When to plant in Findlay, OH

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

Safe to plant out

May 5

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 22

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 22

1 year in 10 by Oct 8

Frost-free days

182

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Findlay Wpcc · 1.1 km away · station 234 m, town 237 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 10 – Mar 24	May 5 – May 19	Jun 29
Sweet pepper	Feb 24 – Mar 10	May 5 – May 19	Jul 4
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 20 – Feb 27	Mar 27 – Apr 10	May 6
Peas	—	Mar 27 – Apr 24	May 21
Bush beans	—	Apr 28 – May 19	Jun 17
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 7 – Apr 14	May 5 – May 19	Jun 24
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 7 – Apr 14	May 5 – May 19	Jun 19
Winter squash	Apr 7 – Apr 14	May 5 – May 19	Jul 24
Sweet corn	—	Apr 28 – May 19	Jun 27
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 24 – Apr 7	May 5 – May 19	Jul 1

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Findlay'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
1894	May 31
1895	May 22
1896	Apr 8
1897	Apr 27
1898	May 5
1899	Apr 11
1900	May 5
1901	Apr 21
1902	Apr 24
1903	May 2
1904	May 15
1905	May 1
1906	May 10
1907	May 11
1908	May 3
1909	May 12
1910	May 15
1911	May 6
1912	Apr 25
1913	May 12
1914	May 2
1915	May 19
1916	Apr 15
1917	May 14
1918	Apr 26
1919	Apr 27
1920	May 16
1921	May 16
1922	Apr 29
1923	May 13
1924	May 22
1925	May 25
1926	May 11
1927	May 1
1928	May 13
1929	May 8
1930	Apr 26
1931	Apr 30
1932	Apr 27
1933	Apr 27
1935	Apr 18
1936	Apr 23
1937	Apr 16
1938	May 12
1939	May 1
1940	Apr 28
1941	Apr 26
1942	Apr 22
1943	May 1
1944	May 6
1945	May 11
1946	May 13
1947	May 10
1948	Apr 18
1949	May 11
1950	May 8
1951	Apr 23
1952	Apr 16
1953	Apr 27
1954	May 22
1955	May 9
1956	May 8
1957	May 5
1958	Apr 30
1959	Apr 23
1960	Apr 19
1961	May 27
1962	Apr 24
1963	May 23
1964	Apr 9
1965	Apr 29
1966	May 11
1967	Apr 28
1968	May 6
1969	Apr 25
1970	Apr 11
1971	May 4
1972	May 10
1973	May 5
1974	May 7
1975	Apr 26
1976	May 8
1977	Apr 29
1978	May 2
1979	May 5
1980	May 8
1981	May 7
1982	Apr 15
1983	May 9
1984	Apr 20
1985	Apr 10
1986	May 3
1987	Apr 9
1988	Apr 25
1989	May 7
1990	Apr 18
1991	Apr 11
1992	Apr 13
1993	Apr 27
1994	May 2
1995	Apr 10
1996	May 13
1997	Apr 19
1998	Apr 5
1999	Apr 25
2000	Apr 12
2001	Apr 19
2002	Apr 23
2003	Apr 23
2004	Apr 28
2005	May 4
2006	Apr 26
2007	Apr 15
2008	Apr 30
2009	Apr 16
2010	Apr 28
2011	Apr 3
2012	Apr 27
2013	May 14
2014	Apr 16
2015	Apr 28
2016	Apr 13
2017	Apr 8
2018	Apr 29
2019	Apr 2
2020	May 12
2021	May 1
2022	Apr 28
2023	May 2
2024	Apr 25
2025	Apr 17
2026	May 3

