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When to plant in Randolph, NY

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

Last spring frost

  1. Early · riskyMay 19 years in 10 still get a later frost
  2. TypicalMay 14about half of years get a later frost
  3. Safe to plant outMay 281 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 241 year in 10 has frost by then
  2. TypicalOct 10about half of years have had frost
  3. LateOct 209 years in 10 have had frost by then

A typical year has 150 frost-free days. Plan for tender crops to be ripe by the early date.

Station used: Jamestown 4 Ene · 16.2 km away · station 381 m, town 389 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Apr 2 – Apr 16 May 28 – Jun 11 Jul 22
Sweet pepper Mar 19 – Apr 2 May 28 – Jun 11 Jul 27
Lettuce (leaf) Mar 12 – Mar 19 Apr 16 – Apr 30 May 26
Peas — Apr 9 – May 7 Jun 3
Bush beans — May 21 – Jun 11 Jul 10
Carrot — Apr 23 – Jun 4 Jun 22
Beet — Apr 19 – May 31 Jun 8
Potato — Apr 23 – May 14 Jul 2
Kale Mar 5 – Mar 19 Apr 16 – Apr 30 May 29
Broccoli Mar 5 – Mar 19 Apr 16 – May 7 Jun 15
Cucumber Apr 30 – May 7 May 28 – Jun 11 Jul 17
Summer squash and zucchini Apr 30 – May 7 May 28 – Jun 11 Jul 12
Winter squash Apr 30 – May 7 May 28 – Jun 11 Aug 16
Sweet corn — May 21 – Jun 11 Jul 20
Onion (from sets) — Apr 16 – May 7 Jul 15
Garlic — Sep 26 – Oct 24 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Apr 9 – May 7 May 17
Basil Apr 16 – Apr 30 May 28 – Jun 11 Jul 24

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Randolph's weather over time

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

Apr 15May 1May 15Jun 1Jun 15 197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
See the data as a table
YearLast spring frost
1961May 30
1962May 10
1975May 14
1976May 14
1977Jun 9
1978May 12
1979May 18
1980Jun 12
1981May 21
1982May 11
1989May 28
1990May 12
1991May 5
1994May 13
1995May 3
1996May 31
2000May 17
2001May 31
2002May 23
2003May 22
2004May 7
2005May 19
2006May 24
2007May 14
2008May 29
2009May 20
2011Apr 22
2012May 1
2013May 26
2014May 6
2015May 24
2016May 16
2017May 9
2018May 1
2019Apr 30
2020May 14
2021May 13
2022May 1
2023May 19
2024Apr 27
2025Apr 18
2026May 13

What this means for you: Since 1961, Randolph's last spring frost has come about 3 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 8 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Jamestown 4 Ene (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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