When to plant in Troutman, NC

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 28

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 15

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 24

1 year in 10 by Oct 9

Frost-free days

193

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Statesville 2 Nne · 12.2 km away · station 245 m, town 286 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	Mar 3 – Mar 17	Apr 28 – May 12	Jun 22
Sweet pepper	Feb 17 – Mar 3	Apr 28 – May 12	Jun 27
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 11 – Feb 18	Mar 18 – Apr 1	Apr 27
Peas	—	Mar 4 – Apr 1	Apr 28
Bush beans	—	Apr 21 – May 12	Jun 10
Carrot	—	Mar 25 – May 6	May 24
Beet	—	Mar 18 – Apr 29	May 7
Potato	—	Mar 25 – Apr 15	Jun 3
Kale	Feb 4 – Feb 18	Mar 18 – Apr 1	Apr 30
Broccoli	Feb 4 – Feb 18	Mar 18 – Apr 8	May 17
Cucumber	Mar 31 – Apr 7	Apr 28 – May 12	Jun 17
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 31 – Apr 7	Apr 28 – May 12	Jun 12
Winter squash	Mar 31 – Apr 7	Apr 28 – May 12	Jul 17
Sweet corn	—	Apr 21 – May 12	Jun 20
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 18 – Apr 8	Jun 16
Garlic	—	Oct 10 – Nov 7 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 4 – Apr 1	Apr 11
Basil	Mar 17 – Mar 31	Apr 28 – May 12	Jun 24

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Troutman'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
1901	Apr 26
1902	Apr 6
1903	Apr 24
1904	Apr 22
1905	Apr 19
1906	May 10
1907	Apr 21
1910	Apr 26
1911	Apr 2
1912	Apr 9
1913	Apr 7
1914	Apr 10
1915	Apr 4
1916	Apr 10
1917	Apr 10
1918	Apr 14
1919	Apr 26
1920	Apr 15
1926	Apr 20
1927	Apr 23
1928	Apr 17
1929	Mar 18
1930	Mar 31
1931	Mar 22
1932	Apr 13
1933	Mar 24
1934	Apr 13
1935	Mar 18
1936	Apr 19
1937	Apr 12
1938	Apr 11
1939	Apr 13
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 12
1943	Apr 16
1944	Apr 6
1945	Apr 7
1946	Mar 11
1947	Mar 29
1948	Mar 29
1949	Apr 17
1950	Apr 16
1951	Mar 27
1952	Mar 25
1953	Apr 21
1954	Apr 5
1955	Mar 31
1956	Apr 21
1957	Apr 16
1958	Apr 14
1959	Apr 15
1960	Apr 19
1961	May 3
1962	Apr 22
1963	May 2
1964	Apr 11
1965	Apr 3
1966	May 11
1967	Apr 29
1968	May 7
1969	Apr 25
1970	Apr 11
1971	May 4
1972	Apr 27
1973	May 18
1974	Apr 25
1975	Apr 21
1976	May 9
1977	May 11
1978	Apr 23
1979	Apr 29
1980	May 10
1981	May 3
1982	Apr 24
1983	Apr 22
1984	Apr 19
1985	Apr 10
1986	May 4
1987	Apr 7
1988	Apr 29
1989	May 8
1990	Apr 20
1991	Apr 2
1992	Apr 29
1993	Apr 28
1994	Apr 10
1995	Apr 15
1996	Apr 11
1997	Apr 18
1998	Apr 13
1999	Apr 18
2000	Apr 10
2001	Apr 19
2002	Apr 7
2003	Apr 1
2004	Apr 16
2005	Apr 18
2006	Apr 11
2007	Apr 11
2008	May 1
2009	Apr 18
2010	Mar 28
2011	Apr 7
2012	Apr 26
2013	Apr 8
2014	Apr 18
2015	Apr 6
2016	Apr 18
2017	Apr 10
2018	Apr 21
2019	Apr 4
2020	May 10
2021	Apr 23
2022	Apr 20
2023	Apr 11
2024	Apr 8
2025	Apr 13
2026	Apr 10

