When to plant in Pine Hill, NJ

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

Safe to plant out

May 19

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 3

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 14

1 year in 10 by Oct 2

Frost-free days

162

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Indian Mills 2 W · 18.1 km away · station 30 m, town 49 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 24 – Apr 7	May 19 – Jun 2	Jul 13
Sweet pepper	Mar 10 – Mar 24	May 19 – Jun 2	Jul 18
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 1 – Mar 8	Apr 5 – Apr 19	May 15
Peas	—	Mar 22 – Apr 19	May 16
Bush beans	—	May 12 – Jun 2	Jul 1
Carrot	—	Apr 12 – May 24	Jun 11
Beet	—	Apr 5 – May 17	May 25
Potato	—	Apr 12 – May 3	Jun 21
Kale	Feb 22 – Mar 8	Apr 5 – Apr 19	May 18
Broccoli	Feb 22 – Mar 8	Apr 5 – Apr 26	Jun 4
Cucumber	Apr 21 – Apr 28	May 19 – Jun 2	Jul 8
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 21 – Apr 28	May 19 – Jun 2	Jul 3
Winter squash	Apr 21 – Apr 28	May 19 – Jun 2	Aug 7
Sweet corn	—	May 12 – Jun 2	Jul 11
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 5 – Apr 26	Jul 4
Garlic	—	Sep 30 – Oct 28 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 22 – Apr 19	Apr 29
Basil	Apr 7 – Apr 21	May 19 – Jun 2	Jul 15

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

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1903	190
1904	151
1905	172
1906	187
1907	149
1908	163
1909	183
1910	182
1911	160
1912	179
1913	163
1914	186
1915	184
1916	167
1917	155
1918	183
1919	194
1920	139
1921	183
1922	170
1923	146
1924	172
1925	180
1926	173
1927	172
1928	181
1929	167
1930	174
1931	160
1932	172
1933	168
1934	165
1935	170
1936	148
1937	156
1938	166
1939	150
1940	150
1941	155
1942	167
1943	136
1944	178
1945	163
1946	178
1947	138
1948	159
1949	180
1950	149
1951	137
1952	153
1953	153
1954	153
1955	196
1956	118
1957	145
1958	174
1959	146
1960	169
1961	147
1962	131
1963	121
1964	161
1965	162
1966	139
1967	148
1968	149
1969	141
1970	150
1971	191
1972	127
1973	170
1974	138
1975	157
1976	160
1977	170
1978	149
1979	172
1980	173
1981	153
1982	164
1983	136
1984	144
1985	160
1986	149
1987	160
1988	163
1990	183
1991	140
1992	132
1993	154
1994	144
1995	162
1996	142
1997	146
1998	155
1999	160
2000	160
2001	161
2002	152
2003	150
2004	184
2005	175
2006	165
2007	181
2008	171
2009	152
2010	165
2011	188
2012	165
2013	162
2014	177
2015	172
2016	187
2017	205
2018	172
2019	172
2021	193

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1903	18.6 °C
1904	18.9 °C
1905	19.2 °C
1906	20.2 °C
1907	17.6 °C
1908	19.5 °C
1909	18.6 °C
1910	19.0 °C
1912	18.7 °C
1913	19.4 °C
1914	18.6 °C
1915	19.0 °C
1916	18.5 °C
1917	17.8 °C
1918	18.5 °C
1919	18.7 °C
1920	18.1 °C
1921	19.5 °C
1922	19.3 °C
1923	18.9 °C
1924	17.6 °C
1925	19.8 °C
1926	18.0 °C
1927	17.7 °C
1928	18.5 °C
1929	19.1 °C
1930	19.4 °C
1931	19.8 °C
1932	18.9 °C
1933	19.8 °C
1934	19.5 °C
1935	18.2 °C
1936	19.3 °C
1937	19.2 °C
1938	19.3 °C
1939	19.4 °C
1940	17.9 °C
1941	19.6 °C
1942	19.7 °C
1943	19.3 °C
1944	19.7 °C
1945	19.4 °C
1946	18.4 °C
1947	18.9 °C
1948	18.7 °C
1949	19.4 °C
1950	17.8 °C
1951	18.7 °C
1952	19.1 °C
1953	19.0 °C
1954	18.6 °C
1955	19.8 °C
1956	17.9 °C
1957	19.3 °C
1958	18.6 °C
1959	20.0 °C
1960	19.1 °C
1961	18.7 °C
1962	18.0 °C
1963	17.7 °C
1964	18.3 °C
1965	18.6 °C
1966	17.9 °C
1967	17.6 °C
1968	18.4 °C
1969	19.2 °C
1970	19.2 °C
1971	18.6 °C
1972	18.3 °C
1973	19.5 °C
1974	19.0 °C
1975	18.7 °C
1976	18.9 °C
1977	19.6 °C
1978	18.6 °C
1979	19.0 °C
1980	20.0 °C
1981	19.5 °C
1982	18.7 °C
1983	19.6 °C
1984	18.9 °C
1985	19.8 °C
1986	19.4 °C
1987	19.6 °C
1988	19.1 °C
1989	19.0 °C
1990	19.0 °C
1991	20.0 °C
1992	18.2 °C
1993	19.8 °C
1994	19.8 °C
1995	19.6 °C
1996	19.2 °C
1997	18.5 °C
1998	20.0 °C
1999	19.8 °C
2000	19.4 °C
2001	19.8 °C
2002	20.6 °C
2003	19.4 °C
2004	20.6 °C
2005	20.5 °C
2006	20.3 °C
2007	19.6 °C
2008	19.5 °C
2009	19.0 °C
2010	21.0 °C
2012	20.2 °C
2013	19.4 °C
2014	18.8 °C
2015	20.1 °C
2016	20.0 °C
2018	19.8 °C
2019	20.6 °C
2021	20.3 °C
2022	20.4 °C

What this means for you: Since 1903, Pine Hill'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 Indian Mills 2 W (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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