When to plant in Girard, OH

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

Safe to plant out

May 24

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 10

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 9

1 year in 10 by Sep 24

Frost-free days

150

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Warren 3 S · 10.6 km away · station 274 m, town 276 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 29 – Apr 12	May 24 – Jun 7	Jul 18
Sweet pepper	Mar 15 – Mar 29	May 24 – Jun 7	Jul 23
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 8 – Mar 15	Apr 12 – Apr 26	May 22
Peas	—	Apr 3 – May 1	May 28
Bush beans	—	May 17 – Jun 7	Jul 6
Carrot	—	Apr 19 – May 31	Jun 18
Beet	—	Apr 12 – May 24	Jun 1
Potato	—	Apr 19 – May 10	Jun 28
Kale	Mar 1 – Mar 15	Apr 12 – Apr 26	May 25
Broccoli	Mar 1 – Mar 15	Apr 12 – May 3	Jun 11
Cucumber	Apr 26 – May 3	May 24 – Jun 7	Jul 13
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 26 – May 3	May 24 – Jun 7	Jul 8
Winter squash	Apr 26 – May 3	May 24 – Jun 7	Aug 12
Sweet corn	—	May 17 – Jun 7	Jul 16
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 12 – May 3	Jul 11
Garlic	—	Sep 25 – Oct 23 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 3 – May 1	May 11
Basil	Apr 12 – Apr 26	May 24 – Jun 7	Jul 20

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Girard'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	May 19
1894	Apr 26
1895	May 22
1896	Apr 23
1897	May 26
1898	May 9
1901	May 15
1902	May 29
1903	May 5
1904	Apr 22
1905	May 24
1906	May 21
1907	May 22
1908	May 3
1909	May 12
1910	May 15
1911	May 6
1913	Jun 10
1915	May 27
1916	Apr 26
1917	May 13
1918	May 2
1919	Apr 27
1921	May 17
1922	May 1
1923	May 14
1924	May 31
1925	May 25
1926	May 11
1928	May 14
1929	May 20
1930	Apr 27
1931	May 4
1932	May 23
1933	Apr 27
1934	May 16
1935	May 24
1936	Apr 24
1937	Apr 12
1938	May 13
1939	May 14
1940	May 10
1941	May 18
1942	May 11
1943	May 14
1944	Apr 29
1945	Jun 6
1946	May 13
1947	May 11
1948	May 25
1949	May 29
1950	May 8
1951	May 14
1952	May 3
1953	Apr 24
1954	May 5
1955	May 9
1956	May 25
1957	May 6
1958	May 8
1959	May 9
1960	May 2
1961	May 30
1962	Apr 24
1963	May 24
1964	Apr 25
1965	Apr 29
1966	May 11
1967	May 23
1968	May 7
1969	May 27
1970	May 18
1971	May 28
1972	Jun 11
1973	May 6
1974	May 27
1975	May 8
1976	May 23
1977	Jun 7
1978	May 9
1979	May 17
1980	May 16
1981	May 20
1982	May 5
1983	May 18
1984	May 17
1985	May 9
1986	May 4
1987	May 6
1988	May 26
1989	May 7
1990	Jun 5
1991	May 4
1992	May 29
1994	May 28
1995	May 9
1996	May 15
1997	May 23
1998	Apr 29
1999	Apr 27
2000	Apr 30
2001	May 14
2002	May 23
2003	Apr 28
2004	May 5
2005	May 6
2006	May 24
2007	May 15
2008	Apr 17
2009	May 20
2010	May 11
2011	May 6
2012	Apr 30
2013	May 15
2014	May 5
2015	May 24
2016	May 18
2017	May 10
2018	May 1
2019	Apr 30
2020	May 14
2021	May 14
2022	Apr 29
2023	May 20
2024	Apr 27
2025	May 5
2026	May 11

