When to plant in Pinetops, NC

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 10

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 25

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 8

1 year in 10 by Oct 29

Frost-free days

225

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Tarboro 1 S · 13.9 km away · station 11 m, town 31 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 13 – Feb 27	Apr 10 – Apr 24	Jun 4
Sweet pepper	Jan 30 – Feb 13	Apr 10 – Apr 24	Jun 9
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 21 – Jan 28	Feb 25 – Mar 11	Apr 6
Peas	—	Feb 11 – Mar 11	Apr 7
Bush beans	—	Apr 3 – Apr 24	May 23
Carrot	—	Mar 4 – Apr 15	May 3
Beet	—	Mar 1 – Apr 12	Apr 20
Potato	—	Mar 4 – Mar 25	May 13
Kale	Jan 14 – Jan 28	Feb 25 – Mar 11	Apr 9
Broccoli	Jan 14 – Jan 28	Feb 25 – Mar 18	Apr 26
Cucumber	Mar 13 – Mar 20	Apr 10 – Apr 24	May 30
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 13 – Mar 20	Apr 10 – Apr 24	May 25
Winter squash	Mar 13 – Mar 20	Apr 10 – Apr 24	Jun 29
Sweet corn	—	Apr 3 – Apr 24	Jun 2
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 25 – Mar 18	May 26
Garlic	—	Oct 25 – Nov 22 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 11 – Mar 11	Mar 21
Basil	Feb 27 – Mar 13	Apr 10 – Apr 24	Jun 6

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Pinetops'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	Mar 30
1894	Apr 3
1896	Apr 8
1897	Apr 21
1898	Apr 9
1899	Apr 17
1900	Apr 5
1902	Mar 21
1903	Apr 5
1904	Apr 22
1905	Apr 18
1906	Apr 3
1907	Apr 15
1908	Apr 4
1909	Apr 11
1910	Mar 16
1911	Apr 11
1912	Mar 26
1913	Apr 22
1914	Apr 11
1915	Apr 5
1916	Apr 10
1917	Apr 10
1918	Apr 6
1919	Apr 26
1920	Apr 11
1921	Apr 12
1922	Mar 23
1923	Apr 10
1924	Apr 3
1925	Mar 24
1926	Apr 27
1927	Apr 11
1928	Apr 1
1929	Mar 18
1930	Apr 25
1931	Mar 24
1932	Mar 23
1933	Mar 30
1934	Mar 25
1935	Mar 15
1936	Apr 4
1937	Mar 28
1938	Mar 1
1939	Apr 14
1940	Apr 14
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 2
1943	Apr 16
1944	Apr 6
1945	Feb 25
1946	Mar 12
1947	Apr 1
1948	Mar 29
1949	Mar 20
1950	Apr 15
1951	Mar 27
1952	Mar 17
1953	Mar 27
1954	Mar 22
1955	Mar 31
1956	Apr 21
1957	Mar 11
1958	Mar 16
1959	Mar 29
1960	Apr 11
1961	Apr 21
1962	Apr 18
1963	Apr 16
1964	Apr 26
1965	Apr 3
1966	May 11
1967	Apr 13
1968	Mar 27
1969	Apr 1
1970	Apr 8
1971	Mar 31
1972	Apr 10
1973	Apr 16
1974	Apr 7
1975	Apr 6
1976	Apr 13
1977	Apr 10
1978	Mar 18
1979	Mar 27
1980	Mar 23
1981	Apr 22
1982	Apr 10
1983	Apr 21
1984	Apr 2
1985	Apr 10
1986	Mar 29
1987	Apr 1
1988	Apr 20
1989	Apr 13
1990	Apr 20
1991	Mar 16
1992	Apr 6
1993	Mar 21
1994	Mar 19
1995	Apr 3
1996	Apr 10
1997	Apr 11
1998	Mar 13
1999	Mar 17
2000	Mar 15
2001	Mar 29
2002	Apr 8
2003	Mar 12
2004	Apr 7
2005	Mar 18
2006	Mar 23
2007	Apr 11
2008	Mar 11
2009	Mar 23
2010	Mar 8
2011	Mar 30
2012	Mar 12
2013	Mar 30
2014	Mar 28
2015	Mar 30
2016	Apr 11
2017	Mar 25
2018	Mar 28
2019	Mar 27
2020	Mar 9
2021	Apr 4
2022	Mar 30
2023	Mar 22
2024	Mar 26
2026	Mar 30

