When to plant in Boyne City, MI

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

Safe to plant out

Jun 4

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 27

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Sep 27

1 year in 10 by Sep 14

Frost-free days

124

median, 1991–2020

Station used: E Jordan · 11.8 km away · station 179 m, town 181 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Apr 9 – Apr 23	Jun 4 – Jun 18	Jul 29
Sweet pepper	Mar 26 – Apr 9	Jun 4 – Jun 18	Aug 3
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 25 – Apr 1	Apr 29 – May 13	Jun 8
Peas	—	Apr 15 – May 13	Jun 9
Bush beans	—	May 28 – Jun 18	Jul 17
Carrot	—	May 6 – Jun 17	Jul 5
Beet	—	Apr 29 – Jun 10	Jun 18
Potato	—	May 6 – May 27	Jul 15
Kale	Mar 18 – Apr 1	Apr 29 – May 13	Jun 11
Broccoli	Mar 18 – Apr 1	Apr 29 – May 20	Jun 28
Cucumber	May 7 – May 14	Jun 4 – Jun 18	Jul 24
Summer squash and zucchini	May 7 – May 14	Jun 4 – Jun 18	Jul 19
Winter squash	May 7 – May 14	Jun 4 – Jun 18	Aug 23
Sweet corn	—	May 28 – Jun 18	Jul 27
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 29 – May 20	Jul 28
Garlic	—	Sep 13 – Oct 11 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 15 – May 13	May 23
Basil	Apr 23 – May 7	Jun 4 – Jun 18	Jul 31

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Boyne City'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
1927	Jun 12
1928	Jun 15
1929	Jun 8
1930	May 31
1931	Jun 1
1932	May 23
1933	Jun 14
1934	May 26
1935	May 24
1936	Jun 3
1937	Jun 10
1938	May 13
1939	May 18
1940	Jun 21
1941	May 24
1942	May 25
1943	May 15
1944	May 10
1945	Jun 5
1946	May 17
1947	May 30
1948	May 30
1949	Jun 8
1950	May 16
1952	May 17
1953	May 23
1955	May 20
1956	Jun 2
1957	May 28
1958	Jun 14
1960	May 13
1961	May 30
1962	Jun 3
1963	Jun 22
1964	Jun 16
1965	May 29
1967	May 31
1968	May 22
1969	May 26
1970	Jun 20
1971	May 31
1972	Jun 11
1973	May 30
1974	May 10
1975	May 13
1976	May 20
1977	Jun 10
1978	Jun 14
1979	May 25
1980	Jun 11
1981	May 31
1982	Jun 5
1983	Jun 8
1984	May 29
1985	May 22
1986	May 8
1987	May 11
1988	Jun 18
1989	May 28
1990	May 30
1991	May 20
1992	Jun 22
1993	Jun 1
1994	Jun 3
1995	May 22
1996	May 31
1997	May 22
1998	Jun 5
1999	May 14
2000	May 21
2001	May 30
2002	May 25
2003	May 31
2004	May 29
2005	May 17
2006	May 23
2007	May 21
2008	May 28
2009	Jun 4
2010	May 10
2011	May 27
2012	May 17
2013	Jun 4
2020	May 31
2021	May 30
2022	May 23
2023	May 26
2024	Apr 26

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1928	104
1929	102
1930	138
1931	132
1932	151
1933	121
1934	94
1935	121
1936	113
1938	146
1939	128
1940	95
1941	139
1942	120
1943	119
1944	145
1945	102
1947	117
1948	114
1949	118
1950	130
1953	136
1955	128
1956	109
1957	121
1958	105
1960	125
1961	121
1962	94
1963	82
1964	87
1965	91
1967	84
1968	151
1969	115
1970	100
1971	115
1972	117
1974	144
1975	118
1976	101
1977	112
1978	105
1980	104
1981	109
1982	84
1983	123
1984	125
1985	136
1986	130
1987	153
1988	109
1989	121
1990	108
1991	130
1992	92
1993	109
1994	129
1995	110
1996	124
1997	124
1998	109
1999	129
2000	126
2001	106
2002	137
2003	122
2004	122
2005	145
2006	109
2007	145
2008	127
2009	118
2010	145
2011	110
2012	132
2020	109
2021	144
2022	128
2023	149

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1927	13.8 °C
1929	13.7 °C
1930	15.2 °C
1931	16.1 °C
1932	15.3 °C
1933	16.3 °C
1934	15.4 °C
1935	14.7 °C
1936	15.1 °C
1937	15.8 °C
1938	15.2 °C
1939	15.2 °C
1940	14.3 °C
1941	16.6 °C
1942	15.7 °C
1943	14.7 °C
1944	16.0 °C
1945	14.5 °C
1947	15.1 °C
1948	15.7 °C
1949	16.1 °C
1950	13.7 °C
1951	14.7 °C
1952	16.1 °C
1953	15.4 °C
1955	17.5 °C
1956	14.1 °C
1957	15.2 °C
1958	14.3 °C
1960	14.7 °C
1962	14.2 °C
1963	14.0 °C
1965	14.4 °C
1967	13.8 °C
1968	15.1 °C
1969	14.2 °C
1970	15.5 °C
1971	13.4 °C
1972	13.9 °C
1973	15.4 °C
1974	14.6 °C
1975	14.7 °C
1976	14.4 °C
1977	15.7 °C
1978	14.7 °C
1979	14.3 °C
1981	15.0 °C
1982	14.1 °C
1983	14.9 °C
1984	15.0 °C
1985	15.0 °C
1986	15.6 °C
1987	16.5 °C
1988	15.6 °C
1989	14.8 °C
1990	14.8 °C
1991	16.1 °C
1992	13.7 °C
1993	14.6 °C
1994	15.0 °C
1995	15.5 °C
1996	14.3 °C
1997	14.2 °C
1998	16.6 °C
1999	16.0 °C
2000	15.0 °C
2001	16.3 °C
2002	16.0 °C
2003	15.1 °C
2004	14.8 °C
2005	16.8 °C
2006	16.6 °C
2007	16.2 °C
2008	15.6 °C
2009	14.7 °C
2010	17.1 °C
2011	16.0 °C
2012	16.5 °C
2013	15.1 °C
2020	14.3 °C
2021	15.4 °C
2022	14.9 °C
2023	14.7 °C

What this means for you: Since 1927, Boyne City's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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