When to plant in Pine Island, MN

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

Safe to plant out

May 20

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 7

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Sep 29

1 year in 10 by Sep 17

Frost-free days

147

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Zumbrota · 11.0 km away · station 299 m, town 306 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 25 – Apr 8	May 20 – Jun 3	Jul 14
Sweet pepper	Mar 11 – Mar 25	May 20 – Jun 3	Jul 19
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 5 – Mar 12	Apr 9 – Apr 23	May 19
Peas	—	Apr 9 – May 7	Jun 3
Bush beans	—	May 13 – Jun 3	Jul 2
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 22 – Apr 29	May 20 – Jun 3	Jul 9
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 22 – Apr 29	May 20 – Jun 3	Jul 4
Winter squash	Apr 22 – Apr 29	May 20 – Jun 3	Aug 8
Sweet corn	—	May 13 – Jun 3	Jul 12
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 9 – Apr 30	Jul 8
Garlic	—	Sep 15 – Oct 13 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 9 – May 7	May 17
Basil	Apr 8 – Apr 22	May 20 – Jun 3	Jul 16

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Pine Island'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
1896	Apr 22
1897	Jun 8
1898	May 15
1899	May 13
1900	May 4
1901	May 25
1902	Apr 30
1903	May 3
1904	May 16
1905	May 26
1906	May 28
1907	May 27
1908	May 4
1909	May 10
1910	May 14
1914	May 15
1915	May 19
1916	May 2
1917	May 23
1918	May 13
1919	May 2
1920	May 14
1921	May 16
1922	May 8
1923	May 17
1924	May 21
1925	May 25
1927	Apr 23
1928	May 12
1929	May 19
1930	May 17
1931	May 23
1932	Apr 28
1933	Apr 27
1934	May 15
1935	May 10
1936	Apr 26
1937	Jun 9
1939	May 13
1940	May 22
1941	May 10
1942	May 21
1943	May 17
1944	May 7
1945	Jun 5
1946	Jun 3
1947	May 29
1948	May 8
1949	Apr 24
1950	May 2
1951	Apr 26
1952	Apr 24
1953	Apr 28
1954	May 20
1955	May 8
1956	May 16
1957	May 11
1958	May 23
1959	May 16
1960	May 12
1961	May 26
1962	Apr 23
1963	May 23
1964	Apr 15
1965	May 30
1966	May 11
1967	May 20
1969	May 12
1970	May 17
1971	May 27
1972	Jun 10
1973	May 29
1974	May 13
1975	May 1
1976	May 8
1977	Apr 29
1978	May 10
1979	May 25
1980	May 15
1981	May 19
1982	May 1
1983	May 26
1984	May 2
1985	Apr 11
1986	May 21
1987	May 5
1988	May 17
1989	May 7
1990	May 11
1991	Apr 24
1992	May 24
1993	Apr 30
1994	May 6
1995	Apr 29
1996	May 13
1997	May 21
1998	Apr 29
1999	Apr 26
2000	May 19
2001	Apr 18
2002	May 20
2003	Apr 23
2004	May 15
2005	May 4
2006	May 22
2007	May 17
2008	Apr 30
2009	May 18
2010	May 10
2011	May 16
2012	Apr 23
2013	May 13
2014	May 17
2015	Apr 27
2016	May 16
2017	Apr 29
2018	Apr 29
2019	May 4
2021	May 13
2022	May 23
2023	May 4
2024	Apr 25
2025	Apr 30
2026	May 10

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1897	100
1898	118
1899	135
1900	135
1901	115
1903	142
1904	121
1905	137
1907	120
1908	147
1909	153
1914	152
1915	102
1916	136
1917	109
1918	126
1919	160
1921	140
1922	153
1923	118
1924	152
1925	133
1928	133
1929	121
1930	133
1931	141
1932	148
1933	160
1934	165
1935	139
1936	157
1939	135
1940	112
1941	141
1942	121
1943	116
1944	144
1945	114
1946	113
1947	115
1948	147
1949	148
1950	144
1951	154
1952	161
1954	124
1955	125
1956	126
1957	138
1958	127
1959	124
1960	143
1961	121
1962	149
1963	158
1964	172
1965	118
1966	137
1967	130
1969	134
1970	139
1971	115
1972	103
1973	111
1974	110
1975	133
1976	136
1977	155
1978	140
1979	119
1980	124
1981	131
1982	142
1983	119
1984	146
1985	166
1986	137
1987	150
1988	138
1989	138
1990	141
1991	147
1992	127
1993	152
1994	156
1995	145
1996	123
1997	145
1998	161
1999	147
2000	128
2001	159
2003	158
2004	136
2005	155
2006	120
2007	120
2008	156
2009	135
2010	145
2011	121
2012	152
2015	169
2016	144
2017	163
2018	152
2021	156
2023	158
2024	164
2025	160

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1903	15.5 °C
1904	14.9 °C
1905	15.9 °C
1907	14.1 °C
1908	16.6 °C
1909	15.8 °C
1914	16.9 °C
1915	15.4 °C
1916	16.1 °C
1917	15.0 °C
1918	15.9 °C
1919	17.0 °C
1921	18.8 °C
1922	17.7 °C
1923	17.4 °C
1924	15.0 °C
1925	17.2 °C
1927	16.1 °C
1928	15.8 °C
1929	16.3 °C
1930	17.6 °C
1931	18.9 °C
1932	17.3 °C
1933	18.5 °C
1934	17.8 °C
1935	16.0 °C
1936	18.7 °C
1937	18.6 °C
1939	17.4 °C
1940	16.2 °C
1941	18.2 °C
1942	16.4 °C
1943	16.7 °C
1944	16.4 °C
1945	14.6 °C
1946	16.2 °C
1947	16.2 °C
1948	17.5 °C
1949	17.9 °C
1950	15.2 °C
1951	15.8 °C
1952	17.1 °C
1953	16.9 °C
1954	16.9 °C
1955	19.2 °C
1956	16.7 °C
1957	16.8 °C
1958	16.4 °C
1959	18.0 °C
1960	17.2 °C
1961	16.5 °C
1962	16.3 °C
1963	17.6 °C
1964	17.6 °C
1965	16.2 °C
1966	16.6 °C
1967	15.6 °C
1969	16.8 °C
1970	17.1 °C
1971	16.2 °C
1972	15.8 °C
1973	16.5 °C
1974	15.8 °C
1975	16.3 °C
1976	16.9 °C
1977	18.1 °C
1978	16.9 °C
1979	15.8 °C
1980	17.4 °C
1981	16.6 °C
1982	16.0 °C
1983	16.8 °C
1984	16.6 °C
1985	17.2 °C
1986	17.6 °C
1987	18.8 °C
1988	18.9 °C
1989	16.8 °C
1990	17.3 °C
1991	17.8 °C
1992	15.5 °C
1993	15.6 °C
1994	17.1 °C
1995	16.8 °C
1996	15.7 °C
1997	16.0 °C
1998	18.2 °C
1999	17.4 °C
2000	17.1 °C
2001	17.3 °C
2002	17.3 °C
2003	16.8 °C
2004	16.5 °C
2005	17.7 °C
2006	17.5 °C
2007	17.1 °C
2008	14.8 °C
2009	15.1 °C
2010	17.2 °C
2011	15.9 °C
2012	17.3 °C
2013	15.7 °C
2014	15.7 °C
2015	16.7 °C
2016	17.1 °C
2017	16.6 °C
2018	16.6 °C
2022	16.4 °C
2023	17.2 °C
2024	16.8 °C
2025	16.7 °C

What this means for you: Since 1896, Pine Island'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 Zumbrota (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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