When to plant in Wardsville, MO

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 17

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 4

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 28

1 year in 10 by Oct 17

Frost-free days

204

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Jefferson City Wtp · 10.7 km away · station 184 m, town 238 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	Feb 20 – Mar 6	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 11
Sweet pepper	Feb 6 – Feb 20	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 16
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 6 – Feb 13	Mar 13 – Mar 27	Apr 22
Peas	—	Mar 13 – Apr 10	May 7
Bush beans	—	Apr 10 – May 1	May 30
Carrot	—	Mar 21 – May 2	May 20
Beet	—	Mar 21 – May 2	May 10
Potato	—	Mar 21 – Apr 11	May 30
Kale	Feb 6 – Feb 20	Mar 20 – Apr 3	May 2
Broccoli	Jan 30 – Feb 13	Mar 13 – Apr 3	May 12
Cucumber	Mar 20 – Mar 27	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 6
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 20 – Mar 27	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 1
Winter squash	Mar 20 – Mar 27	Apr 17 – May 1	Jul 6
Sweet corn	—	Apr 10 – May 1	Jun 9
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 13 – Apr 3	Jun 11
Garlic	—	Oct 14 – Nov 11 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 13 – Apr 10	Apr 20
Basil	Mar 6 – Mar 20	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 13

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Wardsville'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 25
1895	Apr 2
1896	Apr 3
1897	Apr 17
1898	Apr 7
1899	Apr 16
1900	Apr 13
1901	Apr 20
1902	Apr 16
1903	May 1
1904	Apr 21
1905	Apr 17
1906	Apr 1
1907	May 4
1908	Apr 30
1909	May 2
1910	Apr 27
1911	May 2
1912	Apr 18
1913	Apr 13
1914	Apr 21
1915	Apr 4
1916	Apr 9
1917	Apr 10
1918	Apr 11
1919	Apr 2
1920	Apr 14
1921	Apr 18
1922	Apr 1
1923	Apr 16
1924	Apr 1
1925	Mar 28
1926	Apr 19
1927	Apr 22
1928	Apr 16
1929	Apr 1
1930	Mar 31
1931	Apr 6
1932	Apr 13
1933	Apr 7
1934	Apr 1
1935	Apr 16
1936	Apr 22
1937	Apr 7
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 13
1940	Apr 14
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 12
1943	Apr 20
1944	Apr 7
1945	Apr 6
1946	Apr 27
1947	May 9
1948	Apr 2
1949	Apr 19
1950	Apr 27
1951	Apr 23
1952	Apr 16
1953	Apr 27
1954	May 4
1955	Mar 29
1956	Apr 24
1957	May 5
1958	May 7
1959	Apr 23
1960	May 12
1961	May 27
1964	Apr 15
1969	Apr 29
1970	May 2
1972	Apr 26
1973	Apr 28
1977	Mar 31
1978	Mar 28
1979	Apr 7
1980	Apr 15
1981	Apr 6
1986	Apr 22
1987	Apr 13
1988	Apr 17
1989	Apr 14
1990	Apr 13
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 3
1993	Apr 3
1994	Apr 8
1995	Apr 5
1996	Apr 10
1997	Apr 17
1998	Mar 22
1999	Mar 27
2000	Apr 9
2001	Apr 2
2002	Apr 5
2004	Mar 23
2005	Mar 21
2006	Mar 27
2007	Apr 10
2008	Apr 6
2009	Apr 12
2010	Mar 27
2011	Apr 5
2012	Mar 10
2013	Apr 21
2014	Apr 16
2015	Apr 5
2016	Apr 10
2017	Mar 16
2018	Apr 17
2019	Apr 2
2020	Apr 18
2021	Apr 23
2022	Apr 20
2023	Apr 24
2024	Apr 6
2025	Apr 9
2026	Mar 29

