When to plant in Milaca, MN

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

Safe to plant out

May 23

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 9

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Sep 29

1 year in 10 by Sep 14

Frost-free days

146

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Milaca · 0.6 km away · station 324 m, town 329 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 28 – Apr 11	May 23 – Jun 6	Jul 17
Sweet pepper	Mar 14 – Mar 28	May 23 – Jun 6	Jul 22
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 14 – Mar 21	Apr 18 – May 2	May 28
Peas	—	Apr 18 – May 16	Jun 12
Bush beans	—	May 16 – Jun 6	Jul 5
Carrot	—	Apr 26 – Jun 7	Jun 25
Beet	—	Apr 26 – Jun 7	Jun 15
Potato	—	Apr 26 – May 17	Jul 5
Kale	Mar 14 – Mar 28	Apr 25 – May 9	Jun 7
Broccoli	Mar 7 – Mar 21	Apr 18 – May 9	Jun 17
Cucumber	Apr 25 – May 2	May 23 – Jun 6	Jul 12
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 25 – May 2	May 23 – Jun 6	Jul 7
Winter squash	Apr 25 – May 2	May 23 – Jun 6	Aug 11
Sweet corn	—	May 16 – Jun 6	Jul 15
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 18 – May 9	Jul 17
Garlic	—	Sep 15 – Oct 13 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 18 – May 16	May 26
Basil	Apr 11 – Apr 25	May 23 – Jun 6	Jul 19

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Milaca'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
1898	May 11
1899	May 13
1900	May 9
1904	Jun 15
1906	May 28
1908	May 31
1909	May 10
1911	May 15
1917	May 27
1918	May 23
1919	May 9
1920	May 14
1921	May 16
1922	Apr 30
1923	May 13
1924	May 25
1925	May 25
1927	Apr 30
1928	May 12
1929	May 19
1930	May 17
1931	May 7
1932	May 1
1933	May 10
1934	May 15
1935	May 4
1936	May 3
1937	Apr 22
1938	May 12
1939	May 12
1940	May 2
1941	Apr 24
1943	May 14
1944	May 6
1945	Jun 4
1946	Jun 2
1947	May 27
1948	May 8
1949	May 24
1950	May 3
1951	May 11
1952	Apr 26
1953	May 16
1954	May 20
1955	May 9
1956	May 24
1957	May 16
1958	May 9
1959	May 16
1960	May 11
1961	May 26
1962	Apr 29
1963	May 23
1964	Apr 24
1965	May 29
1966	May 11
1967	May 20
1968	May 18
1969	May 25
1970	May 6
1971	May 12
1972	May 3
1973	May 17
1974	May 25
1975	May 2
1976	May 8
1977	May 7
1979	May 21
1980	May 15
1981	May 19
1982	May 8
1990	May 3
1991	Apr 25
1992	May 26
1994	May 11
1995	Apr 28
1996	May 12
1997	May 26
1998	Jun 6
1999	Apr 25
2000	May 19
2001	Apr 25
2002	May 20
2003	May 2
2004	May 15
2008	Apr 30
2009	Apr 29
2010	May 10
2011	May 4
2012	Apr 24
2013	May 13
2014	Apr 26
2015	May 19
2016	May 16
2017	May 1
2018	Apr 30
2019	May 11
2020	May 13
2021	May 12
2022	Apr 29
2023	May 3
2024	Apr 25
2025	May 3
2026	May 20

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1898	122
1899	135
1904	88
1906	121
1909	113
1917	105
1918	103
1919	138
1920	139
1921	139
1922	133
1923	122
1924	126
1925	118
1927	145
1928	133
1929	121
1930	133
1931	157
1932	150
1933	147
1934	128
1935	119
1936	150
1937	149
1938	160
1939	136
1940	146
1941	157
1943	119
1944	155
1945	108
1946	92
1947	117
1948	146
1949	127
1950	143
1952	160
1953	128
1954	124
1955	124
1956	128
1957	126
1958	144
1959	122
1960	140
1961	119
1962	143
1963	112
1964	140
1965	118
1966	136
1967	126
1968	137
1969	125
1970	144
1971	129
1972	141
1973	125
1974	100
1975	152
1976	136
1979	137
1981	131
1982	121
1990	149
1991	147
1992	114
1994	151
1995	144
1996	124
1997	136
1998	108
1999	148
2002	126
2003	149
2004	139
2008	156
2009	160
2010	145
2011	133
2012	151
2013	159
2014	139
2015	149
2016	144
2017	161
2018	151
2019	153
2020	120
2021	163
2022	151
2023	158
2024	171

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1898	15.2 °C
1899	15.5 °C
1901	15.8 °C
1903	13.9 °C
1904	13.3 °C
1906	15.2 °C
1909	14.5 °C
1911	14.8 °C
1917	13.8 °C
1918	14.5 °C
1919	15.8 °C
1920	15.0 °C
1921	16.7 °C
1922	15.9 °C
1923	15.6 °C
1924	12.9 °C
1925	15.3 °C
1927	14.1 °C
1928	14.5 °C
1929	14.8 °C
1931	17.5 °C
1932	16.7 °C
1933	17.4 °C
1934	17.0 °C
1935	15.9 °C
1936	16.9 °C
1937	16.8 °C
1938	16.6 °C
1939	16.4 °C
1940	16.1 °C
1941	17.5 °C
1943	15.9 °C
1944	15.9 °C
1945	14.0 °C
1946	15.1 °C
1947	15.5 °C
1948	16.8 °C
1949	16.2 °C
1950	14.3 °C
1952	16.6 °C
1953	16.1 °C
1954	15.3 °C
1955	17.7 °C
1956	14.9 °C
1957	15.6 °C
1958	15.2 °C
1959	16.5 °C
1960	15.6 °C
1961	14.8 °C
1962	14.7 °C
1963	15.8 °C
1964	15.9 °C
1965	14.1 °C
1966	14.6 °C
1967	14.0 °C
1968	15.1 °C
1969	15.3 °C
1970	16.1 °C
1971	15.6 °C
1972	14.9 °C
1973	15.5 °C
1974	14.9 °C
1975	15.2 °C
1976	16.9 °C
1977	17.2 °C
1979	14.3 °C
1980	15.9 °C
1981	15.2 °C
1982	14.7 °C
1983	15.6 °C
1989	16.0 °C
1990	16.0 °C
1991	16.6 °C
1992	14.8 °C
1994	15.3 °C
1995	15.1 °C
1996	14.4 °C
1997	14.5 °C
1998	16.9 °C
1999	15.8 °C
2001	15.9 °C
2002	15.1 °C
2003	15.1 °C
2004	14.3 °C
2008	14.8 °C
2009	14.9 °C
2010	16.2 °C
2011	15.2 °C
2012	16.6 °C
2013	15.1 °C
2014	14.8 °C
2015	16.2 °C
2016	16.1 °C
2017	15.4 °C
2018	15.6 °C
2019	15.1 °C
2020	16.2 °C
2021	16.8 °C
2022	15.5 °C
2023	16.6 °C
2024	16.5 °C
2026	16.4 °C

What this means for you: Since 1898, Milaca's last spring frost has come about 1 day 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 Milaca (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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