When to plant in Hayfield, MN

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

Safe to plant out

May 13

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 29

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 4

1 year in 10 by Sep 21

Frost-free days

156

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Rochester Intl Ap · 28.5 km away · station 398 m, town 402 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 18 – Apr 1	May 13 – May 27	Jul 7
Sweet pepper	Mar 4 – Mar 18	May 13 – May 27	Jul 12
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 5 – Mar 12	Apr 9 – Apr 23	May 19
Peas	—	Apr 9 – May 7	Jun 3
Bush beans	—	May 6 – May 27	Jun 25
Carrot	—	Apr 19 – May 31	Jun 18
Beet	—	Apr 19 – May 31	Jun 8
Potato	—	Apr 19 – May 10	Jun 28
Kale	Mar 5 – Mar 19	Apr 16 – Apr 30	May 29
Broccoli	Feb 26 – Mar 12	Apr 9 – Apr 30	Jun 8
Cucumber	Apr 15 – Apr 22	May 13 – May 27	Jul 2
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 15 – Apr 22	May 13 – May 27	Jun 27
Winter squash	Apr 15 – Apr 22	May 13 – May 27	Aug 1
Sweet corn	—	May 6 – May 27	Jul 5
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 9 – Apr 30	Jul 8
Garlic	—	Sep 20 – Oct 18 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 9 – May 7	May 17
Basil	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 13 – May 27	Jul 9

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Hayfield'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	Apr 26
1909	May 10
1910	May 14
1911	May 4
1912	Apr 22
1913	May 11
1914	May 15
1915	May 19
1916	May 18
1917	May 24
1918	May 13
1919	May 2
1920	May 15
1929	May 21
1930	May 30
1931	May 23
1932	May 28
1933	May 3
1934	May 25
1935	May 17
1936	Apr 26
1937	Jun 9
1938	May 24
1939	May 13
1940	May 1
1941	Apr 24
1942	May 16
1943	May 14
1944	May 6
1945	Jun 4
1946	May 12
1947	May 9
1948	Apr 21
1949	Apr 24
1950	May 2
1951	May 11
1952	Apr 24
1953	May 13
1954	May 20
1955	May 8
1956	May 16
1957	May 5
1958	May 23
1959	May 8
1960	May 12
1961	May 26
1962	Apr 20
1963	May 23
1964	Apr 15
1965	Apr 28
1966	May 10
1967	May 22
1968	May 10
1969	May 12
1970	May 2
1971	May 12
1972	Apr 26
1973	May 17
1974	May 6
1975	Apr 22
1976	May 8
1977	Apr 25
1978	May 3
1979	May 12
1980	May 7
1981	May 11
1982	Apr 27
1983	May 15
1984	May 1
1985	Apr 9
1986	May 3
1987	May 4
1988	May 17
1989	May 7
1990	May 11
1991	Apr 21
1992	May 5
1993	Apr 26
1994	May 6
1995	Apr 27
1996	May 13
1997	May 16
1998	Apr 17
1999	Apr 17
2000	Apr 21
2001	Apr 18
2002	May 20
2003	Apr 22
2004	May 5
2005	May 4
2006	Apr 9
2007	Apr 14
2008	Apr 29
2009	Apr 20
2010	May 9
2011	May 4
2012	Apr 17
2013	May 13
2014	Apr 25
2015	Apr 23
2016	May 15
2017	Apr 28
2018	Apr 29
2019	Apr 28
2020	May 12
2021	Apr 25
2022	Apr 27
2023	Apr 26
2024	Apr 24

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1909	154
1910	144
1912	156
1913	133
1914	132
1915	102
1916	120
1917	108
1918	130
1919	161
1929	119
1930	120
1931	141
1932	117
1933	146
1934	130
1935	132
1936	158
1937	98
1938	148
1939	135
1940	147
1941	156
1942	130
1943	125
1944	155
1945	115
1946	135
1947	138
1948	164
1949	156
1950	144
1951	139
1952	160
1953	122
1954	138
1955	125
1956	125
1957	144
1958	130
1959	132
1960	158
1961	124
1962	152
1963	112
1964	172
1965	167
1966	143
1967	128
1968	145
1969	154
1970	160
1971	168
1972	155
1973	164
1974	137
1975	155
1976	137
1977	163
1978	156
1979	149
1980	138
1981	139
1982	171
1983	130
1984	146
1985	174
1986	155
1987	150
1988	139
1989	138
1990	150
1991	150
1992	145
1993	155
1994	155
1995	146
1996	142
1997	149
1998	173
1999	156
2000	167
2001	169
2002	126
2003	159
2004	149
2005	156
2006	184
2007	153
2008	169
2009	171
2010	164
2011	133
2012	158
2013	156
2014	162
2015	175
2016	145
2017	179
2018	152
2019	165
2020	142
2021	178
2022	162
2023	166
2024	172

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1909	15.5 °C
1910	16.2 °C
1912	16.5 °C
1913	16.9 °C
1914	17.0 °C
1915	15.5 °C
1916	16.5 °C
1917	14.8 °C
1918	15.7 °C
1919	17.6 °C
1920	15.9 °C
1930	16.9 °C
1931	17.8 °C
1932	16.9 °C
1933	17.1 °C
1934	17.3 °C
1935	15.8 °C
1936	17.6 °C
1937	16.2 °C
1938	16.1 °C
1939	17.2 °C
1940	16.6 °C
1941	18.1 °C
1942	16.2 °C
1943	16.4 °C
1944	16.7 °C
1945	14.8 °C
1946	16.2 °C
1947	16.3 °C
1948	17.7 °C
1949	17.7 °C
1950	15.2 °C
1951	15.5 °C
1952	16.6 °C
1953	16.2 °C
1954	16.4 °C
1955	18.4 °C
1956	16.0 °C
1957	16.4 °C
1958	15.4 °C
1959	17.3 °C
1960	16.3 °C
1961	15.3 °C
1962	15.7 °C
1963	16.4 °C
1964	16.5 °C
1965	15.2 °C
1966	15.3 °C
1967	14.8 °C
1968	15.4 °C
1969	15.9 °C
1970	16.6 °C
1971	16.3 °C
1972	15.7 °C
1973	16.0 °C
1974	15.6 °C
1975	16.4 °C
1976	17.0 °C
1977	17.7 °C
1978	16.6 °C
1979	16.4 °C
1980	17.2 °C
1981	15.9 °C
1982	16.1 °C
1983	16.1 °C
1984	15.4 °C
1985	16.3 °C
1986	16.2 °C
1987	17.6 °C
1988	17.8 °C
1989	15.9 °C
1990	16.3 °C
1991	17.2 °C
1992	14.7 °C
1993	14.8 °C
1994	16.2 °C
1995	16.2 °C
1996	14.9 °C
1997	15.2 °C
1998	17.4 °C
1999	16.4 °C
2000	16.3 °C
2001	16.6 °C
2002	16.5 °C
2003	16.1 °C
2004	16.1 °C
2005	17.6 °C
2006	17.5 °C
2007	17.6 °C
2008	16.6 °C
2009	15.9 °C
2010	17.8 °C
2011	16.9 °C
2012	18.5 °C
2013	16.4 °C
2014	16.2 °C
2015	17.0 °C
2016	17.5 °C
2017	16.8 °C
2018	16.7 °C
2019	16.4 °C
2020	16.5 °C
2021	17.5 °C
2022	16.5 °C
2023	17.6 °C
2024	17.3 °C

What this means for you: Since 1893, Hayfield's last spring frost has come about 2 days earlier per decade, on average. 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 Rochester Intl Ap (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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