When to plant in Greenfield, MO

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 19

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 8

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 24

1 year in 10 by Oct 10

Frost-free days

198

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Lockwood · 9.9 km away · station 328 m, town 334 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	Feb 22 – Mar 8	Apr 19 – May 3	Jun 13
Sweet pepper	Feb 8 – Feb 22	Apr 19 – May 3	Jun 18
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 4 – Feb 11	Mar 11 – Mar 25	Apr 20
Peas	—	Mar 7 – Apr 4	May 1
Bush beans	—	Apr 12 – May 3	Jun 1
Carrot	—	Mar 18 – Apr 29	May 17
Beet	—	Mar 18 – Apr 29	May 7
Potato	—	Mar 18 – Apr 8	May 27
Kale	Jan 31 – Feb 14	Mar 14 – Mar 28	Apr 26
Broccoli	Jan 28 – Feb 11	Mar 11 – Apr 1	May 10
Cucumber	Mar 22 – Mar 29	Apr 19 – May 3	Jun 8
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 22 – Mar 29	Apr 19 – May 3	Jun 3
Winter squash	Mar 22 – Mar 29	Apr 19 – May 3	Jul 8
Sweet corn	—	Apr 12 – May 3	Jun 11
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 11 – Apr 1	Jun 9
Garlic	—	Oct 10 – Nov 7 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 7 – Apr 4	Apr 14
Basil	Mar 8 – Mar 22	Apr 19 – May 3	Jun 15

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Greenfield'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
1905	Apr 17
1906	Apr 1
1907	Apr 17
1908	Apr 30
1909	May 1
1910	Apr 26
1911	May 2
1914	Apr 12
1916	Apr 9
1918	Apr 21
1919	Apr 26
1920	Apr 13
1921	Apr 18
1922	Apr 1
1923	May 9
1924	Apr 1
1925	Mar 15
1926	Apr 19
1927	Apr 22
1928	Apr 16
1929	Apr 1
1930	Mar 30
1931	Apr 22
1932	Mar 31
1933	Mar 26
1934	Mar 31
1935	Apr 15
1936	Apr 7
1937	Apr 11
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 12
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 29
1942	Apr 10
1943	Apr 20
1944	May 6
1945	Apr 5
1946	Apr 12
1947	Mar 30
1948	Apr 14
1949	Apr 16
1950	Apr 15
1951	Apr 23
1952	Apr 15
1953	Apr 19
1954	May 4
1955	Mar 29
1956	Apr 24
1957	Apr 14
1958	Mar 31
1959	Apr 22
1960	May 1
1961	May 2
1962	Apr 16
1963	May 1
1964	Apr 9
1966	Apr 21
1967	Apr 24
1968	Apr 24
1969	Mar 31
1970	Apr 5
1971	Apr 7
1972	Apr 8
1973	Apr 11
1974	Apr 9
1975	Apr 12
1976	May 3
1977	Apr 5
1978	Apr 21
1979	Apr 9
1980	Apr 14
1981	Mar 23
1982	Apr 21
1983	Apr 19
1984	Mar 30
1985	Apr 9
1986	Apr 22
1987	Apr 6
1988	Apr 20
1989	Apr 12
1990	Apr 13
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 3
1993	Apr 2
1994	Apr 8
1995	Apr 5
1996	Apr 8
1997	Apr 15
1998	Mar 22
1999	Mar 26
2000	Apr 9
2001	Apr 19
2002	Apr 5
2003	Apr 11
2004	Apr 14
2005	Mar 31
2006	Apr 10
2007	Apr 16
2008	Apr 15
2009	Apr 12
2010	Mar 29
2011	Apr 6
2012	Mar 10
2013	May 4
2014	Apr 16
2015	Apr 5
2016	Apr 3
2017	Apr 8
2018	Apr 21
2019	Apr 14
2020	Apr 19
2021	Apr 23
2022	Apr 19
2023	Apr 24
2024	Mar 28
2025	Apr 9
2026	Mar 29

