When to plant in Menahga, MN

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

Safe to plant out

May 22

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 15

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Sep 22

1 year in 10 by Sep 12

Frost-free days

129

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Park Rapids Muni Ap · 16.4 km away · station 439 m, town 427 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 27 – Apr 10	May 22 – Jun 5	Jul 16
Sweet pepper	Mar 13 – Mar 27	May 22 – Jun 5	Jul 21
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 16 – Mar 23	Apr 20 – May 4	May 30
Peas	—	Apr 20 – May 18	Jun 14
Bush beans	—	May 15 – Jun 5	Jul 4
Carrot	—	Apr 28 – Jun 9	Jun 27
Beet	—	Apr 28 – Jun 9	Jun 17
Potato	—	Apr 28 – May 19	Jul 7
Kale	Mar 16 – Mar 30	Apr 27 – May 11	Jun 9
Broccoli	Mar 9 – Mar 23	Apr 20 – May 11	Jun 19
Cucumber	Apr 24 – May 1	May 22 – Jun 5	Jul 11
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 24 – May 1	May 22 – Jun 5	Jul 6
Winter squash	Apr 24 – May 1	May 22 – Jun 5	Aug 10
Sweet corn	—	May 15 – Jun 5	Jul 14
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 20 – May 11	Jul 19
Garlic	—	Sep 8 – Oct 6 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 20 – May 18	May 28
Basil	Apr 10 – Apr 24	May 22 – Jun 5	Jul 18

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Menahga'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 26
1897	Jun 7
1898	May 11
1899	May 14
1900	Jun 11
1901	May 25
1902	May 11
1903	May 7
1904	May 15
1905	May 28
1906	May 9
1907	May 27
1908	May 7
1909	May 10
1910	May 30
1911	May 12
1912	May 16
1913	May 18
1914	May 15
1915	May 19
1916	May 19
1917	May 27
1918	May 20
1919	May 8
1920	May 14
1922	Apr 28
1923	May 17
1924	May 25
1925	May 25
1926	May 22
1927	Jun 5
1928	Jun 3
1929	Jun 3
1930	May 24
1931	May 8
1932	May 27
1933	May 10
1934	May 22
1935	Jun 7
1936	May 3
1937	May 9
1938	May 24
1939	May 15
1940	May 3
1941	May 23
1942	Jun 13
1943	May 17
1944	May 8
1945	Jun 3
1946	Jun 1
1947	May 30
1948	May 29
1949	May 24
1950	May 15
1951	May 11
1952	May 19
1953	May 16
1954	May 25
1955	May 8
1956	May 7
1957	May 10
1958	May 23
1959	May 22
1960	May 12
1961	May 26
1962	May 6
1963	May 23
1964	Jun 4
1965	May 29
1966	May 11
1967	May 20
1968	May 18
1969	Jun 13
1970	May 11
1971	May 12
1972	May 9
1973	May 17
1974	May 25
1975	May 13
1976	May 18
1977	May 7
1978	May 2
1979	Jun 1
1980	May 15
1981	May 19
1982	Jun 17
1983	May 25
1984	May 29
1985	Jun 2
1987	May 4
1988	May 13
1989	May 27
1990	May 11
1991	May 8
1992	May 24
1993	May 21
1994	May 12
1995	May 21
1996	May 13
1997	May 21
1998	Apr 29
1999	May 9
2000	May 15
2001	Apr 27
2002	May 24
2003	May 12
2004	May 15
2005	May 15
2006	May 22
2007	Apr 24
2008	May 18
2009	Jun 6
2010	May 9
2011	May 16
2012	May 16
2013	May 12
2014	May 22
2015	May 20
2016	May 17
2017	May 11
2018	May 20
2019	May 20
2020	May 15
2021	May 28
2022	May 22
2023	May 3
2024	Apr 24

