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When to plant in Marion, NY

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

Last spring frost

  1. Early · riskyApr 239 years in 10 still get a later frost
  2. TypicalMay 4about half of years get a later frost
  3. Safe to plant outMay 141 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 17about half of years have had frost
  3. LateNov 19 years in 10 have had frost by then

A typical year has 165 frost-free days. Plan for tender crops to be ripe by the early date.

Station used: Sodus 1w · 13.3 km away · station 135 m, town 140 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Mar 19 – Apr 2 May 14 – May 28 Jul 8
Sweet pepper Mar 5 – Mar 19 May 14 – May 28 Jul 13
Lettuce (leaf) Mar 2 – Mar 9 Apr 6 – Apr 20 May 16
Peas — Apr 6 – May 4 May 31
Bush beans — May 7 – May 28 Jun 26
Carrot — Apr 16 – May 28 Jun 15
Beet — Apr 16 – May 28 Jun 5
Potato — Apr 16 – May 7 Jun 25
Kale Mar 2 – Mar 16 Apr 13 – Apr 27 May 26
Broccoli Feb 23 – Mar 9 Apr 6 – Apr 27 Jun 5
Cucumber Apr 16 – Apr 23 May 14 – May 28 Jul 3
Summer squash and zucchini Apr 16 – Apr 23 May 14 – May 28 Jun 28
Winter squash Apr 16 – Apr 23 May 14 – May 28 Aug 2
Sweet corn — May 7 – May 28 Jul 6
Onion (from sets) — Apr 6 – Apr 27 Jul 5
Garlic — Oct 3 – Oct 31 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Apr 6 – May 4 May 14
Basil Apr 2 – Apr 16 May 14 – May 28 Jul 10

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Marion's weather over time

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

Apr 15May 1May 15Jun 1 1930194019501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
See the data as a table
YearLast spring frost
1923May 14
1924May 22
1925May 3
1926May 26
1927May 3
1928May 9
1930May 11
1931May 1
1939Apr 17
1940Apr 27
1941Apr 25
1942May 11
1943May 1
1944May 19
1945May 10
1946Apr 28
1947May 10
1948Apr 17
1950May 8
1951Apr 21
1952Apr 11
1953Apr 21
1956May 29
1957May 17
1958May 24
1959May 18
1960May 2
1961May 31
1964Apr 16
1965Apr 28
1966May 11
1967May 23
1968Apr 17
1969May 27
1970May 7
1971May 3
1972Apr 28
1973Apr 30
1975Apr 22
1976Apr 26
1977May 9
1978May 4
1979May 2
1980Apr 27
1981May 3
1982Apr 22
1983May 18
1984May 17
1985May 9
1986May 4
1987May 13
1988May 4
1989Apr 24
1990May 4
1991May 5
1992May 25
1993Apr 28
1994Apr 22
1995Apr 25
1996May 12
1997Apr 23
1998Apr 28
1999May 13
2000Apr 28
2001Apr 30
2002Apr 27
2003May 4
2004Apr 28
2005May 13
2006May 7
2008May 1
2009Apr 14
2010May 13
2011Apr 23
2012Apr 30
2013May 14
2014Apr 28
2015May 23
2016May 11
2017May 10
2018May 8
2019Apr 30
2020May 14
2021Apr 27
2022May 8
2023May 18
2024Apr 26
2025Apr 23
2026May 12

What this means for you: Since 1923, Marion's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. 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 Sodus 1w (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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