When to plant in Millersburg, OH

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

Safe to plant out

May 22

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 4

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 10

1 year in 10 by Sep 29

Frost-free days

158

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Millersburg · 1.9 km away · station 250 m, town 274 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 27 – Apr 10	May 22 – Jun 5	Jul 16
Sweet pepper	Mar 13 – Mar 27	May 22 – Jun 5	Jul 21
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 2 – Mar 9	Apr 6 – Apr 20	May 16
Peas	—	Mar 29 – Apr 26	May 23
Bush beans	—	May 15 – Jun 5	Jul 4
Carrot	—	Apr 13 – May 25	Jun 12
Beet	—	Apr 7 – May 19	May 27
Potato	—	Apr 13 – May 4	Jun 22
Kale	Feb 23 – Mar 9	Apr 6 – Apr 20	May 19
Broccoli	Feb 23 – Mar 9	Apr 6 – Apr 27	Jun 5
Cucumber	Apr 24 – May 1	May 22 – Jun 5	Jul 11
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 24 – May 1	May 22 – Jun 5	Jul 6
Winter squash	Apr 24 – May 1	May 22 – Jun 5	Aug 10
Sweet corn	—	May 15 – Jun 5	Jul 14
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 6 – Apr 27	Jul 5
Garlic	—	Sep 26 – Oct 24 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 29 – Apr 26	May 6
Basil	Apr 10 – Apr 24	May 22 – Jun 5	Jul 18

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Millersburg'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
1920	May 16
1921	May 17
1922	May 1
1923	May 10
1924	May 22
1925	May 27
1926	May 11
1927	May 1
1928	May 24
1929	May 20
1930	May 31
1931	May 24
1932	May 23
1933	Apr 28
1934	May 16
1935	May 24
1936	May 15
1937	Apr 28
1938	May 13
1939	May 14
1940	May 10
1941	May 25
1942	Apr 23
1943	May 2
1944	Apr 30
1945	May 11
1946	Apr 28
1947	May 11
1953	Apr 21
1954	May 8
1955	May 18
1956	May 8
1957	May 6
1958	May 8
1959	May 16
1960	May 3
1961	May 27
1962	Apr 24
1963	May 24
1964	May 15
1965	Apr 28
1966	May 10
1967	May 3
1968	May 7
1969	May 1
1970	May 7
1971	May 4
1972	Jun 11
1974	May 7
1975	Apr 27
1976	May 19
1977	May 10
1978	May 7
1979	May 17
1980	May 8
1981	May 20
1982	Apr 29
1983	May 11
1989	May 4
1990	Apr 19
1991	Apr 11
1993	May 22
1994	May 13
1995	Apr 26
1996	May 15
1997	May 23
1998	Apr 29
1999	Apr 26
2000	Apr 28
2001	Apr 29
2002	May 22
2003	Apr 26
2004	May 4
2005	May 5
2006	May 6
2007	Apr 20
2008	Apr 17
2009	May 19
2010	May 11
2011	May 6
2012	Apr 30
2013	May 14
2014	Apr 24
2015	Apr 30
2016	May 17
2017	May 10
2018	May 1
2019	Apr 3
2020	Jun 2
2021	May 13
2022	Apr 30
2023	May 18
2024	Apr 27
2025	Apr 18
2026	May 4

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1920	143
1921	148
1922	147
1923	127
1924	140
1925	135
1926	164
1927	166
1928	124
1929	121
1930	121
1931	146
1932	143
1933	167
1934	138
1935	128
1936	141
1937	142
1938	146
1939	130
1940	138
1941	151
1942	154
1943	146
1944	146
1945	145
1946	156
1947	138
1953	169
1954	151
1955	156
1956	135
1957	158
1958	146
1959	123
1960	170
1961	124
1962	149
1963	141
1964	143
1965	159
1966	160
1967	169
1968	150
1969	166
1970	162
1971	160
1972	120
1974	138
1975	158
1976	151
1977	159
1978	154
1979	150
1980	150
1981	136
1982	170
1983	135
1989	151
1990	182
1991	161
1993	133
1994	143
1995	149
1996	141
1997	131
1998	155
1999	148
2001	158
2002	143
2003	158
2004	165
2006	158
2007	190
2008	184
2009	134
2010	157
2011	174
2012	161
2013	163
2014	170
2015	169
2016	160
2017	143
2018	167
2019	198
2020	136
2021	171
2022	160
2023	157
2024	165
2025	181

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1919	18.8 °C
1920	17.1 °C
1921	19.9 °C
1922	18.9 °C
1923	17.8 °C
1924	17.2 °C
1925	18.7 °C
1926	17.9 °C
1927	17.3 °C
1928	17.4 °C
1929	17.7 °C
1930	18.9 °C
1931	19.0 °C
1932	18.3 °C
1933	19.3 °C
1934	19.5 °C
1935	17.9 °C
1936	18.9 °C
1937	18.2 °C
1938	18.7 °C
1939	19.0 °C
1940	17.4 °C
1941	19.0 °C
1942	18.9 °C
1943	18.1 °C
1944	18.9 °C
1945	18.2 °C
1946	17.5 °C
1947	18.4 °C
1953	18.0 °C
1954	18.3 °C
1955	18.9 °C
1956	16.5 °C
1957	17.8 °C
1958	16.9 °C
1959	18.6 °C
1960	17.8 °C
1961	17.0 °C
1962	17.9 °C
1963	16.7 °C
1964	17.8 °C
1965	17.8 °C
1966	16.9 °C
1967	17.1 °C
1968	17.9 °C
1969	17.7 °C
1970	18.8 °C
1971	17.4 °C
1972	17.2 °C
1974	17.1 °C
1975	17.4 °C
1976	17.1 °C
1977	18.6 °C
1978	17.8 °C
1979	17.1 °C
1980	18.2 °C
1981	18.5 °C
1982	18.1 °C
1983	18.6 °C
1989	16.6 °C
1991	18.6 °C
1993	17.1 °C
1994	16.3 °C
1995	17.1 °C
1996	16.4 °C
1997	15.7 °C
1998	18.1 °C
1999	17.5 °C
2000	16.6 °C
2001	17.6 °C
2002	18.4 °C
2003	17.4 °C
2004	17.6 °C
2005	18.3 °C
2006	17.7 °C
2007	17.8 °C
2008	17.5 °C
2009	17.0 °C
2010	18.9 °C
2011	18.7 °C
2012	18.2 °C
2013	17.5 °C
2014	17.6 °C
2015	18.2 °C
2016	18.6 °C
2017	17.8 °C
2018	18.7 °C
2019	18.7 °C
2020	17.2 °C
2021	17.6 °C
2022	17.6 °C
2023	16.9 °C
2024	18.8 °C
2025	18.1 °C

What this means for you: Since 1920, Millersburg's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 2 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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