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1902	191
1903	177
1904	176
1905	176
1906	153
1910	185
1911	214
1912	207
1913	196
1914	200
1915	188
1916	207
1917	185
1918	201
1919	193
1920	170
1926	188
1927	197
1928	208
1929	232
1931	225
1932	212
1933	229
1934	198
1935	248
1936	191
1937	185
1938	227
1939	206
1940	209
1941	223
1942	215
1943	184
1944	214
1945	211
1946	247
1947	242
1948	203
1949	202
1950	203
1951	221
1952	209
1953	199
1954	208
1955	217
1956	203
1957	180
1958	197
1959	193
1960	185
1961	154
1962	185
1963	180
1964	178
1965	204
1966	162
1967	153
1968	150
1969	175
1970	176
1971	183
1973	152
1974	160
1975	164
1976	161
1977	145
1978	167
1979	167
1980	149
1981	152
1982	175
1983	188
1984	201
1985	212
1986	167
1987	183
1988	161
1989	148
1990	189
1991	177
1992	160
1993	167
1994	199
1995	203
1996	205
1997	187
1998	192
1999	188
2000	181
2002	208
2003	185
2004	203
2005	190
2006	185
2007	201
2008	171
2009	183
2010	216
2011	198
2012	193
2013	198
2014	197
2015	194
2016	202
2017	202
2018	183
2019	210
2020	176
2021	195
2022	181
2023	204
2024	191
2025	201

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1902	21.4 °C
1903	20.7 °C
1904	20.2 °C
1905	21.7 °C
1906	21.7 °C
1907	20.3 °C
1909	21.5 °C
1910	21.4 °C
1911	21.5 °C
1912	21.6 °C
1913	21.1 °C
1914	21.6 °C
1915	22.1 °C
1916	21.8 °C
1917	21.4 °C
1918	21.6 °C
1919	22.7 °C
1920	21.4 °C
1926	21.8 °C
1927	20.9 °C
1928	20.4 °C
1930	22.0 °C
1931	22.2 °C
1932	22.1 °C
1933	22.9 °C
1934	22.4 °C
1935	21.4 °C
1936	21.8 °C
1937	21.5 °C
1938	22.0 °C
1939	22.6 °C
1940	21.6 °C
1941	23.0 °C
1942	22.4 °C
1943	22.3 °C
1944	22.3 °C
1945	22.4 °C
1946	21.8 °C
1947	22.1 °C
1948	22.3 °C
1949	21.9 °C
1951	22.1 °C
1952	22.5 °C
1953	22.8 °C
1954	22.9 °C
1955	22.6 °C
1956	21.0 °C
1957	22.0 °C
1958	21.5 °C
1959	21.7 °C
1960	21.2 °C
1961	20.0 °C
1962	21.0 °C
1963	20.6 °C
1964	20.7 °C
1965	21.0 °C
1966	20.0 °C
1967	19.7 °C
1968	20.3 °C
1969	21.1 °C
1970	21.8 °C
1971	20.5 °C
1973	20.9 °C
1974	20.0 °C
1975	20.7 °C
1976	19.8 °C
1977	21.8 °C
1978	21.1 °C
1979	20.2 °C
1980	21.1 °C
1982	20.8 °C
1983	20.7 °C
1984	20.4 °C
1985	21.1 °C
1986	22.3 °C
1987	22.1 °C
1988	21.3 °C
1989	20.9 °C
1990	21.3 °C
1991	21.8 °C
1992	20.4 °C
1993	22.7 °C
1994	21.2 °C
1995	21.8 °C
1996	21.6 °C
1997	20.6 °C
1998	22.7 °C
1999	21.8 °C
2000	21.7 °C
2002	21.9 °C
2003	19.9 °C
2004	20.3 °C
2005	20.3 °C
2006	20.4 °C
2007	20.8 °C
2008	20.0 °C
2009	20.1 °C
2010	21.7 °C
2011	21.2 °C
2012	20.7 °C
2013	19.9 °C
2014	20.2 °C
2015	21.1 °C
2016	21.4 °C
2017	21.0 °C
2018	21.9 °C
2019	22.0 °C
2020	20.5 °C
2021	20.9 °C
2022	21.2 °C
2023	20.5 °C
2024	21.6 °C
2025	21.3 °C
2026	21.8 °C

What this means for you: Since 1901, Troutman's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. The frost-free season has shrunk 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 Statesville 2 Nne (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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