When to plant in Elida, OH

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

Safe to plant out

May 10

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 24

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 22

1 year in 10 by Oct 9

Frost-free days

178

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Lima Wwtp · 9.5 km away · station 259 m, town 244 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 15 – Mar 29	May 10 – May 24	Jul 4
Sweet pepper	Mar 1 – Mar 15	May 10 – May 24	Jul 9
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 20 – Feb 27	Mar 27 – Apr 10	May 6
Peas	—	Mar 27 – Apr 24	May 21
Bush beans	—	May 3 – May 24	Jun 22
Carrot	—	Apr 5 – May 17	Jun 4
Beet	—	Apr 5 – May 17	May 25
Potato	—	Apr 5 – Apr 26	Jun 14
Kale	Feb 20 – Mar 6	Apr 3 – Apr 17	May 16
Broccoli	Feb 13 – Feb 27	Mar 27 – Apr 17	May 26
Cucumber	Apr 12 – Apr 19	May 10 – May 24	Jun 29
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 12 – Apr 19	May 10 – May 24	Jun 24
Winter squash	Apr 12 – Apr 19	May 10 – May 24	Jul 29
Sweet corn	—	May 3 – May 24	Jul 2
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 27 – Apr 17	Jun 25
Garlic	—	Oct 8 – Nov 5 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 27 – Apr 24	May 4
Basil	Mar 29 – Apr 12	May 10 – May 24	Jul 6

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Elida'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
1902	May 28
1903	May 4
1904	May 16
1905	Apr 22
1906	May 7
1907	May 21
1908	May 3
1909	May 2
1910	May 14
1911	May 3
1912	Apr 24
1913	May 11
1914	May 2
1915	Apr 17
1916	Apr 15
1917	May 10
1918	Apr 25
1919	Apr 27
1920	May 14
1921	Apr 19
1922	Apr 29
1923	May 11
1924	May 22
1925	May 25
1926	May 11
1927	Apr 25
1928	Apr 28
1929	May 3
1930	Apr 26
1931	Apr 30
1932	Apr 27
1933	Apr 27
1934	May 26
1935	Apr 22
1936	Apr 23
1937	Apr 16
1938	May 12
1939	May 3
1940	May 4
1941	May 11
1942	Apr 21
1943	May 4
1944	May 6
1945	May 11
1946	May 13
1947	May 10
1948	Apr 18
1949	Apr 24
1950	Apr 28
1951	Apr 23
1952	Apr 16
1953	Apr 21
1954	May 21
1955	May 9
1956	Apr 24
1957	May 5
1958	Apr 30
1959	May 16
1960	Apr 19
1961	May 27
1962	Apr 24
1963	May 23
1964	Apr 9
1965	Apr 29
1966	May 10
1967	May 16
1968	May 6
1969	May 11
1970	May 3
1971	May 4
1972	May 10
1973	May 18
1974	May 7
1975	Apr 21
1976	May 8
1977	Apr 29
1978	May 1
1979	May 5
1980	May 8
1981	May 7
1982	Apr 22
1983	Apr 25
1984	Apr 20
1985	Apr 10
1986	Apr 24
1987	Apr 9
1989	May 8
1990	Apr 18
1991	Apr 11
1992	Apr 5
1993	Apr 22
1994	May 2
1995	Apr 10
1996	May 13
1997	Apr 18
1998	Apr 27
1999	Apr 25
2000	Apr 12
2001	Apr 20
2002	May 19
2003	Apr 23
2004	May 3
2005	May 5
2006	Apr 27
2007	Apr 17
2008	May 1
2009	Apr 18
2010	Apr 19
2011	Apr 4
2012	Apr 28
2013	Apr 27
2014	Apr 17
2015	Apr 28
2016	Apr 15
2017	May 10
2019	Apr 25
2020	May 12
2021	May 10
2022	Apr 28
2023	Apr 26
2024	Apr 25
2025	Apr 17
2026	May 2

