When to plant in Carneys Point, NJ

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 9

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 28

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 23

1 year in 10 by Nov 9

Frost-free days

245

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Marcus Hook · 13.2 km away · station 3 m, town 3 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)	Feb 5 – Feb 12	Mar 12 – Mar 26	Apr 21
Peas	—	Mar 12 – Apr 9	May 6
Bush beans	—	Apr 6 – Apr 27	May 26
Carrot	—	Mar 23 – May 4	May 22
Beet	—	Mar 23 – May 4	May 12
Potato	—	Mar 23 – Apr 13	Jun 1
Kale	Feb 5 – Feb 19	Mar 19 – Apr 2	May 1
Broccoli	Jan 29 – Feb 12	Mar 12 – Apr 2	May 11
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 6 – Apr 27	Jun 5
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 12 – Apr 2	Jun 10
Garlic	—	Oct 28 – Nov 25 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 12 – Apr 9	Apr 19
Basil	Feb 27 – Mar 13	Apr 10 – Apr 24	Jun 6

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Carneys Point'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
1920	Apr 11
1921	Apr 2
1922	Apr 29
1923	Apr 14
1933	Mar 26
1934	Apr 27
1936	Apr 7
1937	Mar 28
1938	Apr 6
1939	Apr 12
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 30
1942	Feb 28
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 6
1945	Mar 8
1947	Mar 31
1948	Mar 29
1949	Mar 21
1950	Apr 14
1951	Mar 27
1952	Mar 18
1953	Mar 11
1954	Apr 5
1955	Mar 29
1956	Apr 1
1957	Mar 11
1958	Apr 9
1959	Mar 29
1960	Apr 11
1961	Mar 18
1962	Apr 17
1963	Mar 23
1964	Apr 5
1967	Apr 12
1968	Mar 25
1969	Apr 1
1970	Mar 30
1971	Mar 31
1972	Apr 9
1974	Mar 29
1975	Apr 7
1976	Apr 12
1977	Apr 9
1978	Mar 18
1979	Apr 7
1980	Mar 13
1981	Mar 20
1982	Apr 8
1983	Apr 20
1984	Mar 24
1985	Apr 10
1986	Mar 22
1987	Apr 1
1989	Mar 23
1990	Mar 28
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 13
1993	Mar 20
1994	Mar 19
1996	Mar 28
1997	Apr 10
1998	Mar 22
1999	Mar 13
2000	Apr 9
2001	Mar 28
2002	Apr 7
2004	Apr 5
2005	Mar 15
2006	Mar 21
2009	Mar 25
2010	Mar 28
2011	Mar 30
2012	Mar 10
2013	Apr 5

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1920	214
1921	217
1922	174
1923	196
1934	200
1936	201
1937	226
1938	230
1939	204
1940	187
1941	239
1942	258
1943	215
1944	233
1945	257
1947	227
1948	247
1949	229
1950	221
1951	220
1952	216
1953	239
1954	240
1955	234
1956	222
1957	243
1958	227
1959	232
1960	210
1961	237
1962	202
1963	246
1964	229
1967	207
1969	204
1970	232
1971	222
1972	193
1974	203
1975	206
1976	197
1977	216
1978	252
1979	235
1980	247
1981	248
1982	221
1983	206
1984	239
1985	235
1986	235
1987	222
1989	239
1990	234
1993	232
1994	248
1996	228
1997	219
1998	274
1999	261
2000	223
2002	233
2004	218
2005	247
2006	257
2009	255
2010	245
2011	255
2012	240

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1920	20.6 °C
1921	20.8 °C
1922	20.3 °C
1923	20.5 °C
1932	21.6 °C
1941	22.4 °C
1942	21.9 °C
1943	21.4 °C
1944	22.2 °C
1945	21.8 °C
1947	21.1 °C
1948	21.4 °C
1949	21.4 °C
1950	19.5 °C
1951	20.5 °C
1952	21.4 °C
1953	21.0 °C
1954	20.6 °C
1955	21.4 °C
1956	19.3 °C
1957	21.5 °C
1958	20.3 °C
1959	21.4 °C
1960	20.9 °C
1961	20.7 °C
1962	20.1 °C
1963	20.0 °C
1964	20.1 °C
1965	20.3 °C
1966	20.1 °C
1967	19.2 °C
1969	20.3 °C
1970	20.2 °C
1971	20.0 °C
1972	20.5 °C
1973	21.5 °C
1974	20.8 °C
1975	20.9 °C
1976	21.4 °C
1977	22.4 °C
1978	21.0 °C
1979	20.8 °C
1980	22.3 °C
1981	21.6 °C
1982	20.9 °C
1983	22.0 °C
1984	20.8 °C
1985	21.6 °C
1986	21.5 °C
1987	21.6 °C
1989	20.1 °C
1990	20.4 °C
1991	21.9 °C
1992	19.1 °C
1993	20.8 °C
1994	20.7 °C
1996	19.9 °C
1997	19.8 °C
1998	21.5 °C
1999	21.3 °C
2000	20.4 °C
2001	21.1 °C
2002	21.9 °C
2004	21.4 °C
2005	22.0 °C
2006	21.7 °C
2009	21.0 °C
2010	23.0 °C
2011	22.1 °C
2012	22.6 °C
2013	21.1 °C

What this means for you: Since 1920, Carneys Point's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 4 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Marcus Hook (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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