When to plant in Wallburg, NC

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 21

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 5

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 2

1 year in 10 by Oct 13

Frost-free days

210

median, 1991–2020

Station used: High Pt · 15.9 km away · station 274 m, town 280 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 24 – Mar 10	Apr 21 – May 5	Jun 15
Sweet pepper	Feb 10 – Feb 24	Apr 21 – May 5	Jun 20
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 1 – Feb 8	Mar 8 – Mar 22	Apr 17
Peas	—	Feb 22 – Mar 22	Apr 18
Bush beans	—	Apr 14 – May 5	Jun 3
Carrot	—	Mar 15 – Apr 26	May 14
Beet	—	Mar 8 – Apr 19	Apr 27
Potato	—	Mar 15 – Apr 5	May 24
Kale	Jan 25 – Feb 8	Mar 8 – Mar 22	Apr 20
Broccoli	Jan 25 – Feb 8	Mar 8 – Mar 29	May 7
Cucumber	Mar 24 – Mar 31	Apr 21 – May 5	Jun 10
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 24 – Mar 31	Apr 21 – May 5	Jun 5
Winter squash	Mar 24 – Mar 31	Apr 21 – May 5	Jul 10
Sweet corn	—	Apr 14 – May 5	Jun 13
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 8 – Mar 29	Jun 6
Garlic	—	Oct 19 – Nov 16 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 22 – Mar 22	Apr 1
Basil	Mar 10 – Mar 24	Apr 21 – May 5	Jun 17

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

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1926	188
1927	209
1928	208
1929	231
1930	204
1931	221
1932	233
1933	212
1934	198
1935	173
1936	206
1937	185
1938	212
1939	184
1943	184
1944	192
1945	211
1948	203
1949	200
1950	203
1951	221
1952	209
1953	198
1954	208
1955	218
1956	173
1957	181
1958	221
1960	193
1961	219
1962	191
1963	224
1964	193
1965	204
1966	206
1967	219
1968	229
1969	205
1970	229
1971	221
1972	193
1973	206
1974	191
1975	215
1976	209
1977	219
1978	258
1979	202
1980	237
1981	226
1982	208
1983	197
1984	209
1985	236
1986	203
1987	200
1988	175
1989	205
1990	190
1991	216
1992	167
1993	175
1994	201
1995	212
1996	206
1997	187
1998	213
1999	177
2000	203
2001	170
2002	229
2004	216
2005	240
2006	200
2007	188
2009	251
2010	255
2011	221
2012	195
2013	210
2014	200
2015	230
2016	198
2017	216
2018	216
2020	252
2021	224
2022	181
2023	225
2024	228
2025	248

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1926	23.1 °C
1927	21.3 °C
1928	20.8 °C
1929	21.6 °C
1930	22.7 °C
1931	22.5 °C
1932	22.5 °C
1933	23.2 °C
1934	23.3 °C
1935	21.9 °C
1936	22.5 °C
1937	21.2 °C
1938	22.1 °C
1939	21.6 °C
1940	21.5 °C
1943	22.4 °C
1944	22.4 °C
1945	22.2 °C
1948	21.6 °C
1949	21.3 °C
1950	21.1 °C
1951	21.7 °C
1952	22.4 °C
1953	22.3 °C
1954	22.5 °C
1955	22.2 °C
1956	21.4 °C
1957	21.7 °C
1958	21.2 °C
1959	21.9 °C
1960	22.0 °C
1961	21.0 °C
1962	21.4 °C
1963	21.1 °C
1964	21.6 °C
1965	22.1 °C
1966	21.4 °C
1967	20.7 °C
1968	21.7 °C
1969	21.9 °C
1970	22.6 °C
1971	21.6 °C
1972	21.3 °C
1973	21.9 °C
1974	21.3 °C
1975	21.9 °C
1976	21.4 °C
1977	23.1 °C
1978	22.1 °C
1979	21.3 °C
1980	23.1 °C
1981	22.2 °C
1982	22.0 °C
1983	21.4 °C
1984	20.8 °C
1985	22.0 °C
1986	22.6 °C
1987	22.5 °C
1988	21.5 °C
1989	21.2 °C
1990	21.8 °C
1991	22.2 °C
1992	20.0 °C
1993	21.4 °C
1994	21.5 °C
1995	21.7 °C
1996	21.6 °C
1997	20.8 °C
1998	22.5 °C
2009	22.5 °C
2010	23.9 °C
2011	22.6 °C
2012	22.1 °C
2013	21.3 °C
2014	22.1 °C
2015	22.9 °C
2016	23.3 °C
2017	22.4 °C
2018	23.3 °C
2019	23.8 °C
2020	21.9 °C
2021	22.2 °C
2022	21.9 °C
2023	21.8 °C
2024	22.1 °C
2025	22.5 °C
2026	23.5 °C

What this means for you: Since 1926, Wallburg's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. 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 High Pt (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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