When to plant in Ogdensburg, NJ

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

Safe to plant out

May 21

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 4

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 12

1 year in 10 by Sep 25

Frost-free days

156

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Sussex 1 Nw · 15.4 km away · station 191 m, town 206 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	Mar 26 – Apr 9	May 21 – Jun 4	Jul 15
Sweet pepper	Mar 12 – Mar 26	May 21 – Jun 4	Jul 20
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 2 – Mar 9	Apr 6 – Apr 20	May 16
Peas	—	Apr 2 – Apr 30	May 27
Bush beans	—	May 14 – Jun 4	Jul 3
Carrot	—	Apr 13 – May 25	Jun 12
Beet	—	Apr 11 – May 23	May 31
Potato	—	Apr 13 – May 4	Jun 22
Kale	Feb 26 – Mar 12	Apr 9 – Apr 23	May 22
Broccoli	Feb 23 – Mar 9	Apr 6 – Apr 27	Jun 5
Cucumber	Apr 23 – Apr 30	May 21 – Jun 4	Jul 10
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 23 – Apr 30	May 21 – Jun 4	Jul 5
Winter squash	Apr 23 – Apr 30	May 21 – Jun 4	Aug 9
Sweet corn	—	May 14 – Jun 4	Jul 13
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 6 – Apr 27	Jul 5
Garlic	—	Sep 28 – Oct 26 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 2 – Apr 30	May 10
Basil	Apr 9 – Apr 23	May 21 – Jun 4	Jul 17

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Ogdensburg'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
1895	Apr 12
1896	Apr 11
1897	Apr 29
1898	May 9
1899	Apr 22
1900	May 11
1901	Apr 13
1902	Apr 20
1903	May 2
1904	Apr 23
1905	May 2
1906	May 12
1907	May 12
1908	Apr 21
1909	Apr 30
1910	Apr 29
1911	May 6
1912	Apr 28
1913	May 12
1914	Apr 24
1915	Apr 22
1916	Apr 16
1924	May 31
1925	May 9
1926	May 13
1927	Apr 30
1928	May 15
1929	May 23
1930	Apr 29
1931	May 5
1932	Apr 29
1933	Apr 28
1934	Apr 29
1935	May 24
1936	May 15
1937	Apr 17
1938	May 14
1940	Apr 29
1941	May 15
1942	May 11
1943	May 5
1944	Apr 29
1945	Apr 23
1946	May 10
1947	May 11
1948	May 9
1949	Apr 29
1950	May 9
1951	May 14
1952	May 2
1953	Apr 22
1955	May 10
1956	May 25
1957	May 17
1958	May 14
1959	Apr 24
1960	Apr 21
1961	May 6
1962	Apr 21
1963	May 25
1964	Apr 13
1966	May 15
1967	May 27
1968	May 9
1969	May 27
1970	May 7
1971	May 23
1972	May 11
1973	May 19
1974	May 9
1975	Apr 28
1976	May 13
1977	May 15
1978	May 4
1979	May 2
1980	May 10
1981	May 9
1982	Apr 29
1983	May 18
1984	May 18
1985	May 9
1986	May 10
1987	May 14
1988	Apr 26
1989	Apr 28
1990	May 12
1991	Apr 19
1992	May 7
1993	May 14
1994	May 28
1995	May 9
1996	May 14
1997	May 9
1999	May 2
2000	May 5
2001	May 9
2002	May 22
2003	Apr 25
2004	Apr 16
2005	May 13
2009	May 20
2010	May 12
2011	Apr 22
2012	Apr 30
2013	Apr 24
2014	Apr 25
2015	Apr 26
2016	Apr 17
2017	Apr 9
2018	Apr 24
2019	Apr 30
2020	May 22
2021	Apr 24
2022	Apr 19
2023	May 18

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1895	155
1896	180
1897	156
1898	160
1899	162
1900	158
1901	176
1902	172
1903	175
1904	151
1905	172
1906	153
1907	153
1908	167
1909	165
1911	130
1912	154
1913	126
1915	171
1924	130
1927	163
1928	134
1929	134
1930	155
1931	160
1932	149
1933	168
1935	133
1936	150
1937	174
1940	150
1941	137
1942	140
1943	152
1944	154
1945	163
1946	145
1947	137
1948	159
1949	180
1950	148
1951	138
1952	162
1955	165
1956	118
1957	132
1958	140
1959	147
1960	183
1961	151
1962	186
1963	121
1964	155
1966	133
1967	107
1969	125
1970	150
1971	164
1972	143
1973	155
1974	137
1975	139
1976	150
1977	144
1978	147
1979	140
1980	140
1981	153
1982	164
1983	129
1984	137
1985	155
1987	143
1988	162
1989	152
1990	157
1991	155
1992	146
1993	128
1995	124
1996	142
1999	156
2001	150
2002	144
2003	182
2005	162
2009	144
2010	150
2011	188
2012	165
2013	181
2014	177
2015	174
2016	176
2017	205
2018	177
2019	157
2020	148
2022	172

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	16.8 °C
1895	18.1 °C
1896	18.5 °C
1897	17.1 °C
1898	17.8 °C
1899	17.8 °C
1900	18.7 °C
1901	18.2 °C
1902	16.9 °C
1903	16.7 °C
1904	17.1 °C
1905	17.6 °C
1906	18.4 °C
1907	16.1 °C
1908	17.9 °C
1909	17.0 °C
1910	17.8 °C
1911	17.9 °C
1912	17.3 °C
1913	17.5 °C
1915	17.3 °C
1924	15.7 °C
1928	16.6 °C
1930	17.8 °C
1931	18.3 °C
1932	18.2 °C
1936	19.0 °C
1940	16.5 °C
1941	18.3 °C
1942	18.2 °C
1943	17.8 °C
1944	18.4 °C
1945	18.9 °C
1946	17.3 °C
1947	18.0 °C
1948	18.0 °C
1949	18.5 °C
1950	16.8 °C
1952	17.9 °C
1953	17.8 °C
1955	19.1 °C
1956	16.4 °C
1957	16.7 °C
1958	16.3 °C
1959	18.0 °C
1960	17.0 °C
1961	17.0 °C
1962	16.3 °C
1963	16.0 °C
1964	16.6 °C
1966	15.6 °C
1967	15.1 °C
1969	16.0 °C
1970	16.1 °C
1971	16.2 °C
1972	16.3 °C
1973	17.2 °C
1974	16.3 °C
1975	16.3 °C
1976	16.4 °C
1977	17.0 °C
1978	16.1 °C
1979	16.7 °C
1980	17.5 °C
1981	17.1 °C
1982	16.1 °C
1983	17.1 °C
1984	16.4 °C
1985	17.0 °C
1987	17.2 °C
1988	17.1 °C
1989	16.8 °C
1990	16.7 °C
1991	18.0 °C
1992	15.9 °C
1993	17.3 °C
1994	17.1 °C
1995	16.3 °C
1996	16.5 °C
1997	15.6 °C
1999	17.9 °C
2001	16.9 °C
2002	17.9 °C
2003	16.7 °C
2004	17.5 °C
2005	18.1 °C
2009	16.2 °C
2010	18.7 °C
2011	18.1 °C
2012	18.1 °C
2013	17.9 °C
2014	17.6 °C
2015	18.2 °C
2016	17.9 °C
2017	17.5 °C
2018	18.0 °C
2019	17.9 °C
2020	17.4 °C
2022	17.9 °C
2023	17.4 °C

What this means for you: Since 1895, Ogdensburg's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Sussex 1 Nw (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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