When to plant in Edwardsburg, MI

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

Safe to plant out

May 15

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 30

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 17

1 year in 10 by Oct 5

Frost-free days

169

median, 1991–2020

Station used: S Bend Ap · 21.9 km away · station 235 m, town 254 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 20 – Apr 3	May 15 – May 29	Jul 9
Sweet pepper	Mar 6 – Mar 20	May 15 – May 29	Jul 14
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 26 – Mar 5	Apr 2 – Apr 16	May 12
Peas	—	Mar 30 – Apr 27	May 24
Bush beans	—	May 8 – May 29	Jun 27
Carrot	—	Apr 9 – May 21	Jun 8
Beet	—	Apr 8 – May 20	May 28
Potato	—	Apr 9 – Apr 30	Jun 18
Kale	Feb 23 – Mar 9	Apr 6 – Apr 20	May 19
Broccoli	Feb 19 – Mar 5	Apr 2 – Apr 23	Jun 1
Cucumber	Apr 17 – Apr 24	May 15 – May 29	Jul 4
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 17 – Apr 24	May 15 – May 29	Jun 29
Winter squash	Apr 17 – Apr 24	May 15 – May 29	Aug 3
Sweet corn	—	May 8 – May 29	Jul 7
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 2 – Apr 23	Jul 1
Garlic	—	Oct 3 – Oct 31 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 30 – Apr 27	May 7
Basil	Apr 3 – Apr 17	May 15 – May 29	Jul 11

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Edwardsburg'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
1894	Apr 23
1895	May 21
1896	Apr 10
1897	May 29
1898	Apr 8
1899	Apr 16
1900	May 3
1901	May 14
1902	May 10
1903	May 1
1904	May 16
1905	Apr 22
1906	Apr 24
1907	May 21
1908	May 2
1909	May 2
1910	May 14
1911	May 5
1912	Apr 23
1913	May 11
1914	Apr 21
1915	Apr 13
1916	Apr 10
1917	May 23
1918	May 1
1919	Apr 27
1920	May 15
1921	Apr 18
1922	Apr 30
1923	May 10
1924	Apr 11
1925	May 25
1926	May 4
1927	May 1
1928	May 13
1929	May 21
1930	Apr 26
1931	May 3
1932	May 2
1933	Apr 27
1934	May 25
1935	May 4
1936	May 14
1937	May 10
1940	May 4
1941	Apr 22
1942	Apr 20
1943	May 1
1944	May 7
1945	May 11
1948	May 8
1949	May 11
1950	Apr 28
1951	Apr 23
1952	Apr 16
1953	Apr 21
1954	May 10
1955	May 9
1956	Apr 24
1957	Apr 15
1958	May 7
1959	Apr 22
1960	Apr 10
1961	May 27
1962	Apr 20
1963	May 23
1964	Apr 9
1965	Apr 29
1966	May 10
1967	Apr 28
1968	May 6
1969	Apr 30
1970	May 6
1971	May 3
1972	Apr 27
1973	May 17
1974	May 7
1975	Apr 21
1976	May 8
1977	Apr 29
1978	May 3
1979	May 1
1980	Apr 26
1981	Apr 21
1982	Apr 21
1983	Apr 20
1984	Apr 7
1985	Apr 10
1986	May 3
1987	Apr 9
1988	May 1
1989	May 7
1990	Apr 18
1991	Apr 11
1992	Apr 28
1993	Apr 22
1994	Apr 8
1995	Apr 14
1996	May 13
1997	May 22
1998	Apr 17
1999	Apr 25
2000	Apr 27
2001	Apr 19
2002	May 21
2003	Apr 27
2004	May 3
2005	May 4
2006	Apr 26
2007	Apr 17
2008	Apr 30
2009	Apr 23
2010	Apr 28
2011	May 5
2012	Apr 27
2013	May 13
2014	May 16
2015	Apr 24
2016	May 15
2017	May 8
2018	Apr 30
2019	Apr 28
2020	May 9
2021	May 13
2022	Apr 27
2023	Apr 27
2024	Apr 25

