When to plant in Bloomfield, NM

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

Last spring frost

Early · riskyApr 189 years in 10 still get a later frost
TypicalApr 26about half of years get a later frost
Safe to plant outMay 111 year in 10 gets a later frost

Hardy crops like peas and spinach are timed from the typical date. Wait for the safe date before planting out tomatoes, peppers and squash.

First fall frost

EarlyOct 71 year in 10 has frost by then
TypicalOct 20about half of years have had frost
LateOct 309 years in 10 have had frost by then

A typical year has 176 frost-free days. Plan for tender crops to be ripe by the early date.

Station used: Bloomfield 3 Se · 5.4 km away · station 1770 m, town 1663 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 16 – Mar 30	May 11 – May 25	Jul 5
Sweet pepper	Mar 2 – Mar 16	May 11 – May 25	Jul 10
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 22 – Mar 1	Mar 29 – Apr 12	May 8
Peas	—	Mar 15 – Apr 12	May 9
Bush beans	—	May 4 – May 25	Jun 23
Carrot	—	Apr 5 – May 17	Jun 4
Beet	—	Mar 29 – May 10	May 18
Potato	—	Apr 5 – Apr 26	Jun 14
Kale	Feb 15 – Mar 1	Mar 29 – Apr 12	May 11
Broccoli	Feb 15 – Mar 1	Mar 29 – Apr 19	May 28
Cucumber	Apr 13 – Apr 20	May 11 – May 25	Jun 30
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 13 – Apr 20	May 11 – May 25	Jun 25
Winter squash	Apr 13 – Apr 20	May 11 – May 25	Jul 30
Sweet corn	—	May 4 – May 25	Jul 3
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 29 – Apr 19	Jun 27
Garlic	—	Oct 6 – Nov 3 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 15 – Apr 12	Apr 22
Basil	Mar 30 – Apr 13	May 11 – May 25	Jul 7

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Bloomfield'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
1905	May 12
1906	May 2
1907	May 24
1908	Jun 4
1909	May 31
1910	May 22
1911	May 27
1912	May 17
1913	May 20
1914	May 12
1915	May 8
1916	Jun 7
1917	May 31
1919	Jun 1
1920	May 4
1921	May 7
1922	May 13
1923	May 2
1924	May 7
1925	Apr 26
1926	Apr 1
1927	May 23
1928	May 5
1929	May 29
1932	May 31
1934	Apr 27
1935	May 6
1938	May 8
1939	Apr 19
1940	Apr 30
1941	Apr 20
1942	May 13
1943	May 16
1944	May 3
1945	May 19
1946	May 1
1949	Apr 15
1950	May 10
1951	May 3
1952	Apr 16
1953	May 12
1954	Apr 16
1955	May 3
1956	Apr 19
1957	Apr 28
1958	Apr 24
1959	May 11
1960	May 20
1962	May 1
1963	Apr 27
1964	Apr 26
1965	May 9
1966	Apr 21
1967	May 4
1968	May 7
1969	Apr 27
1971	May 19
1972	Apr 27
1973	May 2
1974	Apr 15
1975	May 8
1976	May 9
1977	Apr 7
1979	May 12
1980	May 26
1981	Apr 14
1982	May 9
1983	May 12
1984	May 8
1985	May 14
1986	May 10
1987	Apr 20
1988	May 9
1990	Apr 29
1991	May 1
1992	Apr 21
1993	May 10
1994	Apr 13
1995	Apr 28
1996	Apr 29
1997	Apr 26
1998	Apr 29
1999	Apr 22
2000	Apr 19
2001	Apr 26
2002	Apr 21
2003	Apr 23
2004	Apr 12
2005	Apr 21
2006	May 11
2007	Apr 21
2009	Apr 18
2014	May 14
2015	Apr 18
2017	May 19

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1905	141
1907	121
1908	114
1909	114
1910	133
1911	128
1912	122
1913	123
1914	133
1915	128
1916	133
1917	116
1919	136
1920	145
1921	163
1922	146
1923	166
1924	136
1925	171
1926	208
1927	130
1928	155
1929	144
1932	126
1934	128
1935	163
1938	161
1939	169
1940	155
1941	168
1943	148
1944	166
1945	156
1946	158
1950	177
1951	155
1952	181
1953	165
1954	181
1955	156
1956	183
1957	177
1958	179
1959	177
1960	162
1962	189
1963	187
1964	180
1965	161
1966	175
1968	162
1969	160
1971	152
1972	185
1973	175
1974	197
1975	158
1976	162
1977	206
1980	143
1981	189
1982	149
1983	148
1984	160
1985	138
1986	154
1987	182
1988	134
1990	162
1991	179
1992	170
1993	169
1994	185
1998	159
2001	167
2002	186
2003	185
2004	193
2005	193
2007	166
2014	172
2015	192
2017	143

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1894	18.2 °C
1905	18.2 °C
1906	18.7 °C
1907	17.9 °C
1908	17.8 °C
1909	17.9 °C
1910	19.5 °C
1911	18.4 °C
1912	16.8 °C
1913	17.4 °C
1914	17.9 °C
1915	16.8 °C
1916	16.9 °C
1917	16.8 °C
1919	19.1 °C
1920	18.1 °C
1921	18.0 °C
1922	19.5 °C
1923	18.2 °C
1924	18.4 °C
1925	18.8 °C
1926	19.2 °C
1927	18.1 °C
1928	18.0 °C
1932	17.8 °C
1935	17.3 °C
1938	18.4 °C
1939	20.3 °C
1940	18.6 °C
1941	18.6 °C
1943	19.6 °C
1944	18.4 °C
1945	18.6 °C
1946	19.9 °C
1950	19.5 °C
1951	19.4 °C
1952	19.7 °C
1953	19.2 °C
1954	20.2 °C
1955	19.0 °C
1956	19.7 °C
1957	18.1 °C
1958	19.4 °C
1959	20.1 °C
1960	20.2 °C
1962	19.7 °C
1963	20.3 °C
1964	19.1 °C
1965	18.1 °C
1966	19.9 °C
1967	18.9 °C
1969	20.2 °C
1970	18.9 °C
1971	19.0 °C
1972	19.7 °C
1973	18.2 °C
1974	19.8 °C
1975	18.0 °C
1976	18.2 °C
1977	20.5 °C
1980	18.9 °C
1981	19.2 °C
1984	19.5 °C
1985	19.1 °C
1986	18.4 °C
1987	18.8 °C
1989	19.9 °C
1990	19.6 °C
1991	18.9 °C
1992	19.4 °C
1993	19.2 °C
1994	20.4 °C
1995	18.9 °C
1998	19.7 °C
1999	18.6 °C
2000	20.9 °C
2001	20.1 °C
2003	20.1 °C
2004	19.2 °C
2005	19.7 °C
2007	20.2 °C
2014	20.2 °C
2015	19.9 °C
2017	20.3 °C

What this means for you: Since 1905, Bloomfield's last spring frost has come about 2 days 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 Bloomfield 3 Se (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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