When to plant in New Concord, OH

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

Safe to plant out

May 16

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 1

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 16

1 year in 10 by Oct 2

Frost-free days

168

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Zanesville Muni Ap · 14.6 km away · station 268 m, town 263 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Mar 21 – Apr 4	May 16 – May 30	Jul 10
Sweet pepper	Mar 7 – Mar 21	May 16 – May 30	Jul 15
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 27 – Mar 6	Apr 3 – Apr 17	May 13
Peas	—	Mar 20 – Apr 17	May 14
Bush beans	—	May 9 – May 30	Jun 28
Carrot	—	Apr 10 – May 22	Jun 9
Beet	—	Apr 3 – May 15	May 23
Potato	—	Apr 10 – May 1	Jun 19
Kale	Feb 20 – Mar 6	Apr 3 – Apr 17	May 16
Broccoli	Feb 20 – Mar 6	Apr 3 – Apr 24	Jun 2
Cucumber	Apr 18 – Apr 25	May 16 – May 30	Jul 5
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 18 – Apr 25	May 16 – May 30	Jun 30
Winter squash	Apr 18 – Apr 25	May 16 – May 30	Aug 4
Sweet corn	—	May 9 – May 30	Jul 8
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 3 – Apr 24	Jul 2
Garlic	—	Oct 2 – Oct 30 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 20 – Apr 17	Apr 27
Basil	Apr 4 – Apr 18	May 16 – May 30	Jul 12

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New Concord'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
1946	Apr 28
1947	May 11
1949	May 29
1950	May 8
1951	Apr 24
1952	May 3
1953	Apr 21
1954	May 4
1955	May 18
1956	May 24
1957	May 6
1958	May 8
1959	May 16
1960	May 2
1961	May 4
1962	Apr 24
1963	May 23
1964	Apr 16
1965	Apr 28
1966	May 10
1967	Apr 29
1968	May 7
1969	May 1
1970	May 7
1971	May 4
1972	Jun 11
1973	May 5
1974	May 7
1975	Apr 17
1976	May 9
1977	May 10
1978	May 3
1979	May 5
1980	May 9
1981	Apr 26
1982	Apr 23
1983	May 10
1984	May 17
1985	Apr 10
1986	May 4
1987	Apr 10
1988	Apr 20
1989	Apr 24
1990	Apr 19
1991	Apr 11
1992	Apr 29
1993	Apr 27
1994	May 2
1995	Apr 26
1996	May 14
1997	May 11
1998	Apr 28
1999	Apr 25
2000	Apr 27
2001	Apr 29
2002	May 22
2003	Apr 27
2004	May 4
2005	May 5
2006	Apr 27
2007	Apr 14
2008	Apr 16
2009	May 19
2010	May 10
2011	May 5
2012	Apr 12
2013	May 25
2014	Apr 16
2015	Apr 28
2016	May 16
2017	May 8
2018	Apr 30
2019	Apr 3
2020	May 13
2021	May 12
2022	Apr 28
2023	Apr 25
2024	Apr 22

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1946	156
1947	134
1949	123
1950	138
1951	157
1952	146
1953	169
1954	168
1955	150
1956	119
1957	157
1958	146
1959	124
1960	170
1961	147
1962	149
1963	124
1964	171
1965	159
1966	144
1967	148
1968	150
1969	166
1970	161
1971	156
1972	111
1973	166
1974	138
1975	167
1976	160
1977	157
1978	167
1979	161
1980	148
1981	173
1982	176
1983	169
1984	168
1985	179
1986	164
1987	176
1988	168
1989	167
1990	183
1991	179
1992	171
1993	166
1994	161
1995	149
1996	167
1997	143
1998	177
1999	178
2000	163
2001	160
2002	144
2003	157
2004	165
2005	174
2006	168
2007	197
2008	185
2009	134
2010	158
2011	172
2012	179
2013	151
2014	190
2015	171
2016	161
2017	175
2018	170
2019	192
2020	156
2021	173
2022	163
2023	180
2024	176

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1946	17.6 °C
1947	18.2 °C
1949	18.5 °C
1950	17.1 °C
1951	17.8 °C
1952	18.6 °C
1953	18.7 °C
1954	18.7 °C
1955	19.6 °C
1956	17.6 °C
1957	18.8 °C
1958	17.6 °C
1959	19.3 °C
1960	18.4 °C
1961	17.4 °C
1962	18.2 °C
1963	17.1 °C
1964	18.4 °C
1965	18.7 °C
1966	17.6 °C
1967	17.4 °C
1968	18.4 °C
1969	18.4 °C
1970	19.3 °C
1971	17.8 °C
1972	17.7 °C
1973	18.6 °C
1974	17.7 °C
1975	18.3 °C
1976	17.3 °C
1977	19.3 °C
1978	18.5 °C
1979	17.6 °C
1980	18.4 °C
1981	18.3 °C
1982	17.7 °C
1983	18.5 °C
1984	17.9 °C
1985	18.7 °C
1986	19.2 °C
1987	19.4 °C
1988	18.8 °C
1989	17.8 °C
1990	17.9 °C
1991	20.4 °C
1992	17.6 °C
1993	18.7 °C
1994	18.2 °C
1995	18.9 °C
1996	18.3 °C
1997	17.3 °C
1998	19.6 °C
1999	19.6 °C
2000	18.4 °C
2001	18.3 °C
2002	19.4 °C
2003	18.0 °C
2004	18.3 °C
2005	18.9 °C
2006	18.1 °C
2007	18.8 °C
2008	18.8 °C
2009	18.1 °C
2010	19.9 °C
2011	19.4 °C
2012	19.2 °C
2013	18.7 °C
2014	18.4 °C
2015	19.1 °C
2016	20.6 °C
2017	19.3 °C
2018	20.1 °C
2019	20.1 °C
2020	18.7 °C
2021	19.3 °C
2022	19.1 °C
2023	18.8 °C
2024	20.7 °C

What this means for you: Since 1946, New Concord's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 4 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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