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1894	122
1895	130
1896	164
1897	146
1898	162
1899	171
1900	184
1901	165
1902	142
1903	174
1904	144
1905	173
1907	154
1908	151
1909	142
1910	165
1911	170
1912	154
1913	133
1914	177
1915	141
1916	155
1917	119
1918	148
1919	168
1920	143
1921	149
1922	166
1923	123
1924	152
1925	137
1926	158
1927	166
1928	133
1929	133
1930	157
1931	170
1932	169
1933	180
1935	166
1936	183
1937	174
1938	147
1939	165
1940	150
1941	184
1942	155
1943	170
1944	161
1945	144
1946	152
1947	143
1948	181
1949	167
1950	138
1951	158
1952	169
1953	162
1954	137
1955	165
1956	135
1957	159
1958	154
1959	146
1960	183
1961	124
1962	149
1963	129
1964	178
1965	157
1966	143
1967	174
1968	151
1969	172
1970	187
1971	183
1972	157
1973	166
1974	138
1975	159
1976	160
1977	166
1978	158
1979	161
1980	149
1981	148
1982	184
1983	170
1984	195
1985	223
1986	183
1987	177
1988	163
1989	149
1990	190
1991	187
1992	187
1993	165
1994	183
1995	189
1996	150
1997	185
1998	213
1999	191
2000	177
2001	181
2002	173
2003	161
2004	193
2005	177
2006	168
2007	196
2008	174
2009	167
2010	186
2011	207
2012	163
2013	160
2014	192
2015	172
2016	211
2017	200
2018	171
2019	212
2020	171
2021	185
2022	183
2023	180
2024	174
2025	190

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1894	18.2 °C
1895	18.9 °C
1896	19.8 °C
1897	18.1 °C
1898	19.1 °C
1899	19.3 °C
1900	20.3 °C
1901	19.8 °C
1902	18.3 °C
1903	18.6 °C
1904	18.0 °C
1905	18.8 °C
1907	16.7 °C
1908	18.4 °C
1909	17.6 °C
1910	17.7 °C
1911	19.3 °C
1912	18.6 °C
1913	18.4 °C
1914	18.6 °C
1915	17.9 °C
1916	18.6 °C
1917	16.6 °C
1918	18.4 °C
1919	19.0 °C
1920	17.7 °C
1921	20.6 °C
1922	19.2 °C
1923	18.2 °C
1924	17.1 °C
1925	19.3 °C
1926	17.9 °C
1927	17.8 °C
1928	17.2 °C
1929	17.4 °C
1930	18.8 °C
1931	20.1 °C
1932	19.8 °C
1933	20.6 °C
1935	17.0 °C
1936	18.7 °C
1937	17.6 °C
1938	18.3 °C
1939	18.6 °C
1940	17.6 °C
1941	19.3 °C
1942	18.6 °C
1943	17.6 °C
1944	18.8 °C
1945	17.1 °C
1946	17.5 °C
1947	17.7 °C
1948	18.5 °C
1949	18.1 °C
1950	16.5 °C
1951	16.9 °C
1952	17.8 °C
1953	17.7 °C
1954	17.9 °C
1955	19.9 °C
1956	17.4 °C
1957	18.2 °C
1958	17.5 °C
1959	18.8 °C
1960	18.1 °C
1961	17.6 °C
1962	18.3 °C
1963	16.9 °C
1964	18.6 °C
1965	18.1 °C
1966	16.7 °C
1967	16.7 °C
1968	17.6 °C
1969	17.5 °C
1970	19.1 °C
1971	17.9 °C
1972	17.3 °C
1973	18.1 °C
1974	17.9 °C
1975	17.9 °C
1976	17.3 °C
1977	18.6 °C
1978	17.2 °C
1979	17.0 °C
1980	18.5 °C
1981	17.7 °C
1982	17.3 °C
1983	18.1 °C
1984	17.1 °C
1985	18.2 °C
1986	18.9 °C
1987	19.6 °C
1988	19.6 °C
1989	17.9 °C
1990	18.1 °C
1991	20.1 °C
1992	17.2 °C
1993	18.5 °C
1994	18.5 °C
1995	18.9 °C
1996	18.1 °C
1997	17.1 °C
1998	19.8 °C
1999	19.6 °C
2000	18.4 °C
2001	19.2 °C
2002	19.9 °C
2003	18.1 °C
2004	18.7 °C
2005	19.5 °C
2006	19.0 °C
2007	19.5 °C
2008	18.8 °C
2009	18.1 °C
2010	20.3 °C
2011	19.0 °C
2012	19.5 °C
2013	18.5 °C
2014	18.2 °C
2015	19.0 °C
2016	19.4 °C
2017	18.8 °C
2018	19.3 °C
2019	19.2 °C
2020	18.6 °C
2021	19.3 °C
2022	19.0 °C
2023	18.1 °C
2024	20.2 °C
2025	19.3 °C

What this means for you: Since 1894, Findlay's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 3 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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