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1894	174
1895	151
1896	165
1897	114
1898	201
1899	166
1900	166
1901	143
1902	180
1903	175
1904	143
1905	185
1906	168
1907	145
1908	152
1909	163
1910	166
1911	171
1912	183
1913	162
1914	186
1915	177
1916	192
1917	138
1918	183
1919	184
1920	166
1922	172
1923	162
1924	192
1925	137
1926	173
1927	168
1929	135
1930	157
1931	184
1932	156
1933	168
1934	141
1935	154
1936	161
1937	155
1940	186
1941	188
1942	157
1943	169
1944	160
1945	144
1948	162
1949	165
1950	179
1951	158
1952	172
1953	168
1954	149
1955	167
1956	168
1957	179
1958	174
1959	178
1960	193
1961	152
1962	186
1963	159
1964	179
1965	157
1966	167
1967	175
1968	176
1969	167
1970	163
1971	184
1972	172
1973	171
1974	148
1975	191
1976	162
1977	166
1978	166
1979	165
1980	169
1981	164
1982	177
1983	189
1984	208
1985	214
1986	182
1987	184
1988	171
1989	149
1990	176
1991	169
1992	171
1993	173
1994	201
1995	202
1996	150
1997	148
1998	199
1999	175
2000	163
2001	170
2002	145
2003	157
2004	154
2005	174
2006	168
2007	197
2008	174
2009	170
2010	158
2011	175
2012	163
2013	161
2014	155
2015	175
2016	162
2017	169
2018	168
2019	186
2020	159
2021	166
2022	175
2023	185
2024	184

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1894	18.7 °C
1895	19.3 °C
1896	19.0 °C
1897	18.0 °C
1898	18.6 °C
1899	19.2 °C
1900	19.2 °C
1901	18.7 °C
1902	17.4 °C
1903	17.5 °C
1904	16.6 °C
1905	17.6 °C
1906	18.6 °C
1907	15.5 °C
1908	18.7 °C
1909	16.9 °C
1910	17.4 °C
1911	18.5 °C
1912	18.1 °C
1913	18.6 °C
1914	18.8 °C
1915	17.2 °C
1916	18.4 °C
1917	16.3 °C
1918	18.1 °C
1919	18.8 °C
1920	17.6 °C
1921	20.3 °C
1922	19.7 °C
1923	17.9 °C
1924	16.2 °C
1925	18.4 °C
1926	17.1 °C
1927	17.1 °C
1928	16.8 °C
1929	17.2 °C
1930	18.6 °C
1931	18.8 °C
1932	18.1 °C
1933	19.5 °C
1934	20.0 °C
1935	17.2 °C
1936	18.9 °C
1937	17.6 °C
1940	17.1 °C
1941	19.2 °C
1942	18.0 °C
1943	17.1 °C
1944	18.4 °C
1945	16.5 °C
1948	17.8 °C
1949	17.9 °C
1950	16.4 °C
1951	16.6 °C
1952	17.9 °C
1953	18.1 °C
1954	17.9 °C
1955	19.2 °C
1956	17.4 °C
1957	17.6 °C
1958	17.1 °C
1959	19.0 °C
1960	17.8 °C
1961	17.0 °C
1962	17.7 °C
1963	17.3 °C
1964	18.4 °C
1965	17.5 °C
1966	16.4 °C
1967	16.9 °C
1968	17.6 °C
1969	17.8 °C
1970	17.8 °C
1971	17.5 °C
1972	16.8 °C
1973	18.7 °C
1974	17.9 °C
1975	17.7 °C
1976	17.7 °C
1977	19.5 °C
1978	18.3 °C
1979	17.8 °C
1980	19.0 °C
1981	17.7 °C
1982	17.5 °C
1983	18.9 °C
1984	18.0 °C
1985	18.7 °C
1986	18.1 °C
1987	19.3 °C
1988	19.2 °C
1989	17.3 °C
1990	17.4 °C
1991	19.9 °C
1992	16.4 °C
1993	17.6 °C
1994	17.9 °C
1995	18.4 °C
1996	16.9 °C
1997	16.2 °C
1998	18.9 °C
1999	19.1 °C
2000	17.4 °C
2001	18.3 °C
2002	18.6 °C
2003	17.3 °C
2004	17.9 °C
2005	19.1 °C
2006	17.9 °C
2007	18.9 °C
2008	18.0 °C
2009	17.2 °C
2010	19.3 °C
2011	18.5 °C
2012	19.2 °C
2013	18.1 °C
2014	18.0 °C
2015	18.5 °C
2016	18.4 °C
2017	17.8 °C
2018	18.2 °C
2019	18.0 °C
2020	18.4 °C
2021	19.3 °C
2022	18.7 °C
2023	18.5 °C
2024	19.5 °C

What this means for you: Since 1894, Edwardsburg'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 S Bend Ap (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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