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1893	215
1896	193
1897	199
1898	206
1900	218
1902	222
1903	204
1904	176
1905	210
1906	191
1907	189
1908	210
1909	197
1910	226
1911	205
1912	215
1913	182
1914	199
1915	224
1916	207
1917	203
1918	211
1919	201
1920	215
1921	184
1922	222
1923	212
1924	203
1925	200
1926	183
1927	209
1928	224
1929	232
1930	179
1931	223
1932	234
1933	209
1934	203
1935	224
1936	209
1937	210
1938	258
1939	201
1940	207
1941	223
1942	207
1943	208
1944	204
1945	232
1946	246
1947	225
1948	203
1949	230
1950	204
1951	221
1952	217
1953	224
1954	225
1955	218
1956	202
1957	230
1958	250
1959	233
1960	210
1961	188
1962	189
1963	201
1964	168
1965	205
1966	172
1967	198
1968	213
1969	205
1970	192
1971	221
1972	192
1973	184
1974	179
1975	207
1976	187
1977	190
1979	221
1980	217
1981	180
1982	189
1983	189
1984	218
1985	212
1986	204
1987	203
1988	171
1989	217
1990	183
1991	233
1992	196
1993	225
1994	237
1995	215
1996	206
1997	219
1998	238
2000	244
2001	213
2002	224
2003	262
2004	216
2005	238
2006	225
2007	209
2008	232
2009	228
2010	264
2011	213
2012	236
2013	209
2014	219
2015	237
2016	215
2017	216
2018	227
2019	226
2020	253
2021	225
2022	204
2023	224
2024	250

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	22.6 °C
1894	22.8 °C
1896	23.4 °C
1897	22.1 °C
1898	23.2 °C
1899	23.0 °C
1900	24.2 °C
1901	23.1 °C
1902	23.6 °C
1903	22.9 °C
1904	22.5 °C
1905	23.8 °C
1906	23.8 °C
1907	22.0 °C
1908	22.8 °C
1909	22.5 °C
1910	23.0 °C
1911	23.7 °C
1912	23.3 °C
1913	23.1 °C
1914	22.9 °C
1915	23.2 °C
1916	22.5 °C
1917	22.1 °C
1918	22.6 °C
1919	22.7 °C
1920	22.4 °C
1921	24.0 °C
1922	23.7 °C
1923	23.3 °C
1924	22.0 °C
1925	23.5 °C
1926	22.9 °C
1927	22.2 °C
1928	22.3 °C
1929	22.4 °C
1930	23.3 °C
1931	23.2 °C
1932	22.9 °C
1933	23.8 °C
1934	23.4 °C
1935	22.2 °C
1936	23.1 °C
1937	22.2 °C
1938	22.9 °C
1939	23.1 °C
1940	22.5 °C
1941	23.4 °C
1942	23.8 °C
1943	23.6 °C
1944	23.6 °C
1945	23.0 °C
1946	22.2 °C
1947	23.1 °C
1948	23.5 °C
1949	23.2 °C
1950	22.3 °C
1951	22.9 °C
1952	23.6 °C
1953	23.7 °C
1954	23.3 °C
1955	23.0 °C
1956	22.4 °C
1957	23.6 °C
1958	22.8 °C
1959	23.3 °C
1960	22.9 °C
1961	21.9 °C
1962	21.9 °C
1963	21.5 °C
1964	22.3 °C
1965	22.4 °C
1966	21.8 °C
1967	21.3 °C
1968	22.3 °C
1969	22.3 °C
1970	22.9 °C
1971	21.8 °C
1972	21.8 °C
1973	22.6 °C
1974	22.1 °C
1975	22.4 °C
1976	21.5 °C
1977	23.1 °C
1978	22.4 °C
1980	24.3 °C
1981	22.4 °C
1982	22.1 °C
1983	21.6 °C
1984	21.8 °C
1985	23.0 °C
1986	23.2 °C
1987	23.6 °C
1988	22.0 °C
1989	21.6 °C
1990	21.0 °C
1991	23.5 °C
1992	21.6 °C
1993	22.6 °C
1994	21.8 °C
1995	22.0 °C
1996	21.8 °C
1997	20.9 °C
1998	22.7 °C
2000	22.0 °C
2001	21.8 °C
2002	22.9 °C
2003	21.8 °C
2004	22.6 °C
2005	22.5 °C
2006	22.1 °C
2007	22.4 °C
2008	22.2 °C
2009	22.4 °C
2010	24.0 °C
2011	23.1 °C
2012	22.3 °C
2013	21.8 °C
2014	22.0 °C
2015	23.1 °C
2016	22.8 °C
2017	23.0 °C
2018	23.4 °C
2019	23.7 °C
2020	22.0 °C
2021	22.1 °C
2022	22.5 °C
2023	22.0 °C
2024	22.7 °C
2026	23.0 °C

What this means for you: Since 1893, Pinetops'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 Tarboro 1 S (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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