 °C
1966	16.5 °C
1967	16.4 °C
1968	17.2 °C
1969	17.0 °C
1970	17.6 °C
1971	17.1 °C
1972	16.5 °C
1973	17.5 °C
1974	16.5 °C
1975	16.6 °C
1976	16.8 °C
1977	17.9 °C
1978	17.0 °C
1979	15.8 °C
1981	17.2 °C
1982	16.4 °C
1983	17.1 °C
1984	16.7 °C
1985	16.6 °C
1986	16.2 °C
1988	18.0 °C
1989	16.4 °C
1990	16.9 °C
1991	18.2 °C
1992	15.2 °C
1993	16.1 °C
1994	16.9 °C
1995	16.9 °C
1996	16.9 °C
1997	16.1 °C
1999	18.4 °C
2000	17.4 °C
2001	18.1 °C
2002	18.1 °C
2003	16.7 °C
2004	17.0 °C
2005	18.3 °C
2006	17.7 °C
2007	17.7 °C
2008	17.1 °C
2009	16.4 °C
2010	18.6 °C
2011	17.8 °C
2013	17.0 °C
2014	17.0 °C
2015	18.1 °C
2016	18.4 °C
2017	18.0 °C
2018	18.4 °C
2019	18.0 °C
2020	17.4 °C
2022	18.0 °C
2023	17.4 °C
2024	18.9 °C
2025	18.8 °C

What this means for you: Since 1888, Blissfield'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 Adrian 2 Nne (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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