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When to plant in Mount Kisco, NY

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

Last spring frost

  1. Early · riskyApr 49 years in 10 still get a later frost
  2. TypicalApr 14about 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 111 year in 10 has frost by then
  2. TypicalOct 28about half of years have had frost
  3. LateNov 119 years in 10 have had frost by then

A typical year has 199 frost-free days. Plan for tender crops to be ripe by the early date.

Station used: Westchester Co Ap · 15.9 km away · station 113 m, town 93 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Mar 4 – Mar 18 Apr 29 – May 13 Jun 23
Sweet pepper Feb 18 – Mar 4 Apr 29 – May 13 Jun 28
Lettuce (leaf) Feb 21 – Feb 28 Mar 28 – Apr 11 May 7
Peas — Mar 28 – Apr 25 May 22
Bush beans — Apr 22 – May 13 Jun 11
Carrot — Apr 6 – May 18 Jun 5
Beet — Apr 6 – May 18 May 26
Potato — Apr 6 – Apr 27 Jun 15
Kale Feb 21 – Mar 7 Apr 4 – Apr 18 May 17
Broccoli Feb 14 – Feb 28 Mar 28 – Apr 18 May 27
Cucumber Apr 1 – Apr 8 Apr 29 – May 13 Jun 18
Summer squash and zucchini Apr 1 – Apr 8 Apr 29 – May 13 Jun 13
Winter squash Apr 1 – Apr 8 Apr 29 – May 13 Jul 18
Sweet corn — Apr 22 – May 13 Jun 21
Onion (from sets) — Mar 28 – Apr 18 Jun 26
Garlic — Oct 14 – Nov 11 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Mar 28 – Apr 25 May 5
Basil Mar 18 – Apr 1 Apr 29 – May 13 Jun 25

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Mount Kisco's weather over time

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

Apr 1Apr 15May 1 1960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1953Mar 21
1954Apr 10
1956Apr 25
1957Apr 16
1958Apr 10
1959Apr 14
1960Apr 7
1961Apr 20
1962Apr 18
1963Apr 6
1964Apr 7
1965Apr 20
1966May 3
1967Apr 13
1968Apr 8
1969Apr 13
1970Apr 12
1971Apr 15
1972Apr 11
1973Apr 15
1974Apr 10
1975Apr 23
1976Apr 13
1977Apr 11
1978Apr 23
1979Apr 20
1980Apr 17
1981Apr 22
1982Apr 23
1983Mar 31
1984Apr 22
1985Apr 10
1986Apr 23
1987Apr 2
1988Apr 19
1989Apr 24
1990Apr 19
1991Apr 4
1992Apr 14
1993Apr 8
1994Apr 22
2002Apr 27
2003Apr 18
2004Apr 8
2005Apr 12
2006Apr 4
2007Apr 11
2008May 1
2009Apr 13
2010Mar 28
2011Apr 9
2012Apr 7
2013Apr 21
2014Apr 18
2015Apr 12
2016Apr 13
2017Mar 30
2018Apr 11
2019Apr 29
2020May 9
2021Apr 3
2022Apr 18
2023Apr 8
2024Mar 25

What this means for you: Since 1953, Mount Kisco'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 Westchester Co Ap (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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