When to plant in Shelby (near Hart), MI

Planting dates worked out from Shelby (near Hart)'s own frost records, not a generic zone chart.

Safe to plant out

May 26

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 14

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 8

1 year in 10 by Sep 26

Frost-free days

147

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Hart 3 Wsw · 8.8 km away · station 236 m, town 249 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 31 – Apr 14	May 26 – Jun 9	Jul 20
Sweet pepper	Mar 17 – Mar 31	May 26 – Jun 9	Jul 25
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 12 – Mar 19	Apr 16 – Apr 30	May 26
Peas	—	Apr 12 – May 10	Jun 6
Bush beans	—	May 19 – Jun 9	Jul 8
Carrot	—	Apr 23 – Jun 4	Jun 22
Beet	—	Apr 22 – Jun 3	Jun 11
Potato	—	Apr 23 – May 14	Jul 2
Kale	Mar 8 – Mar 22	Apr 19 – May 3	Jun 1
Broccoli	Mar 5 – Mar 19	Apr 16 – May 7	Jun 15
Cucumber	Apr 28 – May 5	May 26 – Jun 9	Jul 15
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 28 – May 5	May 26 – Jun 9	Jul 10
Winter squash	Apr 28 – May 5	May 26 – Jun 9	Aug 14
Sweet corn	—	May 19 – Jun 9	Jul 18
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 16 – May 7	Jul 15
Garlic	—	Sep 24 – Oct 22 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 12 – May 10	May 20
Basil	Apr 14 – Apr 28	May 26 – Jun 9	Jul 22

Plan all 65 crops for Shelby (near Hart)

Shelby (near Hart)'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
1893	May 19
1894	May 29
1895	May 21
1896	Apr 24
1897	May 29
1898	May 17
1899	May 20
1900	May 10
1901	May 15
1902	May 28
1909	May 11
1910	May 13
1911	May 5
1913	May 26
1914	May 15
1915	May 19
1916	May 2
1917	May 14
1918	Jun 23
1919	May 18
1920	May 17
1921	May 15
1922	Apr 29
1923	May 13
1924	May 20
1925	May 26
1926	May 23
1927	May 20
1928	May 14
1929	May 25
1930	May 31
1931	May 24
1932	May 23
1933	May 4
1934	May 27
1935	May 24
1936	May 20
1937	May 19
1938	May 13
1939	Jun 13
1940	May 18
1941	May 24
1942	May 10
1943	May 14
1944	May 10
1945	Jun 5
1946	Jun 5
1947	May 10
1948	May 24
1949	Jun 8
1951	May 13
1952	May 18
1953	May 23
1954	May 21
1955	May 18
1956	Jun 2
1957	May 16
1958	Jun 6
1959	May 8
1960	May 13
1961	May 30
1962	Apr 24
1963	May 23
1964	May 14
1965	Apr 29
1966	May 13
1967	May 22
1968	May 6
1969	May 21
1970	May 7
1971	May 22
1972	Jun 11
1973	May 18
1974	May 10
1975	Apr 26
1976	May 13
1977	May 10
1978	May 6
1979	May 22
1980	Apr 26
1981	May 12
1982	Apr 29
1983	May 18
1984	May 16
1985	Apr 17
1986	May 3
1987	May 6
1988	May 25
1989	May 11
1990	May 2
1991	May 2
1992	May 26
1993	May 20
1994	May 26
1996	May 13
1997	May 22
1998	Apr 28
1999	Apr 29
2000	May 20
2003	May 3
2004	May 5
2006	May 22
2008	May 29
2009	May 17
2010	May 11
2011	May 17
2012	Apr 30
2013	May 25
2014	May 17
2015	May 23
2016	May 20
2017	May 10
2018	Apr 30
2022	May 23
2023	May 1
2024	Apr 26
2025	Jun 2
2026	May 15

