When to plant in Medina, OH

Planting dates worked out from Medina'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 28

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 19

1 year in 10 by Oct 8

Frost-free days

176

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Chippewa Lake · 11.4 km away · station 360 m, town 332 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 26 – Mar 5	Apr 2 – Apr 16	May 12
Peas	—	Apr 2 – Apr 30	May 27
Bush beans	—	May 7 – May 28	Jun 26
Carrot	—	Apr 11 – May 23	Jun 10
Beet	—	Apr 11 – May 23	May 31
Potato	—	Apr 11 – May 2	Jun 20
Kale	Feb 26 – Mar 12	Apr 9 – Apr 23	May 22
Broccoli	Feb 19 – Mar 5	Apr 2 – Apr 23	Jun 1
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 2 – Apr 23	Jul 1
Garlic	—	Oct 5 – Nov 2 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 2 – Apr 30	May 10
Basil	Apr 2 – Apr 16	May 14 – May 28	Jul 10

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Medina'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 22
1896	Apr 23
1897	May 22
1898	May 9
1899	Apr 15
1900	May 10
1902	May 29
1903	May 5
1904	Apr 21
1905	May 24
1906	May 29
1907	May 28
1908	May 3
1909	May 12
1910	May 15
1911	May 14
1912	Jun 8
1913	Jun 10
1914	Jun 29
1915	May 27
1916	May 20
1917	May 14
1918	May 2
1919	Apr 27
1920	May 16
1921	May 17
1922	May 1
1923	May 13
1924	May 22
1925	May 27
1926	May 13
1927	May 1
1928	May 24
1929	May 20
1930	May 31
1931	May 24
1932	May 23
1933	Apr 26
1934	May 26
1935	May 24
1936	May 29
1937	May 10
1938	May 13
1939	May 14
1940	Apr 28
1941	May 18
1942	Apr 22
1943	May 14
1944	Apr 29
1945	Jun 6
1946	Apr 28
1947	May 11
1948	Apr 22
1949	May 11
1950	May 8
1951	Apr 27
1952	May 7
1953	Apr 24
1954	May 8
1955	May 18
1956	May 25
1957	May 6
1958	May 8
1959	May 16
1960	May 2
1961	May 30
1962	Apr 24
1963	May 24
1964	Apr 25
1965	Apr 29
1966	Jun 2
1967	May 23
1968	May 7
1969	May 27
1970	May 7
1971	May 4
1972	Jun 11
1974	May 8
1975	Apr 27
1976	May 19
1977	May 11
1978	May 7
1979	May 17
1980	May 10
1981	May 7
1982	Apr 29
1983	May 10
1984	May 17
1985	May 9
1986	May 4
1987	May 6
1988	Apr 26
1989	Apr 24
1990	Apr 19
1991	Apr 13
1992	Apr 13
1993	Apr 27
1994	May 2
1995	Apr 25
1996	May 14
1997	Apr 21
1998	Apr 29
1999	Apr 26
2000	Apr 14
2001	Apr 19
2002	May 19
2003	Apr 27
2004	May 5
2005	May 5
2007	Apr 16
2008	Apr 30
2009	Apr 13
2012	Apr 29
2013	May 26
2014	Apr 27

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1895	140
1896	162
1897	121
1898	159
1899	167
1900	162
1902	143
1903	171
1904	153
1905	150
1906	133
1907	125
1908	149
1909	138
1910	165
1911	146
1912	113
1913	95
1914	90
1915	124
1916	132
1918	151
1919	168
1920	143
1921	148
1922	147
1923	123
1924	151
1925	133
1926	162
1927	160
1928	124
1929	141
1930	121
1931	146
1932	142
1933	170
1934	139
1935	128
1936	147
1937	132
1938	146
1939	153
1940	151
1941	151
1942	155
1943	142
1944	147
1945	119
1946	167
1947	134
1948	175
1949	166
1950	149
1951	164
1952	149
1953	166
1954	151
1955	156
1956	118
1957	144
1958	146
1959	123
1960	151
1961	121
1962	149
1963	123
1964	141
1965	158
1966	121
1967	149
1968	150
1969	140
1970	162
1971	160
1972	119
1974	137
1975	158
1976	151
1977	155
1978	144
1979	146
1980	147
1981	149
1982	170
1983	136
1984	168
1985	145
1986	158
1987	150
1988	160
1989	155
1990	164
1991	185
1992	186
1993	157
1995	174
1996	169
1997	182
1998	176
1999	177
2000	176
2001	169
2002	147
2005	175
2007	194
2008	171
2009	188
2012	162
2013	149
2014	189

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1895	18.2 °C
1896	18.6 °C
1897	17.1 °C
1898	18.2 °C
1899	18.6 °C
1900	18.7 °C
1901	19.0 °C
1902	17.2 °C
1903	17.5 °C
1904	16.7 °C
1905	17.4 °C
1906	18.6 °C
1907	15.8 °C
1908	18.1 °C
1909	16.9 °C
1910	17.2 °C
1911	18.3 °C
1912	17.6 °C
1913	17.7 °C
1914	17.5 °C
1915	17.0 °C
1916	17.1 °C
1918	17.6 °C
1919	17.9 °C
1920	16.2 °C
1921	19.2 °C
1922	17.6 °C
1923	16.7 °C
1924	15.6 °C
1925	17.6 °C
1926	16.3 °C
1927	15.9 °C
1928	16.0 °C
1929	16.5 °C
1930	18.0 °C
1931	18.2 °C
1932	17.3 °C
1933	18.9 °C
1934	18.9 °C
1935	16.8 °C
1936	18.2 °C
1937	17.3 °C
1938	17.8 °C
1939	17.9 °C
1940	16.7 °C
1941	18.5 °C
1942	18.5 °C
1943	17.2 °C
1944	18.5 °C
1945	17.5 °C
1946	16.8 °C
1947	17.6 °C
1948	18.0 °C
1949	18.4 °C
1951	17.0 °C
1952	17.9 °C
1953	17.7 °C
1954	17.6 °C
1955	18.6 °C
1956	16.5 °C
1957	17.5 °C
1958	16.5 °C
1959	18.4 °C
1960	17.2 °C
1961	16.4 °C
1962	17.2 °C
1963	16.3 °C
1964	17.3 °C
1965	16.9 °C
1966	16.6 °C
1967	16.4 °C
1968	17.4 °C
1969	17.2 °C
1970	18.2 °C
1971	16.6 °C
1972	16.0 °C
1974	16.9 °C
1975	17.0 °C
1976	16.6 °C
1977	18.4 °C
1978	17.8 °C
1979	17.0 °C
1980	17.8 °C
1981	17.6 °C
1982	16.8 °C
1983	17.6 °C
1984	17.2 °C
1985	17.6 °C
1986	18.5 °C
1987	18.6 °C
1988	17.4 °C
1989	16.5 °C
1990	16.3 °C
1991	18.7 °C
1992	15.8 °C
1993	16.9 °C
1994	16.6 °C
1995	17.4 °C
1996	16.6 °C
1997	15.3 °C
1998	17.6 °C
1999	18.2 °C
2000	16.7 °C
2001	17.5 °C
2002	18.0 °C
2003	16.4 °C
2005	17.7 °C
2006	17.2 °C
2007	17.7 °C
2008	17.2 °C
2009	16.9 °C
2012	17.8 °C
2013	16.9 °C
2014	16.7 °C

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

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