When to plant in Marshall, MO

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 18

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 7

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 25

1 year in 10 by Oct 14

Frost-free days

198

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Marshall · 2.5 km away · station 241 m, town 233 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 21 – Mar 7	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 12
Sweet pepper	Feb 7 – Feb 21	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 17
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 9 – Feb 16	Mar 16 – Mar 30	Apr 25
Peas	—	Mar 16 – Apr 13	May 10
Bush beans	—	Apr 11 – May 2	May 31
Carrot	—	Mar 25 – May 6	May 24
Beet	—	Mar 25 – May 6	May 14
Potato	—	Mar 25 – Apr 15	Jun 3
Kale	Feb 9 – Feb 23	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 5
Broccoli	Feb 2 – Feb 16	Mar 16 – Apr 6	May 15
Cucumber	Mar 21 – Mar 28	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 7
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 21 – Mar 28	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 2
Winter squash	Mar 21 – Mar 28	Apr 18 – May 2	Jul 7
Sweet corn	—	Apr 11 – May 2	Jun 10
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 16 – Apr 6	Jun 14
Garlic	—	Oct 11 – Nov 8 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 16 – Apr 13	Apr 23
Basil	Mar 7 – Mar 21	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 14

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Marshall'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
1893	Apr 23
1894	Apr 22
1895	Apr 3
1896	Apr 5
1897	Apr 19
1898	Apr 7
1899	Apr 16
1900	Apr 13
1901	Apr 18
1902	Apr 16
1903	May 1
1905	Apr 18
1906	May 9
1907	May 4
1908	May 2
1910	Apr 25
1911	Apr 8
1912	Mar 27
1913	Apr 13
1914	Apr 20
1915	Apr 3
1916	Apr 9
1917	Apr 26
1918	Apr 24
1919	Apr 26
1920	Apr 28
1921	Apr 18
1922	Apr 20
1923	May 9
1924	Apr 11
1925	May 25
1926	Apr 19
1927	Apr 22
1930	Apr 1
1931	Apr 22
1932	Apr 27
1933	Apr 11
1934	Apr 21
1935	Apr 16
1936	Apr 22
1937	Apr 6
1938	Apr 11
1939	Apr 12
1940	Apr 18
1941	Mar 29
1942	Apr 11
1943	Apr 19
1944	Apr 3
1945	Apr 5
1946	Apr 12
1947	Apr 20
1948	Apr 1
1949	Apr 19
1950	Apr 26
1952	Apr 15
1954	May 4
1956	Apr 24
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 29
1959	Apr 14
1960	Apr 10
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 22
1964	Apr 9
1965	Mar 31
1966	May 10
1967	Apr 24
1968	Apr 6
1969	Mar 31
1970	Apr 5
1971	Apr 7
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 13
1974	Apr 9
1975	Apr 13
1976	May 3
1977	Apr 6
1978	Mar 26
1980	Apr 14
1981	Mar 23
1984	Apr 1
1985	Apr 9
1988	Apr 25
1989	Apr 12
1990	Apr 13
1991	Apr 1
1992	Apr 3
1993	Apr 6
1996	Apr 15
1998	Mar 24
1999	Mar 27
2001	Apr 17
2003	Apr 11
2004	Apr 13
2005	Mar 28
2006	Mar 26
2007	Apr 16
2008	Apr 15
2009	Apr 11
2010	Mar 28
2011	Apr 5
2012	Mar 10
2013	May 4
2014	Apr 18
2015	Apr 5
2016	Apr 13
2017	Mar 16
2018	Apr 20
2019	Apr 2
2020	Apr 18
2021	Apr 24
2022	Apr 20
2023	Apr 24
2024	Apr 8

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1893	174
1894	168
1895	179
1896	194
1897	196
1898	198
1899	165
1900	208
1901	178
1902	149
1903	169
1905	176
1906	153
1907	160
1908	148
1911	196
1912	182
1914	189
1915	188
1916	172
1917	162
1918	190
1919	173
1920	182
1921	172
1922	174
1923	164
1924	195
1925	137
1926	187
1930	198
1931	197
1932	185
1933	196
1934	189
1935	170
1936	183
1937	190
1938	194
1939	184
1940	201
1941	212
1942	169
1943	178
1945	186
1946	212
1947	201
1948	192
1949	162
1950	191
1956	197
1957	193
1958	179
1959	177
1960	192
1962	190
1963	220
1964	182
1965	194
1966	174
1967	185
1968	201
1969	196
1970	209
1971	185
1972	192
1973	205
1974	175
1975	213
1976	157
1977	218
1989	189
1990	191
1991	200
1992	196
1996	190
1998	226
2001	182
2003	197
2004	204
2005	210
2006	200
2007	198
2008	194
2009	181
2010	214
2011	197
2012	210
2013	171
2014	196
2015	228
2016	212
2017	225
2018	178
2019	211
2020	190
2021	192
2022	180
2023	188
2024	226

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	20.0 °C
1894	20.9 °C
1895	20.7 °C
1896	21.5 °C
1897	21.2 °C
1898	20.6 °C
1899	20.1 °C
1900	21.0 °C
1901	21.6 °C
1902	19.7 °C
1903	19.3 °C
1905	20.6 °C
1906	20.8 °C
1907	19.0 °C
1908	20.6 °C
1910	19.6 °C
1911	22.5 °C
1912	20.4 °C
1914	21.8 °C
1915	19.9 °C
1916	20.5 °C
1917	19.4 °C
1918	21.3 °C
1919	21.1 °C
1920	19.7 °C
1921	21.9 °C
1922	21.6 °C
1923	20.6 °C
1924	20.1 °C
1925	22.4 °C
1926	20.8 °C
1930	22.4 °C
1931	22.1 °C
1932	21.6 °C
1933	22.4 °C
1934	23.7 °C
1935	20.1 °C
1936	23.6 °C
1937	21.7 °C
1938	21.8 °C
1939	22.0 °C
1940	20.5 °C
1941	22.0 °C
1942	21.3 °C
1943	21.3 °C
1945	20.2 °C
1946	21.1 °C
1947	21.2 °C
1948	20.8 °C
1949	20.1 °C
1950	19.0 °C
1952	21.8 °C
1956	21.9 °C
1957	21.3 °C
1958	21.0 °C
1959	21.2 °C
1960	21.5 °C
1961	19.8 °C
1962	21.4 °C
1963	22.3 °C
1964	22.1 °C
1965	21.7 °C
1966	20.2 °C
1967	20.3 °C
1968	21.0 °C
1969	21.6 °C
1970	22.0 °C
1971	21.4 °C
1972	21.8 °C
1973	21.2 °C
1974	21.1 °C
1975	21.6 °C
1976	21.4 °C
1977	22.8 °C
1978	22.7 °C
1981	22.4 °C
1984	19.8 °C
1988	21.5 °C
1989	19.4 °C
1990	20.0 °C
1991	21.4 °C
1992	18.9 °C
1998	21.1 °C
1999	20.2 °C
2001	20.9 °C
2002	20.7 °C
2003	20.3 °C
2004	19.6 °C
2005	21.4 °C
2006	21.1 °C
2007	21.0 °C
2008	19.4 °C
2009	19.3 °C
2010	21.6 °C
2011	20.6 °C
2012	22.0 °C
2013	19.8 °C
2014	20.1 °C
2015	20.9 °C
2016	21.3 °C
2017	20.6 °C
2018	21.6 °C
2019	21.2 °C
2020	20.2 °C
2021	21.0 °C
2022	21.1 °C
2023	21.5 °C
2024	21.6 °C

What this means for you: Since 1893, Marshall'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 Marshall (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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