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1902	153
1903	172
1904	143
1905	186
1906	156
1907	145
1908	151
1909	148
1910	166
1911	173
1912	158
1913	134
1914	177
1915	175
1916	156
1917	148
1918	149
1919	188
1920	167
1921	168
1922	166
1923	146
1924	152
1925	137
1926	167
1927	176
1928	148
1929	167
1930	174
1931	170
1932	197
1933	168
1934	140
1935	160
1936	177
1937	164
1938	147
1939	151
1940	144
1941	169
1942	156
1943	153
1944	161
1945	144
1946	140
1947	135
1948	178
1949	158
1950	148
1951	158
1952	169
1953	168
1954	149
1955	168
1956	149
1957	158
1958	164
1959	124
1960	183
1961	140
1962	149
1963	159
1964	178
1965	157
1966	143
1967	129
1968	151
1969	159
1970	165
1971	183
1972	157
1973	169
1974	138
1975	164
1976	160
1977	166
1978	168
1979	161
1980	149
1981	148
1982	177
1983	164
1984	195
1986	192
1989	148
1990	189
1991	187
1992	195
1993	170
1994	188
1995	165
1996	150
1997	179
1998	177
1999	184
2000	199
2003	160
2004	187
2005	174
2006	167
2007	198
2008	173
2009	175
2010	195
2011	206
2012	162
2013	178
2014	197
2015	172
2016	210
2017	168
2019	189
2020	171
2021	169
2022	174
2023	186
2024	190
2025	205

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1902	17.9 °C
1903	18.2 °C
1904	17.6 °C
1905	18.3 °C
1906	19.3 °C
1907	16.3 °C
1908	19.0 °C
1909	17.9 °C
1910	17.9 °C
1911	18.8 °C
1912	18.1 °C
1913	18.3 °C
1914	18.4 °C
1915	17.5 °C
1916	18.2 °C
1917	16.6 °C
1918	17.9 °C
1919	18.2 °C
1920	17.1 °C
1922	18.8 °C
1923	17.8 °C
1924	16.3 °C
1925	18.7 °C
1926	17.3 °C
1927	17.1 °C
1928	16.9 °C
1929	17.9 °C
1930	19.2 °C
1931	19.6 °C
1932	18.9 °C
1933	19.4 °C
1934	19.6 °C
1935	17.5 °C
1936	19.5 °C
1937	18.1 °C
1938	18.5 °C
1939	18.4 °C
1940	17.0 °C
1941	19.6 °C
1942	18.8 °C
1943	18.1 °C
1944	19.4 °C
1945	18.1 °C
1946	17.9 °C
1947	18.2 °C
1948	19.0 °C
1949	18.6 °C
1950	17.1 °C
1951	18.2 °C
1952	19.2 °C
1953	19.2 °C
1954	19.3 °C
1955	20.0 °C
1956	18.2 °C
1957	18.9 °C
1958	17.9 °C
1959	19.9 °C
1960	18.8 °C
1961	17.8 °C
1962	18.8 °C
1963	17.7 °C
1964	19.0 °C
1965	18.4 °C
1966	17.1 °C
1967	16.9 °C
1968	18.3 °C
1969	18.8 °C
1970	20.0 °C
1971	18.5 °C
1972	18.4 °C
1973	18.9 °C
1974	18.4 °C
1975	18.2 °C
1976	17.8 °C
1977	20.1 °C
1978	19.1 °C
1979	18.5 °C
1980	19.6 °C
1981	18.0 °C
1982	19.2 °C
1983	19.3 °C
1984	18.6 °C
1985	19.7 °C
1986	19.8 °C
1989	17.7 °C
1990	18.0 °C
1991	20.7 °C
1992	18.0 °C
1993	18.4 °C
1994	18.4 °C
1995	18.8 °C
1996	17.9 °C
1997	17.0 °C
1998	19.6 °C
1999	19.5 °C
2000	18.3 °C
2002	19.8 °C
2003	18.0 °C
2004	18.1 °C
2005	19.0 °C
2006	18.3 °C
2007	19.2 °C
2008	18.4 °C
2009	17.9 °C
2010	20.0 °C
2011	19.1 °C
2012	19.3 °C
2013	18.4 °C
2014	18.0 °C
2015	18.8 °C
2016	19.1 °C
2017	18.4 °C
2020	18.6 °C
2021	19.0 °C
2022	18.7 °C
2023	18.7 °C
2024	20.3 °C
2025	19.6 °C
2026	19.7 °C

What this means for you: Since 1902, Elida's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. 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 Lima Wwtp (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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