When to plant in Archbold, OH

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

Safe to plant out

May 14

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 29

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 13

1 year in 10 by Sep 29

Frost-free days

168

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Wauseon Wtp · 13.5 km away · station 229 m, town 223 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest 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)	Feb 26 – Mar 5	Apr 2 – Apr 16	May 12
Peas	—	Apr 2 – Apr 30	May 27
Bush beans	—	May 7 – May 28	Jun 26
Carrot	—	Apr 11 – May 23	Jun 10
Beet	—	Apr 11 – May 23	May 31
Potato	—	Apr 11 – May 2	Jun 20
Kale	Feb 26 – Mar 12	Apr 9 – Apr 23	May 22
Broccoli	Feb 19 – Mar 5	Apr 2 – Apr 23	Jun 1
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 2 – Apr 23	Jul 1
Garlic	—	Sep 29 – Oct 27 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 2 – Apr 30	May 10
Basil	Apr 2 – Apr 16	May 14 – May 28	Jul 10

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Archbold's weather over time

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

Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend

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Year	Last spring frost
1893	Apr 23
1894	Apr 13
1895	May 22
1896	Apr 10
1897	Apr 27
1898	Apr 27
1899	Apr 16
1900	May 10
1901	May 13
1902	May 15
1903	May 4
1904	May 16
1905	May 1
1906	May 29
1908	May 3
1909	May 4
1910	May 15
1911	May 5
1912	May 13
1913	May 11
1914	Apr 21
1915	May 19
1916	May 20
1917	May 10
1918	Apr 26
1919	Apr 27
1920	May 14
1921	May 16
1922	Apr 29
1923	May 13
1924	May 22
1925	May 25
1926	May 23
1927	Apr 28
1928	May 12
1929	May 20
1930	Apr 26
1931	Apr 30
1932	Apr 27
1933	Apr 27
1934	May 12
1935	May 1
1936	Apr 23
1937	Apr 16
1938	May 12
1939	Apr 13
1940	May 3
1941	Apr 25
1942	Apr 20
1943	May 1
1944	May 6
1945	May 11
1946	May 13
1947	May 11
1948	May 8
1949	Apr 29
1950	May 8
1951	Apr 23
1952	Apr 12
1953	Apr 21
1954	May 21
1955	May 18
1956	May 8
1957	May 5
1958	Apr 30
1959	May 16
1960	May 8
1961	May 27
1962	Apr 24
1963	May 24
1964	Apr 25
1965	Apr 29
1966	May 11
1967	May 23
1968	May 7
1969	May 1
1970	May 7
1971	May 4
1972	May 10
1973	May 17
1974	May 8
1975	Apr 21
1976	May 8
1977	Apr 29
1978	May 3
1979	May 5
1980	May 9
1981	Apr 26
1982	Apr 28
1983	May 9
1984	May 16
1985	Apr 9
1986	May 4
1987	Apr 9
1988	Apr 25
1989	May 7
1990	Apr 19
1991	Apr 12
1992	Apr 15
1993	Apr 27
1994	May 6
1995	Apr 15
1996	May 14
1997	May 22
1998	May 4
1999	Apr 28
2000	Apr 15
2001	Apr 21
2002	May 19
2003	Jun 3
2004	May 3
2005	May 5
2006	Apr 27
2007	Apr 18
2008	May 1
2009	Apr 24
2010	May 11
2011	Apr 4
2012	Apr 28
2013	May 14
2014	Apr 18
2015	Apr 29
2016	Apr 15
2017	May 9
2018	Apr 30
2019	Apr 2
2020	May 13
2021	May 15
2022	Apr 29
2023	Apr 28
2024	Apr 26
2025	Apr 17
2026	Apr 21