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1893	172
1895	200
1896	200
1897	202
1898	196
1899	165
1902	180
1903	169
1904	184
1905	177
1906	191
1907	160
1908	151
1909	162
1910	177
1911	172
1912	164
1913	188
1914	188
1915	187
1916	193
1917	181
1918	203
1919	213
1920	197
1921	197
1922	199
1923	187
1924	204
1925	195
1926	188
1927	197
1928	186
1929	206
1930	199
1931	211
1932	175
1933	200
1934	209
1935	170
1936	184
1937	189
1938	196
1939	183
1940	184
1941	211
1942	167
1943	179
1944	230
1945	185
1946	167
1947	180
1948	198
1949	162
1950	160
1951	191
1952	169
1953	184
1954	178
1955	215
1956	197
1957	146
1958	146
1959	177
1960	160
1961	140
1969	167
1970	160
1972	175
1977	201
1978	223
1979	180
1980	179
1981	195
1986	174
1987	171
1988	171
1989	163
1990	191
1991	202
1992	214
1993	209
1994	200
1995	211
1996	203
1997	192
1998	234
1999	204
2000	180
2001	197
2002	209
2004	226
2005	218
2006	199
2007	204
2008	204
2009	188
2010	215
2011	219
2012	230
2013	186
2014	198
2015	216
2016	216
2017	225
2018	181
2021	193
2022	180
2023	188
2025	214

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	20.4 °C
1895	21.9 °C
1896	22.6 °C
1897	21.8 °C
1898	21.7 °C
1899	21.4 °C
1900	22.1 °C
1901	23.2 °C
1902	20.7 °C
1903	20.5 °C
1904	19.4 °C
1905	20.8 °C
1906	21.1 °C
1907	19.3 °C
1908	20.9 °C
1909	20.7 °C
1910	19.4 °C
1911	21.8 °C
1912	20.3 °C
1913	21.9 °C
1914	22.2 °C
1915	20.6 °C
1916	21.4 °C
1917	19.8 °C
1919	21.3 °C
1920	20.1 °C
1921	22.2 °C
1922	22.0 °C
1923	21.0 °C
1924	19.8 °C
1925	22.1 °C
1926	20.4 °C
1927	20.5 °C
1928	20.3 °C
1929	21.7 °C
1930	21.8 °C
1931	21.9 °C
1932	21.9 °C
1933	22.2 °C
1934	23.1 °C
1935	20.2 °C
1936	23.4 °C
1937	21.0 °C
1938	21.0 °C
1939	21.6 °C
1940	20.2 °C
1941	21.8 °C
1942	20.2 °C
1943	21.0 °C
1944	21.3 °C
1945	19.9 °C
1946	20.5 °C
1947	21.0 °C
1948	20.7 °C
1949	20.2 °C
1950	18.9 °C
1952	21.2 °C
1953	21.8 °C
1954	22.8 °C
1955	22.6 °C
1956	22.2 °C
1957	20.9 °C
1958	20.4 °C
1959	21.2 °C
1960	21.1 °C
1961	19.2 °C
1962	21.5 °C
1964	21.5 °C
1965	21.0 °C
1967	19.4 °C
1969	20.8 °C
1970	21.0 °C
1972	21.0 °C
1973	20.4 °C
1977	21.7 °C
1978	21.4 °C
1979	20.1 °C
1980	22.1 °C
1981	20.4 °C
1986	21.0 °C
1987	20.4 °C
1988	21.0 °C
1989	20.0 °C
1990	20.7 °C
1991	21.8 °C
1992	19.2 °C
1993	20.1 °C
1994	20.2 °C
1995	20.4 °C
1996	19.9 °C
1997	19.8 °C
1998	21.7 °C
1999	21.2 °C
2000	21.1 °C
2001	21.6 °C
2002	21.5 °C
2003	21.5 °C
2004	20.0 °C
2005	21.8 °C
2006	21.6 °C
2007	21.6 °C
2008	19.8 °C
2009	19.9 °C
2010	22.2 °C
2011	21.3 °C
2012	22.6 °C
2013	20.3 °C
2014	20.5 °C
2015	21.2 °C
2016	21.8 °C
2017	21.1 °C
2018	22.5 °C
2019	21.7 °C
2020	21.0 °C
2021	21.1 °C
2022	21.4 °C
2023	21.4 °C
2025	21.4 °C
2026	22.9 °C

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

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