When to plant in Gladwin, MI

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

Safe to plant out

May 20

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 11

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 6

1 year in 10 by Sep 23

Frost-free days

148

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Gladwin · 0.7 km away · station 236 m, town 239 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	Mar 25 – Apr 8	May 20 – Jun 3	Jul 14
Sweet pepper	Mar 11 – Mar 25	May 20 – Jun 3	Jul 19
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 9 – Mar 16	Apr 13 – Apr 27	May 23
Peas	—	Apr 13 – May 11	Jun 7
Bush beans	—	May 13 – Jun 3	Jul 2
Carrot	—	Apr 23 – Jun 4	Jun 22
Beet	—	Apr 23 – Jun 4	Jun 12
Potato	—	Apr 23 – May 14	Jul 2
Kale	Mar 9 – Mar 23	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 2
Broccoli	Mar 2 – Mar 16	Apr 13 – May 4	Jun 12
Cucumber	Apr 22 – Apr 29	May 20 – Jun 3	Jul 9
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 22 – Apr 29	May 20 – Jun 3	Jul 4
Winter squash	Apr 22 – Apr 29	May 20 – Jun 3	Aug 8
Sweet corn	—	May 13 – Jun 3	Jul 12
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 13 – May 4	Jul 12
Garlic	—	Sep 22 – Oct 20 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 13 – May 11	May 21
Basil	Apr 8 – Apr 22	May 20 – Jun 3	Jul 16

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Gladwin'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
1897	May 26
1898	May 7
1899	May 14
1900	May 10
1901	May 29
1903	May 8
1904	May 18
1905	May 9
1909	May 11
1910	May 15
1912	May 15
1913	May 11
1926	May 23
1927	May 18
1929	May 22
1930	May 29
1931	May 5
1932	May 22
1933	May 4
1934	May 25
1935	May 23
1936	May 20
1937	May 11
1938	May 13
1939	May 18
1940	Jun 21
1942	May 10
1943	May 14
1944	May 8
1945	May 30
1946	May 13
1947	May 30
1948	May 25
1949	Jun 8
1950	May 11
1951	May 13
1952	May 3
1953	May 15
1954	May 26
1955	May 18
1956	May 24
1957	May 17
1958	May 29
1959	May 9
1960	May 8
1962	May 9
1963	May 24
1964	Jun 4
1965	May 30
1966	Jun 1
1967	May 21
1968	May 18
1969	May 21
1970	May 7
1971	May 13
1972	Jun 11
1973	May 25
1974	May 10
1975	May 8
1978	May 7
1981	May 18
1982	May 9
1983	May 27
1984	May 16
1985	May 23
1986	May 4
1987	May 13
1988	May 25
1989	May 11
1990	May 12
1991	May 8
1992	May 27
1993	May 16
1994	May 18
1995	May 6
1996	May 14
1997	May 20
1998	Apr 29
1999	Apr 30
2000	May 16
2001	Apr 29
2002	May 20
2003	May 4
2004	May 5
2005	May 12
2006	May 7
2007	May 14
2008	May 29
2009	May 19
2010	May 11
2011	Apr 22
2012	May 18
2013	May 14
2014	Apr 24
2015	May 21
2016	May 16
2017	May 10
2018	May 1
2019	May 11
2020	May 14
2021	May 14
2022	May 8
2023	May 18
2024	Apr 27

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1897	117
1898	126
1899	122
1900	152
1904	117
1905	127
1910	139
1926	127
1929	115
1930	141
1931	160
1932	118
1933	161
1934	87
1935	127
1936	127
1937	128
1938	129
1939	128
1940	96
1942	135
1943	126
1944	138
1945	121
1946	112
1947	114
1948	138
1949	112
1950	135
1951	137
1952	146
1953	121
1954	133
1955	116
1956	118
1957	129
1958	122
1959	130
1960	144
1962	119
1963	112
1964	99
1965	118
1966	116
1967	112
1968	138
1969	145
1970	144
1971	130
1972	103
1973	116
1974	116
1975	127
1978	143
1981	137
1983	119
1984	133
1985	124
1986	125
1987	143
1988	133
1989	135
1990	128
1991	135
1992	118
1993	135
1994	135
1995	139
1996	141
1998	174
1999	155
2000	134
2001	160
2002	146
2003	149
2004	147
2005	160
2006	151
2007	152
2008	127
2009	134
2010	145
2011	182
2012	128
2013	160
2014	170
2015	150
2016	150
2018	167
2019	155
2020	128
2021	160
2022	152
2023	157
2024	165

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1897	14.8 °C
1898	15.8 °C
1899	15.7 °C
1900	16.8 °C
1903	14.9 °C
1904	14.4 °C
1905	15.6 °C
1909	16.0 °C
1910	16.2 °C
1926	14.1 °C
1927	14.1 °C
1929	14.2 °C
1930	16.4 °C
1931	17.1 °C
1932	15.7 °C
1933	16.9 °C
1934	15.9 °C
1935	15.2 °C
1936	15.9 °C
1937	16.2 °C
1938	15.6 °C
1939	15.2 °C
1940	14.4 °C
1942	15.5 °C
1943	14.6 °C
1944	15.5 °C
1945	14.1 °C
1946	14.8 °C
1947	15.0 °C
1948	16.2 °C
1949	16.7 °C
1950	14.1 °C
1951	14.8 °C
1952	15.8 °C
1953	15.3 °C
1954	14.9 °C
1955	17.2 °C
1956	14.1 °C
1957	14.9 °C
1958	14.8 °C
1959	16.6 °C
1960	15.3 °C
1962	15.8 °C
1963	15.6 °C
1964	15.8 °C
1965	14.7 °C
1966	15.6 °C
1967	15.0 °C
1968	15.9 °C
1969	15.9 °C
1970	16.1 °C
1971	15.7 °C
1972	14.4 °C
1973	16.4 °C
1974	15.0 °C
1975	15.9 °C
1978	15.2 °C
1981	16.2 °C
1983	15.8 °C
1984	15.6 °C
1985	15.8 °C
1986	15.9 °C
1987	17.2 °C
1988	16.9 °C
1989	15.6 °C
1990	15.8 °C
1991	17.1 °C
1992	14.1 °C
1993	15.2 °C
1994	15.4 °C
1995	15.6 °C
1996	15.1 °C
1997	14.1 °C
1998	16.6 °C
1999	16.4 °C
2000	15.3 °C
2001	16.3 °C
2002	16.0 °C
2003	15.0 °C
2004	15.4 °C
2005	16.6 °C
2006	16.1 °C
2007	16.3 °C
2008	15.7 °C
2009	14.8 °C
2010	16.9 °C
2011	16.0 °C
2012	16.4 °C
2013	15.2 °C
2014	15.1 °C
2015	17.1 °C
2016	16.6 °C
2017	16.1 °C
2018	16.2 °C
2019	15.2 °C
2020	15.8 °C
2021	16.7 °C
2022	16.1 °C
2023	16.1 °C
2024	17.1 °C

What this means for you: Since 1897, Gladwin's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. 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 Gladwin (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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