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1893	120
1894	138
1895	141
1897	124
1898	144
1899	116
1900	159
1901	141
1902	140
1911	178
1913	145
1914	162
1915	131
1916	150
1917	142
1918	95
1919	130
1920	137
1921	149
1922	166
1923	124
1924	153
1925	133
1926	125
1927	149
1928	136
1929	116
1930	140
1931	140
1932	124
1933	171
1934	96
1935	108
1936	140
1937	123
1938	146
1939	108
1940	130
1941	139
1942	139
1943	119
1944	136
1945	102
1946	117
1947	137
1948	132
1949	112
1951	117
1952	137
1953	136
1954	138
1955	148
1956	109
1957	133
1958	127
1959	130
1960	140
1961	121
1962	149
1963	133
1964	123
1965	150
1966	135
1967	150
1968	176
1969	146
1970	146
1971	162
1972	120
1973	153
1974	144
1975	182
1976	133
1977	149
1978	163
1979	144
1980	178
1981	133
1982	170
1983	144
1984	133
1985	176
1986	159
1988	133
1990	162
1991	147
1992	118
1993	131
1994	127
1996	147
1997	147
1998	175
2000	128
2003	154
2004	151
2006	142
2008	126
2009	136
2010	145
2011	137
2012	160
2013	150
2014	145
2015	147
2016	157
2017	168
2022	128
2023	168
2024	173
2025	144

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	14.9 °C
1894	14.4 °C
1897	16.3 °C
1898	16.1 °C
1899	16.5 °C
1900	17.2 °C
1901	16.5 °C
1902	15.6 °C
1909	15.8 °C
1913	17.5 °C
1914	15.9 °C
1915	15.2 °C
1916	16.2 °C
1917	14.2 °C
1918	15.4 °C
1919	17.1 °C
1920	15.1 °C
1921	18.2 °C
1922	16.3 °C
1923	15.3 °C
1924	13.8 °C
1925	15.9 °C
1926	14.6 °C
1927	15.1 °C
1928	14.8 °C
1929	15.4 °C
1930	16.9 °C
1931	17.3 °C
1932	16.9 °C
1933	17.2 °C
1934	15.7 °C
1935	15.2 °C
1936	16.0 °C
1937	16.0 °C
1938	15.5 °C
1939	16.4 °C
1940	15.2 °C
1941	16.9 °C
1942	16.7 °C
1943	15.9 °C
1944	16.7 °C
1945	14.9 °C
1946	16.1 °C
1947	16.2 °C
1948	16.7 °C
1949	16.8 °C
1951	15.4 °C
1952	16.5 °C
1953	16.3 °C
1954	15.7 °C
1955	17.9 °C
1956	15.2 °C
1957	15.8 °C
1958	15.3 °C
1959	17.6 °C
1960	16.2 °C
1961	15.9 °C
1962	16.0 °C
1963	15.9 °C
1964	17.1 °C
1965	16.0 °C
1966	15.7 °C
1967	15.3 °C
1968	16.5 °C
1969	16.4 °C
1970	17.1 °C
1971	16.2 °C
1972	15.7 °C
1973	16.8 °C
1974	15.7 °C
1975	16.1 °C
1976	16.1 °C
1977	16.7 °C
1978	15.5 °C
1979	15.1 °C
1980	16.0 °C
1981	15.6 °C
1982	15.1 °C
1983	15.9 °C
1984	15.6 °C
1985	16.2 °C
1986	16.4 °C
1987	16.9 °C
1988	16.7 °C
1989	14.8 °C
1990	15.1 °C
1991	16.3 °C
1992	13.1 °C
1993	14.3 °C
1994	14.8 °C
1996	14.4 °C
1997	14.1 °C
1999	16.3 °C
2003	15.0 °C
2006	16.6 °C
2008	15.6 °C
2009	15.1 °C
2010	17.3 °C
2011	16.1 °C
2012	16.8 °C
2013	15.4 °C
2014	15.0 °C
2015	16.1 °C
2016	16.6 °C
2017	16.2 °C
2022	15.8 °C
2023	15.9 °C
2024	17.0 °C
2025	16.5 °C
2026	16.9 °C

What this means for you: Since 1893, Shelby (near Hart)'s last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. The frost-free season has grown by about 1 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Hart 3 Wsw (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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