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When to plant in Catskill, NY

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

Last spring frost

  1. Early · riskyApr 169 years in 10 still get a later frost
  2. TypicalApr 29about half of years get a later frost
  3. Safe to plant outMay 131 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 11 year in 10 has frost by then
  2. TypicalOct 15about half of years have had frost
  3. LateOct 319 years in 10 have had frost by then

A typical year has 164 frost-free days. Plan for tender crops to be ripe by the early date.

Station used: Hudson Correctional Facility · 6.8 km away · station 9 m, town 13 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Mar 18 – Apr 1 May 13 – May 27 Jul 7
Sweet pepper Mar 4 – Mar 18 May 13 – May 27 Jul 12
Lettuce (leaf) Feb 25 – Mar 4 Apr 1 – Apr 15 May 11
Peas — Mar 29 – Apr 26 May 23
Bush beans — May 6 – May 27 Jun 25
Carrot — Apr 8 – May 20 Jun 7
Beet — Apr 6 – May 18 May 26
Potato — Apr 8 – Apr 29 Jun 17
Kale Feb 22 – Mar 8 Apr 5 – Apr 19 May 18
Broccoli Feb 18 – Mar 4 Apr 1 – Apr 22 May 31
Cucumber Apr 15 – Apr 22 May 13 – May 27 Jul 2
Summer squash and zucchini Apr 15 – Apr 22 May 13 – May 27 Jun 27
Winter squash Apr 15 – Apr 22 May 13 – May 27 Aug 1
Sweet corn — May 6 – May 27 Jul 5
Onion (from sets) — Apr 1 – Apr 22 Jun 30
Garlic — Oct 1 – Oct 29 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Mar 29 – Apr 26 May 6
Basil Apr 1 – Apr 15 May 13 – May 27 Jul 9

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Catskill's weather over time

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

Apr 15May 1May 15 1960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1958May 24
1959May 9
1960May 3
1961May 6
1962May 12
1963May 24
1964May 3
1965Apr 30
1966May 14
1967May 13
1968May 8
1969May 27
1970Apr 23
1971May 15
1972May 11
1973May 7
1974May 8
1975Apr 29
1978May 4
1979Apr 21
1980May 10
1981May 19
1982May 5
1983Apr 27
1984May 18
1985May 9
1986May 4
1987May 2
1989Apr 26
1990Apr 19
1991Apr 14
1992Apr 28
1993Apr 28
1994May 3
1995May 7
1996May 14
1997Apr 21
1998Apr 29
1999Apr 26
2000Apr 14
2001Apr 30
2002May 21
2003Apr 25
2004Apr 16
2005May 13
2006Apr 29
2008May 1
2009Apr 24
2010May 11
2011Apr 22
2012Apr 30
2025Apr 21
2026Apr 26

What this means for you: Since 1958, Catskill's last spring frost has come about 3 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 5 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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