When to plant in Forest, OH

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

Safe to plant out

May 12

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 11

1 year in 10 by Oct 1

Frost-free days

164

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Upper Sandusky · 19.4 km away · station 260 m, town 284 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 17 – Mar 31	May 12 – May 26	Jul 6
Sweet pepper	Mar 3 – Mar 17	May 12 – May 26	Jul 11
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 25 – Mar 4	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 11
Peas	—	Mar 29 – Apr 26	May 23
Bush beans	—	May 5 – May 26	Jun 24
Carrot	—	Apr 8 – May 20	Jun 7
Beet	—	Apr 6 – May 18	May 26
Potato	—	Apr 8 – Apr 29	Jun 17
Kale	Feb 22 – Mar 8	Apr 5 – Apr 19	May 18
Broccoli	Feb 18 – Mar 4	Apr 1 – Apr 22	May 31
Cucumber	Apr 14 – Apr 21	May 12 – May 26	Jul 1
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 14 – Apr 21	May 12 – May 26	Jun 26
Winter squash	Apr 14 – Apr 21	May 12 – May 26	Jul 31
Sweet corn	—	May 5 – May 26	Jul 4
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 1 – Apr 22	Jun 30
Garlic	—	Sep 27 – Oct 25 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 29 – Apr 26	May 6
Basil	Mar 31 – Apr 14	May 12 – May 26	Jul 8

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Forest'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
1895	May 21
1896	Apr 8
1897	Apr 27
1898	Apr 8
1899	Apr 9
1900	May 5
1902	May 15
1903	May 4
1904	May 16
1905	May 1
1906	May 10
1907	May 21
1908	May 3
1909	Apr 28
1910	May 15
1911	May 5
1912	Apr 23
1913	May 11
1914	May 2
1915	May 17
1916	Apr 14
1917	May 14
1918	Apr 25
1920	May 16
1921	May 16
1922	Apr 29
1923	May 13
1924	May 22
1925	May 25
1926	Apr 29
1927	May 1
1928	May 13
1929	Jun 7
1930	Apr 25
1931	May 4
1932	May 23
1933	Apr 27
1934	May 16
1935	Apr 18
1936	Apr 23
1937	Apr 16
1938	May 13
1939	May 3
1940	Apr 28
1941	May 12
1942	Apr 22
1943	May 1
1944	Apr 29
1945	May 11
1946	May 13
1947	May 10
1948	Apr 18
1949	May 11
1950	Apr 28
1951	Apr 20
1952	Apr 16
1953	Apr 21
1954	May 10
1955	Apr 8
1956	May 1
1957	May 5
1958	Apr 30
1959	May 16
1960	Apr 19
1961	May 27
1962	Apr 24
1963	May 24
1965	Apr 19
1966	May 10
1967	May 3
1968	May 6
1969	May 1
1970	Apr 11
1971	May 4
1972	May 10
1973	May 5
1974	May 7
1975	Apr 26
1976	May 8
1977	May 10
1978	May 2
1979	May 5
1980	May 9
1981	May 7
1982	Apr 28
1983	May 11
1984	Apr 20
1985	Apr 11
1987	May 16
1988	Apr 25
1989	May 7
1992	Apr 15
1993	Apr 28
1994	May 2
1995	Apr 11
1996	May 13
1997	Apr 20
1998	Apr 28
1999	Apr 25
2000	Apr 13
2001	Apr 29
2002	May 18
2003	Apr 27
2004	Apr 28
2006	Apr 27
2008	May 1
2009	May 12
2010	May 9
2011	May 4
2012	Apr 27
2013	Apr 26

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1895	132
1897	146
1898	201
1899	170
1900	167
1902	121
1904	143
1905	177
1906	152
1907	127
1908	151
1909	166
1910	164
1911	171
1912	175
1913	134
1914	177
1915	143
1916	157
1917	119
1918	150
1920	143
1921	149
1922	166
1924	151
1925	138
1926	170
1927	163
1928	133
1929	103
1930	175
1931	166
1932	143
1933	169
1934	150
1936	183
1937	174
1938	146
1939	162
1940	150
1941	164
1942	155
1943	156
1944	147
1945	144
1946	141
1947	139
1948	182
1949	141
1950	159
1951	161
1952	173
1953	168
1954	160
1955	196
1956	142
1957	159
1958	155
1959	123
1960	164
1961	124
1962	149
1963	158
1965	167
1966	148
1967	169
1968	151
1969	166
1970	187
1971	183
1972	157
1973	182
1974	138
1975	159
1976	162
1977	155
1978	167
1979	161
1980	148
1981	148
1982	171
1983	156
1984	195
1985	173
1987	141
1988	163
1993	164
1994	161
1995	164
1996	143
1997	177
1998	176
1999	178
2000	178
2001	160
2002	148
2003	157
2004	159
2008	170
2009	142
2010	165
2011	176
2012	163

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1895	19.1 °C
1897	17.8 °C
1898	19.2 °C
1899	19.4 °C
1900	19.5 °C
1901	18.8 °C
1902	18.0 °C
1904	17.4 °C
1905	18.2 °C
1906	19.4 °C
1907	16.4 °C
1908	18.9 °C
1909	17.8 °C
1910	18.1 °C
1911	18.9 °C
1912	18.4 °C
1913	18.4 °C
1914	18.7 °C
1915	18.4 °C
1916	18.9 °C
1917	17.1 °C
1918	18.2 °C
1920	17.7 °C
1921	20.5 °C
1922	18.9 °C
1923	18.1 °C
1924	16.9 °C
1925	19.2 °C
1926	17.9 °C
1928	17.7 °C
1929	17.8 °C
1930	18.6 °C
1931	18.9 °C
1932	18.6 °C
1933	19.9 °C
1934	20.1 °C
1935	17.8 °C
1936	19.6 °C
1937	18.3 °C
1938	18.8 °C
1939	18.9 °C
1940	17.8 °C
1941	19.5 °C
1942	18.8 °C
1943	18.3 °C
1944	19.4 °C
1945	17.8 °C
1946	17.7 °C
1947	18.3 °C
1948	18.8 °C
1949	19.1 °C
1950	17.4 °C
1951	18.2 °C
1952	19.3 °C
1953	19.1 °C
1954	19.2 °C
1955	20.2 °C
1956	18.0 °C
1957	18.7 °C
1958	17.9 °C
1959	19.9 °C
1960	18.7 °C
1961	17.7 °C
1962	18.7 °C
1963	17.8 °C
1965	18.6 °C
1966	17.4 °C
1967	17.4 °C
1968	18.5 °C
1969	18.5 °C
1970	19.4 °C
1971	18.1 °C
1972	17.9 °C
1973	18.8 °C
1974	18.1 °C
1975	18.2 °C
1976	17.8 °C
1977	19.6 °C
1978	18.8 °C
1979	17.9 °C
1980	18.9 °C
1981	18.3 °C
1982	18.1 °C
1983	17.6 °C
1984	17.1 °C
1985	17.9 °C
1986	18.5 °C
1987	18.8 °C
1988	18.6 °C
1993	18.0 °C
1994	18.0 °C
1995	18.3 °C
1996	17.6 °C
1997	16.8 °C
1998	19.2 °C
1999	19.0 °C
2000	17.8 °C
2001	18.7 °C
2002	19.6 °C
2003	17.6 °C
2004	17.9 °C
2005	19.0 °C
2008	18.2 °C
2009	17.3 °C
2010	19.4 °C
2011	18.4 °C
2012	19.1 °C
2013	18.4 °C

What this means for you: Since 1895, Forest'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 Upper Sandusky (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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