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When to plant in DeWitt, MI

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

Last spring frost

  1. Early · riskyApr 219 years in 10 still get a later frost
  2. TypicalMay 6about half of years get a later frost
  3. Safe to plant outMay 251 year in 10 gets a later frost

Hardy crops like peas and spinach are timed from the typical date. Wait for the safe date before planting out tomatoes, peppers and squash.

First fall frost

  1. EarlySep 231 year in 10 has frost by then
  2. TypicalOct 8about half of years have had frost
  3. LateOct 229 years in 10 have had frost by then

A typical year has 157 frost-free days. Plan for tender crops to be ripe by the early date.

Station used: Lansing Capital City Ap · 7.8 km away · station 261 m, town 253 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Mar 30 – Apr 13 May 25 – Jun 8 Jul 19
Sweet pepper Mar 16 – Mar 30 May 25 – Jun 8 Jul 24
Lettuce (leaf) Mar 4 – Mar 11 Apr 8 – Apr 22 May 18
Peas — Apr 5 – May 3 May 30
Bush beans — May 18 – Jun 8 Jul 7
Carrot — Apr 16 – May 28 Jun 15
Beet — Apr 16 – May 28 Jun 5
Potato — Apr 16 – May 7 Jun 25
Kale Mar 1 – Mar 15 Apr 12 – Apr 26 May 25
Broccoli Feb 25 – Mar 11 Apr 8 – Apr 29 Jun 7
Cucumber Apr 27 – May 4 May 25 – Jun 8 Jul 14
Summer squash and zucchini Apr 27 – May 4 May 25 – Jun 8 Jul 9
Winter squash Apr 27 – May 4 May 25 – Jun 8 Aug 13
Sweet corn — May 18 – Jun 8 Jul 17
Onion (from sets) — Apr 8 – Apr 29 Jul 7
Garlic — Sep 24 – Oct 22 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Apr 5 – May 3 May 13
Basil Apr 13 – Apr 27 May 25 – Jun 8 Jul 21

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DeWitt's weather over time

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

Apr 15May 1May 15Jun 1Jun 15 19501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
See the data as a table
YearLast spring frost
1948May 8
1949May 11
1950May 8
1951Apr 23
1952Apr 12
1953Apr 28
1954May 9
1960May 8
1961May 30
1962Apr 24
1963May 24
1964Apr 25
1965May 30
1966Jun 1
1967May 21
1968May 18
1969May 23
1970May 6
1971May 22
1972Jun 11
1973May 18
1974May 10
1975Apr 21
1976May 19
1977May 11
1978May 3
1979May 5
1980May 9
1981May 12
1982Apr 29
1983May 9
1984May 16
1985May 3
1986May 3
1987May 5
1988Apr 25
1989May 7
1990Apr 19
1991May 8
1992May 25
1993Apr 27
1994May 27
1995May 6
1996May 30
1997May 22
1998Apr 29
1999May 1
2000Apr 30
2001May 13
2002May 20
2003May 14
2004May 4
2005May 4
2006Apr 28
2007Apr 17
2008May 28
2009Apr 23
2010May 10
2011Apr 18
2012Apr 29
2013May 13
2014Apr 23
2015Apr 26
2016Apr 14
2017May 9
2018Apr 29
2019Apr 21
2020May 13
2021May 12
2022Apr 28
2023Apr 27
2024Apr 25

What this means for you: Since 1948, DeWitt'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 Lansing Capital City Ap (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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