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1893	120
1894	114
1895	119
1897	101
1898	119
1899	121
1900	97
1901	115
1902	123
1903	131
1905	135
1906	143
1907	117
1908	142
1909	136
1910	101
1911	135
1912	132
1913	125
1914	132
1915	138
1916	118
1917	105
1918	106
1919	139
1920	138
1922	163
1923	118
1924	125
1925	118
1926	122
1927	109
1928	111
1929	94
1930	126
1931	113
1932	112
1933	138
1934	106
1935	110
1936	135
1937	129
1938	118
1939	117
1940	131
1941	124
1942	102
1943	122
1944	137
1945	109
1946	92
1947	114
1948	125
1949	113
1950	140
1951	135
1952	123
1953	128
1954	119
1955	124
1956	123
1957	132
1958	129
1959	117
1960	129
1961	119
1962	136
1963	112
1964	98
1965	118
1966	126
1967	126
1968	133
1969	106
1970	124
1971	126
1972	118
1973	122
1974	98
1975	121
1976	127
1977	146
1978	141
1979	96
1980	124
1981	120
1982	70
1983	119
1984	104
1985	110
1987	150
1988	141
1989	118
1990	134
1991	134
1992	117
1993	116
1994	136
1995	121
1996	123
1997	141
1998	154
1999	134
2000	122
2001	149
2002	122
2003	139
2004	96
2005	136
2006	128
2007	140
2008	134
2009	121
2010	131
2011	120
2012	119
2013	147
2014	112
2015	131
2016	119
2017	147
2018	128
2019	130
2020	115
2021	140
2022	127
2023	158
2024	172

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	13.8 °C
1894	15.7 °C
1895	14.2 °C
1896	14.0 °C
1897	14.0 °C
1898	13.6 °C
1899	13.3 °C
1900	15.7 °C
1901	14.9 °C
1902	13.0 °C
1903	12.9 °C
1905	13.4 °C
1906	14.9 °C
1907	12.1 °C
1908	14.7 °C
1909	14.2 °C
1910	15.0 °C
1911	14.3 °C
1912	14.2 °C
1913	14.6 °C
1914	14.5 °C
1915	13.9 °C
1916	13.9 °C
1917	13.3 °C
1918	13.4 °C
1919	15.1 °C
1920	14.0 °C
1923	14.6 °C
1924	12.6 °C
1925	14.8 °C
1926	13.4 °C
1927	13.1 °C
1928	13.3 °C
1929	14.3 °C
1930	14.8 °C
1931	15.6 °C
1932	15.2 °C
1933	16.1 °C
1934	14.8 °C
1935	14.1 °C
1936	15.2 °C
1937	15.1 °C
1938	13.9 °C
1939	14.1 °C
1940	14.4 °C
1941	15.9 °C
1942	13.5 °C
1943	13.8 °C
1944	13.8 °C
1945	12.2 °C
1946	14.2 °C
1947	13.7 °C
1948	15.1 °C
1949	15.2 °C
1950	12.7 °C
1951	13.2 °C
1952	14.9 °C
1953	14.2 °C
1954	13.5 °C
1955	16.0 °C
1956	13.1 °C
1957	14.6 °C
1958	14.4 °C
1959	15.5 °C
1960	15.1 °C
1961	14.7 °C
1962	14.3 °C
1963	15.9 °C
1964	15.1 °C
1965	13.7 °C
1966	14.2 °C
1967	14.0 °C
1968	14.6 °C
1969	15.0 °C
1970	15.2 °C
1971	14.4 °C
1972	14.2 °C
1973	14.4 °C
1974	14.0 °C
1975	14.2 °C
1976	16.1 °C
1977	15.9 °C
1978	15.5 °C
1979	13.5 °C
1980	15.3 °C
1981	14.6 °C
1982	13.6 °C
1983	15.3 °C
1984	14.2 °C
1985	14.2 °C
1990	15.2 °C
1991	16.3 °C
1992	13.8 °C
1993	13.7 °C
1994	15.1 °C
1995	14.9 °C
1996	14.4 °C
1997	14.6 °C
1998	16.5 °C
1999	15.1 °C
2000	14.2 °C
2001	15.2 °C
2002	14.5 °C
2003	14.8 °C
2004	13.4 °C
2005	15.6 °C
2006	16.0 °C
2007	16.1 °C
2008	14.5 °C
2009	13.7 °C
2010	15.0 °C
2011	14.6 °C
2012	15.7 °C
2013	14.1 °C
2014	14.2 °C
2015	16.1 °C
2016	15.9 °C
2017	15.4 °C
2018	15.0 °C
2019	14.3 °C
2020	14.6 °C
2021	16.4 °C
2022	14.7 °C
2023	16.1 °C
2024	16.1 °C

What this means for you: Since 1893, Menahga'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 Park Rapids Muni Ap (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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