When to plant in Shark River Hills, NJ

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 18

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 9

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 5

1 year in 10 by Oct 24

Frost-free days

215

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Long Branch-Oakhurst · 12.1 km away · station 9 m, town 18 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 16 – Feb 23	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 2
Peas	—	Mar 23 – Apr 20	May 17
Bush beans	—	Apr 21 – May 12	Jun 10
Carrot	—	Apr 3 – May 15	Jun 2
Beet	—	Apr 3 – May 15	May 23
Potato	—	Apr 3 – Apr 24	Jun 12
Kale	Feb 16 – Mar 2	Mar 30 – Apr 13	May 12
Broccoli	Feb 9 – Feb 23	Mar 23 – Apr 13	May 22
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 23 – Apr 13	Jun 21
Garlic	—	Oct 21 – Nov 18 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 23 – Apr 20	Apr 30
Basil	Mar 17 – Mar 31	Apr 28 – May 12	Jun 24

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Shark River Hills'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
1908	Apr 5
1909	Apr 12
1910	Mar 31
1911	Apr 17
1912	Apr 11
1913	May 11
1914	Apr 14
1915	Apr 5
1917	Apr 15
1918	Apr 13
1919	Apr 26
1920	Apr 14
1921	Apr 12
1922	Apr 6
1923	Apr 2
1924	Apr 3
1925	Apr 7
1928	Apr 18
1929	Mar 21
1930	Apr 24
1931	Apr 30
1932	Apr 17
1933	Apr 27
1934	Apr 30
1935	Apr 17
1936	Apr 23
1937	Apr 12
1938	Apr 11
1939	Apr 13
1940	Apr 15
1941	Apr 7
1942	Apr 14
1943	Apr 16
1944	Apr 14
1945	Apr 6
1946	Apr 11
1947	May 10
1948	Apr 23
1949	Mar 21
1950	Apr 15
1951	Mar 27
1952	Apr 10
1953	Mar 22
1954	Apr 10
1955	Apr 8
1956	Apr 25
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 10
1959	Mar 29
1960	Apr 11
1961	Apr 9
1962	Apr 18
1963	Apr 6
1964	Apr 6
1965	Apr 5
1966	Apr 1
1967	Apr 13
1968	Apr 7
1969	Apr 13
1970	Apr 13
1971	Apr 17
1972	Apr 10
1973	Apr 15
1974	Apr 10
1975	Apr 22
1976	Apr 13
1977	Apr 10
1978	May 1
1979	Apr 21
1980	Apr 29
1981	Apr 23
1982	Apr 23
1983	May 10
1984	Apr 10
1985	May 4
1986	Apr 14
1988	Mar 23
1989	Apr 24
1991	Apr 4
1992	Apr 14
1994	Apr 8
1995	Apr 8
1996	Mar 31
1998	Apr 12
1999	Mar 27
2001	Apr 19
2003	Apr 8
2004	Apr 7
2006	Mar 29
2013	Apr 5
2014	Apr 16
2015	Apr 24
2016	Apr 10
2019	Apr 2
2020	Apr 18
2021	Apr 4
2022	Apr 19
2023	Apr 11
2024	Mar 25
2025	Apr 10
2026	Apr 22

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1908	209
1909	191
1910	211
1911	194
1912	205
1913	172
1914	195
1915	212
1918	211
1919	194
1920	211
1921	197
1922	197
1923	212
1924	200
1928	191
1929	203
1930	178
1931	189
1932	194
1933	180
1934	166
1935	173
1936	186
1937	185
1938	217
1939	185
1940	186
1941	192
1942	195
1943	202
1944	184
1945	180
1946	215
1947	184
1948	178
1949	220
1950	204
1951	220
1952	193
1953	230
1954	204
1955	214
1956	198
1957	208
1958	226
1959	213
1960	210
1961	201
1962	189
1963	211
1964	188
1966	212
1967	206
1968	207
1969	192
1970	217
1971	204
1972	193
1973	206
1974	191
1975	191
1976	188
1977	196
1978	167
1979	188
1980	176
1981	172
1982	177
1983	137
1984	179
1985	177
1986	210
1988	221
1989	193
1991	215
1994	217
1996	216
1998	206
2003	198
2004	215
2006	211
2013	217
2014	204
2015	176
2016	225
2019	219
2020	195
2021	226
2022	209
2023	204
2024	246
2025	210

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1909	18.2 °C
1910	18.7 °C
1911	18.7 °C
1912	17.4 °C
1913	17.5 °C
1914	17.3 °C
1915	18.0 °C
1918	16.2 °C
1919	17.5 °C
1920	16.6 °C
1921	18.4 °C
1922	18.5 °C
1923	17.4 °C
1924	16.6 °C
1928	16.8 °C
1929	17.9 °C
1930	18.7 °C
1931	19.1 °C
1932	17.9 °C
1933	18.9 °C
1934	18.5 °C
1935	17.8 °C
1936	18.5 °C
1937	18.9 °C
1938	18.6 °C
1939	18.9 °C
1940	17.3 °C
1941	19.1 °C
1942	19.1 °C
1943	18.6 °C
1944	19.3 °C
1945	18.8 °C
1946	18.3 °C
1947	18.6 °C
1948	18.4 °C
1949	19.2 °C
1950	17.3 °C
1951	18.4 °C
1952	19.3 °C
1953	18.8 °C
1954	18.3 °C
1955	19.4 °C
1956	17.4 °C
1957	18.7 °C
1958	18.0 °C
1959	19.6 °C
1960	18.6 °C
1961	18.7 °C
1962	18.0 °C
1963	17.7 °C
1964	18.2 °C
1965	18.6 °C
1966	18.6 °C
1967	18.0 °C
1968	19.3 °C
1969	19.1 °C
1970	19.0 °C
1971	18.4 °C
1972	17.9 °C
1973	19.1 °C
1974	18.8 °C
1975	18.4 °C
1976	18.5 °C
1977	18.9 °C
1978	17.7 °C
1979	17.2 °C
1980	18.8 °C
1981	18.0 °C
1982	17.4 °C
1983	17.6 °C
1984	16.7 °C
1985	19.1 °C
1986	18.6 °C
1988	19.1 °C
1989	18.8 °C
1990	18.4 °C
1991	19.8 °C
1992	17.2 °C
1994	18.6 °C
1996	18.1 °C
1998	18.9 °C
1999	19.2 °C
2001	18.6 °C
2003	17.9 °C
2004	18.8 °C
2006	19.1 °C
2013	18.7 °C
2014	18.3 °C
2015	19.4 °C
2016	19.2 °C
2019	20.2 °C
2020	19.6 °C
2021	20.0 °C
2022	19.9 °C
2023	19.3 °C
2024	19.8 °C
2025	19.4 °C
2026	19.9 °C

What this means for you: Since 1908, Shark River Hills'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 Long Branch-Oakhurst (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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