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When to plant in Endicott, NY

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

Last spring frost

  1. Early · riskyApr 229 years in 10 still get a later frost
  2. TypicalMay 3about half of years get a later frost
  3. Safe to plant outMay 161 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. EarlySep 271 year in 10 has frost by then
  2. TypicalOct 11about half of years have had frost
  3. LateOct 259 years in 10 have had frost by then

A typical year has 160 frost-free days. Plan for tender crops to be ripe by the early date.

Station used: Binghamton · 12.5 km away · station 519 m, town 256 m. How we match towns to stations

The station sits 263 m higher than the town, so frost dates here may be off by a week or more. Check them against local experience.

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Mar 21 – Apr 4 May 16 – May 30 Jul 10
Sweet pepper Mar 7 – Mar 21 May 16 – May 30 Jul 15
Lettuce (leaf) Mar 5 – Mar 12 Apr 9 – Apr 23 May 19
Peas — Apr 9 – May 7 Jun 3
Bush beans — May 9 – May 30 Jun 28
Carrot — Apr 19 – May 31 Jun 18
Beet — Apr 19 – May 31 Jun 8
Potato — Apr 19 – May 10 Jun 28
Kale Mar 5 – Mar 19 Apr 16 – Apr 30 May 29
Broccoli Feb 26 – Mar 12 Apr 9 – Apr 30 Jun 8
Cucumber Apr 18 – Apr 25 May 16 – May 30 Jul 5
Summer squash and zucchini Apr 18 – Apr 25 May 16 – May 30 Jun 30
Winter squash Apr 18 – Apr 25 May 16 – May 30 Aug 4
Sweet corn — May 9 – May 30 Jul 8
Onion (from sets) — Apr 9 – Apr 30 Jul 8
Garlic — Sep 27 – Oct 25 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Apr 9 – May 7 May 17
Basil Apr 4 – Apr 18 May 16 – May 30 Jul 12

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Endicott'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
See the data as a table
YearLast spring frost
1952May 3
1953Apr 29
1954Apr 17
1955May 10
1956May 25
1957May 17
1958May 10
1959Apr 22
1960Apr 20
1961May 1
1962May 9
1963May 24
1964Apr 16
1965Apr 25
1966May 11
1967May 23
1968May 6
1969Apr 21
1970May 7
1971Apr 25
1972Apr 28
1973May 18
1974May 5
1975Apr 23
1976May 8
1977May 9
1978May 1
1979May 5
1980Apr 23
1981May 7
1982Apr 23
1983May 10
1984Apr 22
1985May 9
1986May 4
1987May 1
1988May 12
1989May 8
1990Apr 19
1991Apr 22
1992Apr 15
1993Apr 28
1994May 3
1995Apr 25
1996May 14
1997May 8
1998Apr 27
1999Apr 25
2000Apr 13
2001Apr 29
2002May 21
2003Apr 24
2004Apr 28
2005May 13
2006May 7
2007Apr 26
2008May 1
2009May 19
2010May 13
2011Apr 22
2012Apr 30
2013May 14
2014Apr 25
2015May 23
2016May 16
2017May 8
2018Apr 29
2019Apr 29
2020May 13
2021May 1
2022Apr 29
2023May 18
2024Apr 26

What this means for you: Since 1952, Endicott'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 Binghamton (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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