When to plant in Hicksville, OH

Planting dates worked out from Hicksville'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 27

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 14

1 year in 10 by Oct 2

Frost-free days

168

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Paulding · 23.5 km away · station 221 m, town 232 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 25 – Mar 4	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 11
Peas	—	Apr 1 – Apr 29	May 26
Bush beans	—	May 7 – May 28	Jun 26
Carrot	—	Apr 10 – May 22	Jun 9
Beet	—	Apr 10 – May 22	May 30
Potato	—	Apr 10 – May 1	Jun 19
Kale	Feb 25 – Mar 11	Apr 8 – Apr 22	May 21
Broccoli	Feb 18 – Mar 4	Apr 1 – Apr 22	May 31
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 1 – Apr 22	Jun 30
Garlic	—	Sep 30 – Oct 28 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 1 – Apr 29	May 9
Basil	Apr 2 – Apr 16	May 14 – May 28	Jul 10

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Hicksville'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
1915	May 19
1916	May 20
1917	May 14
1918	May 11
1919	Apr 27
1920	May 15
1921	May 17
1922	Apr 29
1923	May 19
1924	May 31
1925	May 25
1926	May 20
1927	Apr 24
1928	May 13
1929	Apr 19
1930	Apr 26
1931	May 24
1932	May 23
1933	May 4
1934	May 16
1935	May 1
1936	Apr 23
1937	Apr 16
1938	May 13
1939	May 3
1940	May 4
1941	Apr 26
1942	Apr 21
1943	May 4
1944	May 6
1945	May 11
1946	May 13
1947	May 10
1948	May 8
1949	May 11
1951	Apr 23
1952	Apr 16
1953	Apr 21
1954	May 22
1955	May 9
1956	May 8
1957	May 5
1958	May 7
1959	May 16
1960	Apr 19
1961	May 27
1962	Apr 21
1963	May 24
1964	Apr 10
1965	Apr 29
1966	May 12
1967	May 23
1968	May 6
1969	May 12
1970	May 7
1971	May 4
1973	May 18
1974	May 7
1975	Apr 26
1976	May 12
1977	May 10
1978	May 3
1979	May 5
1980	Apr 17
1981	Apr 24
1982	Apr 22
1983	Apr 25
1984	Apr 11
1985	Apr 11
1986	May 4
1987	Apr 11
1988	Apr 25
1989	May 7
1990	May 2
1991	Apr 12
1992	May 5
1993	Apr 23
1994	May 18
1995	May 3
1996	May 13
1997	May 16
1998	Apr 19
1999	Mar 31
2000	Apr 14
2001	Apr 20
2002	May 19
2003	Apr 24
2004	May 4
2005	May 5
2006	Apr 27
2007	Apr 17
2008	May 1
2009	Apr 23
2010	Apr 19
2011	Apr 21
2012	Apr 28
2013	Apr 27
2014	Apr 23
2015	Apr 25
2016	Apr 13
2017	May 10
2018	Apr 30
2021	May 1
2022	Apr 28
2023	Apr 27
2024	Apr 26
2025	Apr 13
2026	May 3

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1915	141
1916	120
1917	119
1919	152
1920	143
1921	139
1922	148
1923	138
1924	142
1925	137
1926	128
1927	170
1928	133
1929	152
1930	174
1931	146
1932	143
1933	161
1934	149
1935	151
1936	183
1937	179
1938	146
1939	150
1940	144
1941	184
1942	156
1943	144
1944	158
1945	145
1946	140
1947	135
1948	150
1949	141
1951	158
1952	169
1953	168
1954	148
1955	157
1956	154
1957	158
1958	147
1959	123
1960	183
1961	124
1962	152
1963	158
1965	157
1966	141
1967	122
1968	149
1969	155
1970	144
1973	151
1974	138
1975	140
1976	133
1977	152
1978	158
1979	161
1980	171
1981	161
1982	177
1983	150
1984	173
1985	173
1986	164
1987	172
1988	163
1989	139
1990	175
1991	168
1992	166
1994	145
1995	142
1996	143
1997	138
1998	185
1999	187
2000	197
2001	169
2002	147
2003	160
2004	151
2005	164
2006	167
2007	193
2008	170
2010	169
2012	162
2013	177
2014	182
2015	175
2016	212
2017	168
2018	168
2021	185
2022	163
2023	179
2024	173
2025	194

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1915	17.4 °C
1917	16.5 °C
1919	18.5 °C
1920	17.1 °C
1921	20.1 °C
1922	18.6 °C
1923	17.4 °C
1924	16.4 °C
1925	17.9 °C
1926	16.7 °C
1927	16.8 °C
1928	17.2 °C
1929	17.9 °C
1930	19.0 °C
1931	19.2 °C
1932	18.5 °C
1933	19.5 °C
1934	20.0 °C
1935	17.7 °C
1936	19.5 °C
1937	18.0 °C
1938	19.0 °C
1939	18.9 °C
1940	17.7 °C
1941	19.7 °C
1942	18.6 °C
1943	17.6 °C
1944	18.8 °C
1945	17.4 °C
1946	17.4 °C
1947	18.0 °C
1948	18.6 °C
1951	17.8 °C
1952	19.1 °C
1953	19.1 °C
1954	18.5 °C
1955	19.7 °C
1956	17.7 °C
1957	18.2 °C
1958	17.7 °C
1959	19.8 °C
1960	18.4 °C
1961	17.5 °C
1962	18.4 °C
1963	17.4 °C
1965	17.3 °C
1966	16.4 °C
1967	16.1 °C
1968	17.4 °C
1969	17.2 °C
1970	17.9 °C
1971	17.8 °C
1973	17.8 °C
1974	16.9 °C
1975	16.7 °C
1976	16.2 °C
1977	18.4 °C
1978	17.4 °C
1979	16.9 °C
1980	18.1 °C
1981	17.9 °C
1982	17.3 °C
1983	17.7 °C
1984	17.1 °C
1985	18.1 °C
1986	18.2 °C
1987	18.7 °C
1988	19.1 °C
1989	16.4 °C
1990	16.1 °C
1991	18.5 °C
1992	16.2 °C
1994	17.2 °C
1995	17.4 °C
1996	16.6 °C
1997	15.7 °C
1998	19.1 °C
1999	18.6 °C
2000	17.4 °C
2001	18.1 °C
2002	18.6 °C
2003	17.3 °C
2004	17.7 °C
2005	18.7 °C
2006	18.0 °C
2007	18.6 °C
2008	17.9 °C
2010	19.5 °C
2011	18.5 °C
2012	19.5 °C
2013	18.4 °C
2014	18.0 °C
2015	18.6 °C
2016	19.4 °C
2017	18.6 °C
2018	19.1 °C
2019	18.7 °C
2021	18.8 °C
2022	18.1 °C
2023	18.0 °C
2024	19.4 °C
2025	18.8 °C
2026	18.9 °C

What this means for you: Since 1915, Hicksville's last spring frost has come about 2 days 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 Paulding (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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