When to plant in Elko New Market, MN

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

Safe to plant out

May 7

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 24

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 4

1 year in 10 by Sep 21

Frost-free days

155

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Farmington 3nw · 16.4 km away · station 293 m, town 348 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 12 – Mar 26	May 7 – May 21	Jul 1
Sweet pepper	Feb 26 – Mar 12	May 7 – May 21	Jul 6
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 1 – Mar 8	Apr 5 – Apr 19	May 15
Peas	—	Apr 5 – May 3	May 30
Bush beans	—	Apr 30 – May 21	Jun 19
Carrot	—	Apr 14 – May 26	Jun 13
Beet	—	Apr 14 – May 26	Jun 3
Potato	—	Apr 14 – May 5	Jun 23
Kale	Mar 1 – Mar 15	Apr 12 – Apr 26	May 25
Broccoli	Feb 22 – Mar 8	Apr 5 – Apr 26	Jun 4
Cucumber	Apr 9 – Apr 16	May 7 – May 21	Jun 26
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 9 – Apr 16	May 7 – May 21	Jun 21
Winter squash	Apr 9 – Apr 16	May 7 – May 21	Jul 26
Sweet corn	—	Apr 30 – May 21	Jun 29
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 5 – Apr 26	Jul 4
Garlic	—	Sep 20 – Oct 18 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 5 – May 3	May 13
Basil	Mar 26 – Apr 9	May 7 – May 21	Jul 3

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Elko New Market'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 25
1894	May 19
1895	May 21
1896	Apr 22
1897	Jun 7
1898	May 11
1899	May 13
1900	May 18
1901	May 25
1902	Apr 30
1903	May 3
1904	May 15
1905	May 26
1906	May 8
1907	May 27
1908	May 4
1909	May 9
1910	May 4
1911	May 3
1912	Apr 29
1913	May 10
1914	Apr 30
1916	May 3
1917	May 23
1918	May 13
1919	Apr 26
1920	May 3
1921	May 15
1922	Apr 26
1923	May 13
1924	May 21
1925	May 25
1926	May 22
1931	May 23
1932	Apr 27
1933	May 9
1934	Apr 27
1935	May 4
1936	May 3
1937	May 14
1939	Apr 22
1940	May 3
1941	Apr 24
1942	May 15
1943	May 13
1944	May 6
1945	May 10
1946	May 12
1947	May 29
1948	May 8
1949	Apr 24
1950	May 1
1951	Apr 23
1952	Apr 15
1953	May 13
1954	May 8
1955	May 8
1956	May 16
1957	May 4
1958	Apr 29
1959	May 15
1960	May 11
1961	May 3
1962	Apr 19
1963	May 23
1964	Apr 18
1965	Apr 28
1966	May 11
1967	May 20
1968	May 5
1969	May 12
1970	May 2
1971	May 19
1972	Apr 26
1973	May 15
1974	May 6
1975	Apr 21
1976	May 7
1977	Apr 8
1978	May 1
1979	May 12
1980	Apr 24
1981	May 11
1982	Apr 22
1983	Apr 24
1984	May 2
1985	Apr 9
1986	Apr 22
1987	Apr 23
1988	Apr 24
1989	May 7
1990	May 2
1991	Apr 24
1992	May 5
1993	Apr 26
1994	Apr 30
1995	Apr 23
1996	May 1
1997	May 13
1998	Apr 17
1999	Apr 12
2000	Apr 21
2001	Apr 18
2002	May 5
2003	Apr 17
2005	May 12
2006	Apr 9
2007	Apr 15
2008	Apr 29
2009	Apr 11
2022	Apr 27

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1893	121
1894	127
1895	131
1896	149
1897	101
1898	120
1899	135
1900	131
1901	141
1902	166
1903	143
1904	143
1905	137
1906	153
1907	120
1908	147
1909	154
1910	154
1911	170
1912	149
1913	134
1914	166
1916	136
1917	109
1918	142
1921	141
1925	133
1932	154
1935	145
1936	151
1939	156
1940	164
1941	157
1943	153
1944	155
1945	140
1946	152
1947	115
1948	154
1949	157
1950	154
1951	157
1952	170
1953	145
1954	151
1955	159
1956	136
1957	158
1958	154
1959	146
1960	159
1961	147
1962	186
1963	158
1964	170
1965	150
1966	142
1967	130
1968	151
1969	154
1970	160
1971	140
1972	155
1973	142
1974	138
1975	163
1976	138
1977	176
1978	159
1979	145
1980	145
1981	139
1982	176
1983	151
1984	146
1985	168
1986	166
1987	162
1988	163
1989	138
1990	160
1991	148
1992	146
1993	158
1994	162
1995	151
1996	154
1997	153
1998	179
1999	172
2000	155
2001	170
2002	154
2005	147
2006	184
2007	151
2008	174
2009	180

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	15.8 °C
1894	17.7 °C
1895	16.8 °C
1896	16.2 °C
1897	15.3 °C
1898	15.6 °C
1899	16.4 °C
1900	17.6 °C
1901	18.1 °C
1902	15.9 °C
1903	15.2 °C
1904	14.9 °C
1905	16.0 °C
1906	16.8 °C
1907	14.2 °C
1908	16.2 °C
1909	15.9 °C
1910	17.7 °C
1911	17.5 °C
1912	16.4 °C
1913	17.3 °C
1914	17.2 °C
1916	16.4 °C
1917	15.3 °C
1918	15.8 °C
1921	18.4 °C
1924	14.8 °C
1925	16.7 °C
1926	16.2 °C
1927	14.4 °C
1930	17.4 °C
1931	18.4 °C
1933	17.2 °C
1934	17.7 °C
1935	16.3 °C
1936	18.1 °C
1937	17.2 °C
1939	17.3 °C
1940	16.7 °C
1941	18.4 °C
1942	16.8 °C
1943	16.8 °C
1944	16.8 °C
1945	15.4 °C
1946	16.7 °C
1947	16.3 °C
1948	18.2 °C
1949	18.2 °C
1950	15.6 °C
1951	15.8 °C
1952	17.4 °C
1953	16.9 °C
1954	16.9 °C
1955	19.0 °C
1956	16.7 °C
1957	17.0 °C
1958	16.7 °C
1959	18.0 °C
1960	16.9 °C
1961	16.5 °C
1962	16.3 °C
1963	17.6 °C
1964	17.6 °C
1965	15.6 °C
1966	16.3 °C
1967	15.7 °C
1968	16.8 °C
1969	17.0 °C
1970	17.3 °C
1971	16.0 °C
1972	15.9 °C
1973	16.4 °C
1974	16.1 °C
1975	16.1 °C
1976	17.7 °C
1977	18.0 °C
1978	17.3 °C
1979	16.0 °C
1980	17.2 °C
1981	16.9 °C
1982	16.3 °C
1983	17.3 °C
1984	16.6 °C
1985	17.3 °C
1986	17.5 °C
1987	18.4 °C
1988	19.7 °C
1989	16.9 °C
1990	17.4 °C
1991	18.0 °C
1992	15.9 °C
1993	15.8 °C
1994	17.4 °C
1995	17.2 °C
1996	16.3 °C
1997	16.7 °C
1998	18.6 °C
1999	17.9 °C
2000	17.3 °C
2001	17.7 °C
2002	17.5 °C
2005	17.9 °C
2006	17.8 °C
2007	17.7 °C
2008	16.4 °C
2009	16.4 °C
2022	17.6 °C

What this means for you: Since 1893, Elko New Market's last spring frost has come about 2 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 2 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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