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1905	186
1906	191
1907	178
1908	164
1909	163
1910	184
1911	172
1914	197
1918	193
1919	192
1920	198
1921	197
1922	199
1923	164
1924	204
1925	208
1926	188
1927	197
1928	200
1929	206
1930	200
1931	197
1932	188
1933	225
1934	210
1935	203
1936	209
1937	185
1938	195
1939	198
1940	206
1941	212
1942	169
1943	178
1944	198
1945	217
1946	212
1947	225
1948	185
1949	197
1950	202
1951	191
1952	174
1953	200
1954	178
1955	208
1956	197
1957	194
1958	209
1959	188
1960	171
1961	170
1962	190
1964	182
1966	177
1967	177
1968	183
1970	187
1971	206
1972	193
1973	207
1974	210
1975	196
1976	166
1977	193
1978	185
1979	196
1980	194
1981	213
1982	182
1983	205
1984	183
1985	174
1986	176
1987	188
1988	190
1989	189
1990	191
1991	212
1992	215
1993	190
1994	200
1995	169
1996	205
1997	195
1998	233
1999	210
2000	181
2001	189
2002	191
2003	209
2004	212
2005	207
2006	186
2007	198
2008	194
2009	180
2010	213
2011	196
2012	210
2013	171
2014	198
2015	207
2016	220
2017	202
2018	177
2019	180
2020	179
2021	194
2022	181
2023	188
2024	201
2025	206

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1905	20.4 °C
1906	21.2 °C
1907	20.4 °C
1908	21.3 °C
1909	21.5 °C
1910	20.6 °C
1911	22.6 °C
1918	21.5 °C
1919	21.6 °C
1920	20.3 °C
1921	22.1 °C
1922	21.9 °C
1923	21.4 °C
1924	20.3 °C
1925	22.1 °C
1926	19.5 °C
1927	19.6 °C
1928	20.1 °C
1929	21.5 °C
1930	22.3 °C
1931	21.7 °C
1932	21.9 °C
1933	22.3 °C
1934	23.5 °C
1935	21.0 °C
1936	24.4 °C
1937	22.1 °C
1938	22.4 °C
1939	22.5 °C
1940	20.5 °C
1941	22.9 °C
1942	21.8 °C
1943	22.5 °C
1944	22.1 °C
1945	21.0 °C
1946	22.1 °C
1947	22.3 °C
1948	22.0 °C
1949	21.3 °C
1950	19.7 °C
1951	20.6 °C
1952	22.6 °C
1953	22.7 °C
1954	24.5 °C
1955	22.6 °C
1956	22.7 °C
1957	21.8 °C
1958	21.6 °C
1959	22.0 °C
1960	21.8 °C
1961	20.3 °C
1962	22.0 °C
1963	22.9 °C
1964	22.2 °C
1965	22.5 °C
1966	20.8 °C
1967	20.4 °C
1968	20.9 °C
1969	21.9 °C
1970	22.3 °C
1971	21.2 °C
1972	21.8 °C
1973	20.9 °C
1974	20.9 °C
1975	21.6 °C
1976	20.8 °C
1977	23.1 °C
1978	22.7 °C
1979	21.1 °C
1980	23.8 °C
1981	22.2 °C
1982	21.4 °C
1983	21.6 °C
1984	21.2 °C
1985	22.1 °C
1986	22.9 °C
1987	22.4 °C
1988	21.7 °C
1989	19.9 °C
1990	20.8 °C
1991	22.2 °C
1992	19.8 °C
1993	20.4 °C
1994	20.5 °C
1995	20.3 °C
1996	20.6 °C
1997	20.4 °C
1998	22.9 °C
1999	21.2 °C
2000	22.2 °C
2001	21.7 °C
2002	21.1 °C
2003	20.6 °C
2004	20.0 °C
2005	21.5 °C
2006	21.6 °C
2007	21.1 °C
2008	19.9 °C
2009	19.4 °C
2010	22.0 °C
2011	22.1 °C
2012	22.3 °C
2013	20.2 °C
2014	20.7 °C
2015	21.5 °C
2016	21.8 °C
2017	21.2 °C
2018	21.9 °C
2019	21.3 °C
2020	20.2 °C
2021	20.9 °C
2022	21.7 °C
2023	21.4 °C
2024	21.7 °C
2025	21.3 °C
2026	23.0 °C

What this means for you: Since 1905, Greenfield'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 Lockwood (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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