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1893	155
1894	164
1895	130
1896	162
1897	146
1898	170
1899	163
1900	159
1901	128
1902	121
1903	171
1904	139
1905	172
1906	133
1908	151
1909	160
1910	165
1911	171
1912	139
1913	134
1914	186
1915	142
1917	148
1918	157
1919	172
1920	167
1921	149
1922	166
1923	144
1924	153
1926	125
1927	169
1929	136
1930	174
1931	170
1932	166
1933	177
1934	154
1935	155
1936	183
1937	179
1938	165
1939	183
1940	187
1941	185
1942	161
1943	188
1944	140
1945	145
1946	152
1947	138
1948	159
1949	178
1950	138
1951	158
1952	173
1953	168
1954	149
1955	148
1956	134
1957	159
1958	154
1959	154
1960	145
1961	124
1962	149
1963	142
1964	141
1965	157
1966	143
1967	122
1968	156
1969	160
1970	161
1971	156
1972	152
1973	154
1974	137
1975	164
1976	138
1977	166
1978	157
1979	157
1980	147
1981	159
1982	170
1983	137
1984	138
1985	175
1986	167
1987	181
1988	163
1989	139
1990	189
1991	167
1992	184
1993	155
1994	157
1995	160
1996	149
1997	68
1998	170
1999	159
2000	196
2001	168
2002	147
2005	173
2006	170
2007	192
2008	170
2009	160
2010	164
2011	200
2012	166
2013	160
2014	183
2015	170
2016	193
2017	169
2018	168
2019	212
2020	155
2021	161
2022	161
2023	177
2024	173

Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	17.2 °C
1894	18.5 °C
1895	19.1 °C
1896	18.9 °C
1897	17.7 °C
1898	18.6 °C
1899	18.9 °C
1900	19.3 °C
1901	18.6 °C
1902	17.4 °C
1903	17.9 °C
1904	16.5 °C
1905	17.4 °C
1908	18.0 °C
1909	16.8 °C
1910	17.2 °C
1911	18.5 °C
1912	17.6 °C
1913	17.9 °C
1914	18.0 °C
1915	16.5 °C
1918	17.9 °C
1919	18.0 °C
1920	16.2 °C
1921	19.6 °C
1922	18.5 °C
1923	17.2 °C
1924	15.9 °C
1926	16.6 °C
1927	16.7 °C
1929	16.8 °C
1930	18.3 °C
1931	19.2 °C
1932	18.2 °C
1933	19.0 °C
1934	18.9 °C
1935	17.3 °C
1936	19.2 °C
1937	18.1 °C
1938	18.4 °C
1939	19.0 °C
1940	17.6 °C
1941	19.9 °C
1942	19.0 °C
1943	18.1 °C
1944	18.3 °C
1945	16.9 °C
1946	16.9 °C
1947	17.2 °C
1948	17.8 °C
1949	17.9 °C
1950	16.4 °C
1951	17.0 °C
1952	18.0 °C
1953	17.9 °C
1954	17.5 °C
1955	18.9 °C
1956	16.7 °C
1957	17.1 °C
1958	17.0 °C
1959	18.9 °C
1960	17.6 °C
1961	16.6 °C
1962	17.3 °C
1963	16.5 °C
1964	17.8 °C
1965	16.9 °C
1966	16.3 °C
1967	16.3 °C
1968	17.4 °C
1969	17.3 °C
1970	17.9 °C
1971	17.2 °C
1972	16.8 °C
1973	17.5 °C
1974	16.6 °C
1975	16.9 °C
1976	16.8 °C
1977	18.8 °C
1978	17.8 °C
1979	17.3 °C
1980	18.5 °C
1981	18.0 °C
1982	17.7 °C
1983	18.1 °C
1985	18.7 °C
1986	18.5 °C
1987	19.7 °C
1988	19.4 °C
1989	17.7 °C
1990	17.9 °C
1991	19.9 °C
1992	17.0 °C
1993	17.8 °C
1994	17.4 °C
1995	17.4 °C
1996	16.5 °C
1998	17.6 °C
1999	18.3 °C
2000	17.3 °C
2001	17.9 °C
2002	18.1 °C
2005	18.2 °C
2006	17.8 °C
2007	18.1 °C
2008	17.7 °C
2009	17.1 °C
2010	19.1 °C
2011	18.2 °C
2012	18.7 °C
2013	17.5 °C
2014	17.2 °C
2015	17.9 °C
2016	18.4 °C
2017	18.0 °C
2018	18.4 °C
2019	18.2 °C
2020	17.6 °C
2021	18.0 °C
2022	17.8 °C
2023	17.6 °C
2024	18.8 °C
2025	17.9 °C
2026	18.4 °C

What this means for you: Since 1893, Archbold'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 Wauseon Wtp (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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