When to plant in Oakwood, OH

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 26

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 12

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 29

1 year in 10 by Oct 18

Frost-free days

202

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Dayton Mcd · 6.4 km away · station 226 m, town 301 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 1 – Mar 15	Apr 26 – May 10	Jun 20
Sweet pepper	Feb 15 – Mar 1	Apr 26 – May 10	Jun 25
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 13 – Feb 20	Mar 20 – Apr 3	Apr 29
Peas	—	Mar 20 – Apr 17	May 14
Bush beans	—	Apr 19 – May 10	Jun 8
Carrot	—	Mar 28 – May 9	May 27
Beet	—	Mar 28 – May 9	May 17
Potato	—	Mar 28 – Apr 18	Jun 6
Kale	Feb 13 – Feb 27	Mar 27 – Apr 10	May 9
Broccoli	Feb 6 – Feb 20	Mar 20 – Apr 10	May 19
Cucumber	Mar 29 – Apr 5	Apr 26 – May 10	Jun 15
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 29 – Apr 5	Apr 26 – May 10	Jun 10
Winter squash	Mar 29 – Apr 5	Apr 26 – May 10	Jul 15
Sweet corn	—	Apr 19 – May 10	Jun 18
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 20 – Apr 10	Jun 18
Garlic	—	Oct 15 – Nov 12 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 20 – Apr 17	Apr 27
Basil	Mar 15 – Mar 29	Apr 26 – May 10	Jun 22

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Oakwood'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	Apr 15
1896	Apr 8
1897	May 2
1898	Apr 27
1899	Apr 9
1900	May 5
1901	Apr 21
1902	Apr 18
1903	May 4
1904	May 16
1905	Apr 23
1906	May 10
1907	May 21
1908	Apr 17
1909	Apr 29
1910	May 15
1911	Apr 25
1912	Apr 19
1913	May 11
1914	May 1
1915	Apr 15
1916	Apr 10
1917	May 10
1918	Apr 25
1919	Apr 27
1920	Apr 14
1921	Apr 19
1922	Apr 29
1923	May 10
1934	Apr 28
1935	Apr 17
1936	Apr 23
1937	Apr 12
1938	Apr 9
1939	Apr 14
1940	Apr 15
1941	Mar 31
1942	Apr 13
1943	May 1
1944	Apr 5
1945	Mar 13
1946	Apr 17
1947	May 9
1948	Mar 28
1949	Apr 17
1950	Apr 15
1951	Apr 17
1952	Apr 12
1953	Apr 20
1954	Apr 4
1955	Mar 31
1956	Apr 23
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 9
1959	Mar 28
1960	Apr 10
1961	Apr 19
1962	Apr 16
1963	May 1
1964	Apr 4
1965	Apr 3
1966	May 10
1967	Apr 25
1968	Apr 6
1969	Apr 1
1970	Apr 5
1971	Apr 7
1972	Apr 10
1973	Apr 14
1974	Apr 10
1975	Apr 14
1976	Apr 27
1977	Apr 29
1978	Mar 30
1979	Apr 10
1980	Apr 16
1981	Apr 21
1982	Apr 11
1983	Apr 20
1984	Apr 8
1985	Apr 11
1987	Apr 5
1988	Mar 23
1989	Apr 12
1990	Apr 19
1991	Apr 2
1992	Apr 6
1993	Apr 5
1994	Apr 9
1995	Apr 6
1996	Apr 11
1997	Apr 19
1998	Apr 6
1999	Mar 26
2000	Apr 10
2001	Apr 19
2002	Apr 8
2003	Apr 7
2004	Apr 6
2005	Mar 24
2006	Apr 9
2008	Apr 15
2009	Apr 12
2010	Apr 11
2011	Apr 3
2013	Apr 21
2014	Apr 17
2015	Apr 24
2016	Apr 13
2017	May 8
2018	Apr 29
2019	Apr 3
2020	May 9
2021	Apr 22

