When to plant in Redwood Falls, MN

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

Safe to plant out

May 15

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 28

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 2

1 year in 10 by Sep 20

Frost-free days

154

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Redwood Falls Muni Ap · 3.0 km away · station 313 m, town 317 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 20 – Apr 3	May 15 – May 29	Jul 9
Sweet pepper	Mar 6 – Mar 20	May 15 – May 29	Jul 14
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 4 – Mar 11	Apr 8 – Apr 22	May 18
Peas	—	Apr 8 – May 6	Jun 2
Bush beans	—	May 8 – May 29	Jun 27
Carrot	—	Apr 17 – May 29	Jun 16
Beet	—	Apr 17 – May 29	Jun 6
Potato	—	Apr 17 – May 8	Jun 26
Kale	Mar 4 – Mar 18	Apr 15 – Apr 29	May 28
Broccoli	Feb 25 – Mar 11	Apr 8 – Apr 29	Jun 7
Cucumber	Apr 17 – Apr 24	May 15 – May 29	Jul 4
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 17 – Apr 24	May 15 – May 29	Jun 29
Winter squash	Apr 17 – Apr 24	May 15 – May 29	Aug 3
Sweet corn	—	May 8 – May 29	Jul 7
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 8 – Apr 29	Jul 7
Garlic	—	Sep 18 – Oct 16 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 8 – May 6	May 16
Basil	Apr 3 – Apr 17	May 15 – May 29	Jul 11

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Redwood Falls'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
1907	May 27
1908	May 6
1909	May 10
1910	May 13
1911	May 4
1912	Jun 4
1916	May 3
1917	May 22
1918	May 13
1919	Apr 28
1926	May 3
1927	Apr 23
1928	Apr 27
1929	May 16
1930	May 17
1931	May 8
1932	May 1
1933	Apr 27
1934	Apr 27
1935	May 3
1936	Apr 22
1937	Apr 26
1938	May 8
1939	Apr 21
1940	May 2
1941	Apr 24
1943	May 13
1944	May 6
1945	May 15
1946	May 12
1947	May 29
1950	May 5
1951	Apr 26
1952	Apr 15
1953	May 13
1954	May 8
1955	May 8
1956	May 16
1957	May 5
1958	Apr 29
1959	May 15
1960	Apr 30
1961	May 2
1962	Apr 19
1965	Apr 28
1966	May 10
1967	May 20
1968	May 17
1969	May 12
1970	May 2
1971	May 12
1972	Apr 15
1973	Apr 28
1974	May 6
1975	Apr 12
1976	May 7
1977	Apr 6
1978	Apr 21
1979	Apr 28
1980	Apr 14
1981	May 10
1982	Apr 21
1983	Apr 19
1984	May 1
1985	Apr 9
1986	May 2
1987	Apr 5
1988	Apr 24
1989	May 12
1990	May 11
1991	Apr 24
1992	Apr 27
1993	May 3
1994	Apr 30
1995	Apr 27
1996	Apr 30
1997	May 15
1998	Apr 17
1999	Apr 18
2000	Apr 21
2001	Apr 23
2002	May 3
2003	Apr 9
2004	May 15
2005	May 4
2006	Apr 8
2007	Apr 15
2008	Apr 29
2009	Apr 14
2010	May 9
2011	May 3
2012	Apr 17
2013	May 12
2014	May 16
2015	Apr 23
2016	May 15
2017	Apr 28
2018	Apr 28
2019	Apr 16
2020	May 12
2021	May 11
2022	Apr 27
2023	Apr 25
2024	Apr 21

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1907	123
1908	144
1909	153
1910	160
1911	170
1916	134
1917	127
1918	127
1919	164
1926	144
1927	166
1928	148
1929	124
1930	133
1931	176
1932	150
1933	167
1934	146
1935	146
1936	162
1937	168
1938	167
1939	157
1940	165
1941	185
1943	126
1944	155
1945	135
1946	139
1947	115
1950	150
1951	150
1952	160
1953	131
1954	136
1955	152
1956	136
1957	165
1958	153
1959	145
1960	170
1961	145
1962	153
1965	150
1966	158
1967	130
1968	138
1969	157
1970	159
1971	171
1972	166
1973	182
1974	138
1975	195
1976	143
1977	192
1978	175
1979	166
1980	164
1981	144
1982	181
1983	156
1984	146
1985	169
1986	156
1987	180
1988	162
1989	133
1990	141
1991	147
1992	153
1993	146
1994	177
1995	147
1996	155
1997	150
1998	178
1999	155
2000	152
2001	164
2002	143
2003	173
2004	139
2005	155
2006	164
2007	152
2008	169
2009	176
2010	146
2011	134
2012	158
2013	158
2014	146
2015	175
2016	145
2017	164
2018	153
2019	177
2020	142
2021	164
2022	153
2023	167
2024	176

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1907	14.8 °C
1908	17.5 °C
1909	16.8 °C
1910	17.5 °C
1911	18.1 °C
1914	18.6 °C
1916	16.9 °C
1917	15.8 °C
1918	16.9 °C
1919	17.6 °C
1926	17.1 °C
1927	16.4 °C
1928	16.3 °C
1929	16.8 °C
1930	18.7 °C
1931	20.0 °C
1932	18.6 °C
1933	19.4 °C
1934	19.5 °C
1935	17.9 °C
1936	19.8 °C
1937	18.9 °C
1938	19.0 °C
1939	19.6 °C
1940	18.8 °C
1941	19.8 °C
1943	16.8 °C
1944	17.2 °C
1945	15.8 °C
1946	16.9 °C
1947	17.1 °C
1950	14.9 °C
1951	15.1 °C
1952	16.7 °C
1953	16.1 °C
1954	16.2 °C
1955	18.7 °C
1956	16.1 °C
1957	16.3 °C
1958	16.5 °C
1959	17.7 °C
1960	16.5 °C
1961	16.1 °C
1962	16.3 °C
1965	16.1 °C
1966	16.6 °C
1967	16.2 °C
1968	16.3 °C
1969	17.1 °C
1970	17.7 °C
1971	17.0 °C
1972	16.8 °C
1973	18.3 °C
1974	17.6 °C
1975	18.5 °C
1976	19.4 °C
1977	19.6 °C
1978	18.9 °C
1979	17.1 °C
1980	18.8 °C
1981	18.1 °C
1982	17.3 °C
1983	18.5 °C
1984	17.2 °C
1985	17.2 °C
1986	17.2 °C
1987	19.0 °C
1988	19.6 °C
1989	17.4 °C
1990	17.4 °C
1991	18.2 °C
1992	15.7 °C
1993	15.8 °C
1994	17.4 °C
1995	17.1 °C
1996	16.4 °C
1997	16.8 °C
1998	18.9 °C
1999	17.8 °C
2000	17.3 °C
2001	17.6 °C
2002	17.3 °C
2003	17.2 °C
2004	16.6 °C
2005	18.1 °C
2006	18.0 °C
2007	17.9 °C
2008	16.7 °C
2009	17.0 °C
2010	18.4 °C
2011	17.5 °C
2012	19.0 °C
2013	16.9 °C
2014	17.0 °C
2015	18.1 °C
2016	18.3 °C
2017	17.8 °C
2018	17.1 °C
2019	17.0 °C
2020	17.5 °C
2021	18.5 °C
2022	17.7 °C
2023	18.5 °C
2024	18.3 °C

What this means for you: Since 1907, Redwood Falls's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. 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 Redwood Falls Muni Ap (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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