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When to plant in Blasdell, NY

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

Last spring frost

  1. Early · riskyApr 139 years in 10 still get a later frost
  2. TypicalApr 23about half of years get a later frost
  3. Safe to plant outApr 291 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

  1. EarlyOct 71 year in 10 has frost by then
  2. TypicalOct 23about half of years have had frost
  3. LateNov 69 years in 10 have had frost by then

A typical year has 182 frost-free days. Plan for tender crops to be ripe by the early date.

Station used: Buffalo · 18.3 km away · station 241 m, town 186 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Mar 11 – Mar 25 May 6 – May 20 Jun 30
Sweet pepper Feb 25 – Mar 11 May 6 – May 20 Jul 5
Lettuce (leaf) Mar 3 – Mar 10 Apr 7 – Apr 21 May 17
Peas — Apr 7 – May 5 Jun 1
Bush beans — Apr 30 – May 21 Jun 19
Carrot — Apr 17 – May 29 Jun 16
Beet — Apr 17 – May 29 Jun 6
Potato — Apr 17 – May 8 Jun 26
Kale Mar 3 – Mar 17 Apr 14 – Apr 28 May 27
Broccoli Feb 24 – Mar 10 Apr 7 – Apr 28 Jun 6
Cucumber Apr 8 – Apr 15 May 6 – May 20 Jun 25
Summer squash and zucchini Apr 8 – Apr 15 May 6 – May 20 Jun 20
Winter squash Apr 8 – Apr 15 May 6 – May 20 Jul 25
Sweet corn — Apr 30 – May 21 Jun 29
Onion (from sets) — Apr 7 – Apr 28 Jul 6
Garlic — Oct 8 – Nov 5 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Apr 7 – May 5 May 15
Basil Mar 25 – Apr 8 May 6 – May 20 Jul 2

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Blasdell's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Apr 1Apr 15May 1May 15 194019501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1939May 3
1940Apr 28
1941Apr 25
1942Apr 14
1943May 14
1944Apr 28
1945May 10
1946Apr 28
1947May 10
1948Apr 18
1949May 11
1950May 8
1951Apr 21
1952Apr 16
1953Apr 29
1954Apr 9
1955Apr 8
1956May 17
1957May 3
1958May 10
1959Apr 22
1960Apr 19
1961Apr 30
1962May 10
1963May 24
1964Apr 16
1965Apr 25
1966May 11
1967Apr 28
1968Apr 28
1969May 1
1970May 7
1971Apr 24
1972Apr 27
1973Apr 15
1974May 8
1975Apr 22
1976Apr 26
1977Apr 29
1978May 4
1979May 5
1980Apr 17
1981Apr 22
1982Apr 29
1983May 17
1984Apr 10
1985Apr 17
1986May 3
1987Apr 4
1988Apr 22
1989May 7
1990Apr 18
1991Apr 12
1992Apr 15
1993Apr 27
1994Apr 22
1995Apr 17
1996Apr 28
1997Apr 21
1998Apr 28
1999Apr 25
2000Apr 13
2001Apr 29
2002May 4
2003Apr 24
2004Apr 28
2005Apr 29
2006Apr 26
2007Apr 19
2008Apr 30
2009Apr 13
2010Mar 31
2011Apr 22
2012Apr 29
2013Apr 21
2014Apr 24
2015Apr 25
2016Apr 27
2017Apr 8
2018Apr 22
2019Apr 29
2020May 13
2021Apr 23
2022Apr 29
2023Apr 9
2024Apr 26

What this means for you: Since 1939, Blasdell's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 2 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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