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1896	193
1897	141
1898	182
1899	173
1900	164
1901	165
1902	193
1903	172
1904	143
1905	171
1906	153
1907	143
1908	167
1909	151
1910	164
1911	181
1912	163
1913	134
1914	178
1915	177
1916	172
1917	148
1918	149
1919	191
1920	198
1921	176
1922	166
1923	147
1934	168
1935	171
1936	186
1937	185
1938	204
1939	183
1940	205
1941	211
1942	195
1943	188
1944	193
1945	235
1946	213
1947	183
1948	203
1949	197
1950	203
1951	198
1952	177
1953	198
1954	209
1955	216
1956	199
1957	195
1958	230
1959	214
1960	197
1961	190
1962	191
1963	184
1964	189
1965	208
1966	172
1967	179
1968	217
1969	204
1970	223
1971	213
1972	192
1973	205
1974	193
1975	213
1976	173
1977	170
1978	222
1979	207
1980	193
1981	185
1982	194
1983	197
1984	212
1985	223
1987	198
1988	203
1989	189
1990	192
1991	200
1992	195
1993	207
1994	226
1995	210
1996	204
1997	185
1998	211
1999	221
2001	200
2002	207
2003	214
2004	216
2005	218
2006	198
2008	189
2009	188
2011	208
2013	183
2014	197
2015	175
2016	205
2017	170
2018	169
2019	211
2020	176

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1894	20.4 °C
1896	21.0 °C
1897	19.3 °C
1898	20.1 °C
1899	20.8 °C
1900	21.0 °C
1901	19.8 °C
1902	19.1 °C
1903	19.5 °C
1904	18.4 °C
1905	19.4 °C
1906	20.3 °C
1907	17.6 °C
1908	20.1 °C
1909	19.0 °C
1910	18.6 °C
1911	20.2 °C
1913	19.5 °C
1914	19.8 °C
1915	18.8 °C
1916	19.4 °C
1917	17.7 °C
1918	19.2 °C
1919	19.9 °C
1920	18.5 °C
1921	21.3 °C
1922	20.4 °C
1923	19.2 °C
1934	21.3 °C
1935	18.8 °C
1936	21.0 °C
1937	19.5 °C
1938	20.0 °C
1939	20.2 °C
1940	19.5 °C
1941	21.3 °C
1942	20.5 °C
1943	20.0 °C
1944	21.2 °C
1945	19.4 °C
1946	19.2 °C
1947	19.6 °C
1948	20.5 °C
1949	20.5 °C
1950	18.9 °C
1951	19.6 °C
1952	20.6 °C
1953	20.5 °C
1954	21.0 °C
1955	21.7 °C
1956	19.9 °C
1957	20.9 °C
1958	19.8 °C
1959	21.9 °C
1960	20.7 °C
1961	19.6 °C
1962	20.5 °C
1963	19.7 °C
1964	21.0 °C
1965	21.1 °C
1966	19.7 °C
1967	19.1 °C
1968	20.1 °C
1969	20.2 °C
1970	21.1 °C
1971	19.9 °C
1972	19.6 °C
1973	20.1 °C
1974	19.2 °C
1975	19.8 °C
1976	19.2 °C
1977	21.4 °C
1978	20.1 °C
1979	19.2 °C
1980	20.3 °C
1981	19.8 °C
1982	19.5 °C
1983	20.0 °C
1984	19.1 °C
1987	21.2 °C
1988	21.1 °C
1989	19.2 °C
1990	19.2 °C
1991	21.7 °C
1992	18.7 °C
1993	20.1 °C
1994	20.2 °C
1995	20.6 °C
1996	19.9 °C
1997	18.7 °C
1998	21.7 °C
1999	21.6 °C
2000	20.2 °C
2001	21.1 °C
2002	21.3 °C
2003	19.4 °C
2004	20.4 °C
2005	21.0 °C
2006	20.6 °C
2008	20.4 °C
2009	19.9 °C
2011	21.2 °C
2013	20.1 °C
2014	19.9 °C
2015	20.6 °C
2016	20.8 °C
2017	20.3 °C
2018	20.9 °C
2019	22.5 °C
2020	21.5 °C

What this means for you: Since 1895, Oakwood's last spring frost has come about 1 day 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 Dayton Mcd (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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