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When to plant in Plainview, MN

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

Last spring frost

  1. Early · riskyApr 259 years in 10 still get a later frost
  2. TypicalMay 8about half of years get a later frost
  3. Safe to plant outMay 211 year in 10 gets a later frost

Hardy crops like peas and spinach are timed from the typical date. Wait for the safe date before planting out tomatoes, peppers and squash.

First fall frost

  1. EarlySep 151 year in 10 has frost by then
  2. TypicalSep 29about half of years have had frost
  3. LateOct 139 years in 10 have had frost by then

A typical year has 142 frost-free days. Plan for tender crops to be ripe by the early date.

Station used: Theilman 1ssw · 13.0 km away · station 230 m, town 354 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Mar 26 – Apr 9 May 21 – Jun 4 Jul 15
Sweet pepper Mar 12 – Mar 26 May 21 – Jun 4 Jul 20
Lettuce (leaf) Mar 6 – Mar 13 Apr 10 – Apr 24 May 20
Peas — Apr 10 – May 8 Jun 4
Bush beans — May 14 – Jun 4 Jul 3
Carrot — Apr 20 – Jun 1 Jun 19
Beet — Apr 20 – Jun 1 Jun 9
Potato — Apr 20 – May 11 Jun 29
Kale Mar 6 – Mar 20 Apr 17 – May 1 May 30
Broccoli Feb 27 – Mar 13 Apr 10 – May 1 Jun 9
Cucumber Apr 23 – Apr 30 May 21 – Jun 4 Jul 10
Summer squash and zucchini Apr 23 – Apr 30 May 21 – Jun 4 Jul 5
Winter squash Apr 23 – Apr 30 May 21 – Jun 4 Aug 9
Sweet corn — May 14 – Jun 4 Jul 13
Onion (from sets) — Apr 10 – May 1 Jul 9
Garlic — Sep 15 – Oct 13 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Apr 10 – May 8 May 18
Basil Apr 9 – Apr 23 May 21 – Jun 4 Jul 17

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Plainview's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Apr 15May 1May 15Jun 1 197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
See the data as a table
YearLast spring frost
1963May 23
1964Jun 1
1965May 30
1966May 31
1967May 22
1968May 10
1969May 12
1970May 6
1971May 28
1972Jun 10
1973May 17
1974May 13
1975May 1
1976May 6
1977May 2
1978May 10
1979May 21
1980May 7
1981May 19
1982Apr 28
1983May 26
1984May 30
1985Apr 16
1986May 22
1987May 5
1988May 17
1989May 27
1990Jun 4
1991Apr 24
1992May 27
1993May 16
1994May 6
1997May 22
1998Apr 29
2000May 20
2003Apr 23
2004May 15
2005May 16
2006May 6
2007Apr 16
2008May 21
2009May 17
2010May 10
2011May 4
2012Apr 27
2013May 13
2014May 17
2015Apr 28
2016May 18
2017May 3
2018Apr 30
2019Apr 29
2020May 13
2021May 12
2022May 23
2023May 3
2024Apr 25
2025Apr 30
2026May 11

What this means for you: Since 1963, Plainview's last spring frost has come about 2 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 5 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Theilman 1ssw (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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