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1893	129
1894	163
1895	132
1896	162
1898	170
1901	144
1902	133
1903	146
1904	152
1905	145
1906	142
1907	131
1908	149
1909	101
1910	161
1913	95
1915	124
1916	145
1917	146
1921	149
1922	147
1923	123
1924	131
1926	164
1928	146
1929	121
1930	157
1931	160
1932	143
1933	169
1934	149
1935	128
1936	161
1937	179
1938	141
1939	153
1940	152
1941	160
1942	140
1943	144
1944	147
1945	119
1946	152
1947	134
1948	131
1949	123
1950	160
1951	138
1952	146
1953	166
1954	154
1955	165
1956	137
1957	143
1958	146
1959	130
1960	151
1961	121
1962	182
1963	133
1964	163
1965	159
1966	159
1967	142
1968	150
1969	134
1970	139
1971	119
1972	119
1973	152
1974	119
1975	147
1976	124
1977	128
1978	142
1979	146
1980	141
1981	131
1982	115
1983	149
1984	137
1985	146
1986	158
1987	155
1988	130
1989	142
1990	135
1991	140
1992	129
1994	128
1995	124
1996	149
1997	144
1998	178
1999	147
2000	151
2001	146
2002	137
2003	157
2004	153
2005	166
2006	141
2007	165
2008	172
2009	143
2010	155
2011	169
2012	160
2013	161
2015	147
2016	148
2017	143
2018	170
2019	162
2020	155
2021	172
2022	162
2023	155
2024	165
2025	164

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	17.0 °C
1894	17.9 °C
1895	17.9 °C
1896	18.2 °C
1897	16.8 °C
1898	18.0 °C
1902	16.7 °C
1903	17.1 °C
1904	16.5 °C
1905	17.4 °C
1906	18.1 °C
1907	15.4 °C
1908	18.1 °C
1910	17.0 °C
1911	18.4 °C
1913	17.6 °C
1915	17.3 °C
1916	17.4 °C
1917	16.2 °C
1919	17.9 °C
1920	17.2 °C
1921	19.5 °C
1922	18.2 °C
1923	17.1 °C
1924	16.1 °C
1926	16.8 °C
1928	16.4 °C
1929	17.2 °C
1930	18.0 °C
1931	18.5 °C
1932	17.7 °C
1933	18.9 °C
1934	19.2 °C
1935	17.6 °C
1936	18.6 °C
1937	18.2 °C
1938	18.4 °C
1939	18.5 °C
1940	17.1 °C
1941	19.0 °C
1942	18.5 °C
1943	17.9 °C
1944	18.6 °C
1945	17.1 °C
1946	16.5 °C
1947	17.6 °C
1948	17.4 °C
1949	18.2 °C
1950	16.6 °C
1951	17.3 °C
1952	18.2 °C
1953	17.9 °C
1954	18.2 °C
1955	19.3 °C
1956	16.8 °C
1957	18.0 °C
1958	17.2 °C
1959	18.8 °C
1960	18.3 °C
1961	17.4 °C
1962	18.1 °C
1963	16.9 °C
1964	18.0 °C
1965	17.8 °C
1966	17.1 °C
1967	16.9 °C
1968	17.0 °C
1969	16.5 °C
1970	17.2 °C
1971	16.1 °C
1972	16.1 °C
1973	17.2 °C
1974	16.0 °C
1975	16.4 °C
1976	15.8 °C
1977	17.3 °C
1978	16.5 °C
1979	16.3 °C
1980	16.9 °C
1981	17.0 °C
1982	16.1 °C
1983	17.0 °C
1984	16.4 °C
1985	17.3 °C
1986	17.6 °C
1987	18.2 °C
1988	17.6 °C
1989	16.9 °C
1990	16.6 °C
1991	18.7 °C
1992	16.0 °C
1993	17.0 °C
1994	16.2 °C
1995	16.6 °C
1996	16.4 °C
1997	15.0 °C
1998	17.3 °C
1999	17.3 °C
2000	16.5 °C
2001	16.7 °C
2002	17.3 °C
2003	16.5 °C
2004	16.9 °C
2005	17.5 °C
2006	17.1 °C
2008	16.6 °C
2009	16.2 °C
2010	17.9 °C
2011	17.9 °C
2012	17.6 °C
2013	17.0 °C
2014	16.5 °C
2015	17.7 °C
2016	18.5 °C
2017	17.3 °C
2018	17.6 °C
2019	17.4 °C
2020	16.2 °C
2021	17.1 °C
2022	17.0 °C
2023	16.3 °C
2024	17.8 °C
2025	17.2 °C
2026	17.4 °C

What this means for you: Since 1893, Girard's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Warren 3 S (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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