When to plant in Pemberville, OH

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

Safe to plant out

May 2

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 22

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 22

1 year in 10 by Oct 11

Frost-free days

176

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Bowling Green Wwtp · 12.9 km away · station 206 m, town 199 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 7 – Mar 21	May 2 – May 16	Jun 26
Sweet pepper	Feb 21 – Mar 7	May 2 – May 16	Jul 1
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 25 – Mar 4	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 11
Peas	—	Apr 1 – Apr 29	May 26
Bush beans	—	Apr 25 – May 16	Jun 14
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 4 – Apr 11	May 2 – May 16	Jun 21
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 4 – Apr 11	May 2 – May 16	Jun 16
Winter squash	Apr 4 – Apr 11	May 2 – May 16	Jul 21
Sweet corn	—	Apr 25 – May 16	Jun 24
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 1 – Apr 22	Jun 30
Garlic	—	Oct 8 – Nov 5 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 1 – Apr 29	May 9
Basil	Mar 21 – Apr 4	May 2 – May 16	Jun 28

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Pemberville'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
1894	Jun 6
1895	May 22
1896	Apr 22
1897	May 31
1898	Apr 28
1899	Apr 10
1900	May 10
1901	May 4
1902	May 15
1903	May 4
1904	May 16
1905	May 1
1906	May 29
1907	May 28
1908	May 3
1909	May 5
1910	May 15
1911	May 5
1912	Apr 25
1913	May 11
1914	May 2
1915	May 19
1916	Apr 15
1917	May 14
1918	Apr 25
1919	Apr 27
1920	May 16
1921	May 17
1923	May 13
1924	May 22
1925	May 25
1926	May 23
1927	Apr 28
1928	May 12
1929	May 20
1930	Apr 26
1931	Apr 30
1932	Apr 28
1933	Apr 27
1934	May 12
1935	May 1
1936	Apr 23
1937	Apr 16
1938	May 13
1939	May 3
1940	May 2
1941	Apr 26
1942	Apr 22
1943	May 1
1944	Apr 29
1945	May 11
1946	May 13
1947	May 10
1948	May 8
1949	May 11
1950	May 8
1951	Apr 27
1952	Apr 16
1953	Apr 21
1954	May 20
1955	May 9
1956	May 8
1957	May 5
1958	Apr 30
1959	Apr 23
1960	Apr 19
1961	May 2
1962	Apr 20
1963	May 23
1964	May 21
1965	Apr 19
1966	May 10
1967	Apr 27
1968	Apr 11
1969	Apr 20
1970	May 6
1971	Apr 27
1972	May 10
1973	May 17
1974	May 8
1975	Apr 27
1976	Apr 27
1977	May 10
1978	May 3
1979	May 5
1980	May 9
1981	May 7
1982	Apr 29
1983	Apr 25
1984	Apr 19
1985	Apr 10
1986	May 3
1987	Apr 11
1988	Apr 22
1989	May 9
1990	Apr 19
1991	Apr 12
1993	Apr 28
1994	May 2
1995	Apr 25
1996	Apr 27
1997	Apr 21
1998	Apr 28
1999	Apr 26
2000	Apr 13
2001	Apr 20
2002	Apr 23
2003	Apr 25
2004	May 4
2005	May 5
2006	Apr 26
2007	Apr 16
2008	Apr 30
2009	Apr 23
2010	Apr 19
2011	Apr 6
2012	Apr 29
2013	Apr 26
2014	Apr 17
2015	Apr 25
2016	Apr 14
2017	Mar 29
2018	Apr 29
2019	Apr 2
2020	May 13
2021	May 1
2022	Apr 28
2023	Apr 27
2024	Apr 25
2025	Apr 17
2026	Apr 20

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1894	110
1895	124
1896	150
1897	112
1898	174
1899	157
1900	158
1901	137
1902	121
1903	171
1905	173
1906	133
1907	120
1908	151
1909	159
1910	165
1911	170
1912	165
1913	134
1914	176
1915	143
1916	155
1917	144
1918	149
1920	144
1923	123
1924	131
1925	134
1926	125
1927	169
1928	136
1929	136
1930	174
1931	170
1932	168
1933	169
1934	154
1936	185
1937	179
1938	146
1939	150
1940	146
1941	184
1942	158
1943	156
1944	165
1945	144
1946	152
1947	142
1948	159
1949	166
1950	138
1951	154
1952	169
1953	168
1954	151
1955	165
1956	154
1957	159
1958	154
1959	178
1960	183
1961	177
1962	153
1963	143
1964	136
1965	167
1966	148
1967	177
1968	201
1969	185
1970	162
1971	190
1972	155
1973	154
1974	137
1975	185
1976	172
1977	155
1978	157
1979	157
1980	148
1981	148
1982	169
1983	184
1984	165
1985	174
1986	168
1987	184
1988	168
1989	147
1990	189
1991	186
1993	164
1994	161
1996	166
1997	183
1998	176
1999	191
2000	198
2001	170
2002	173
2003	159
2004	166
2005	176
2006	171
2007	199
2008	174
2009	170
2010	195
2011	204
2012	187
2013	178
2014	196
2015	175
2016	210
2017	210
2018	171
2019	212
2020	170
2021	185
2022	183
2023	185
2024	184
2025	190

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1894	18.5 °C
1895	18.7 °C
1896	18.7 °C
1897	17.0 °C
1898	18.2 °C
1899	18.4 °C
1900	18.9 °C
1901	17.9 °C
1902	17.0 °C
1903	17.5 °C
1904	16.7 °C
1905	17.5 °C
1906	18.8 °C
1907	16.0 °C
1908	18.2 °C
1909	17.1 °C
1910	17.6 °C
1911	18.5 °C
1912	17.7 °C
1913	18.0 °C
1914	18.0 °C
1915	16.9 °C
1916	18.1 °C
1917	16.1 °C
1918	17.5 °C
1919	18.1 °C
1920	16.9 °C
1923	17.4 °C
1924	16.1 °C
1925	18.5 °C
1926	16.3 °C
1927	17.1 °C
1928	17.0 °C
1929	17.5 °C
1930	19.5 °C
1931	19.4 °C
1932	18.7 °C
1933	19.9 °C
1934	20.0 °C
1936	20.0 °C
1937	18.2 °C
1938	18.7 °C
1939	19.0 °C
1940	17.5 °C
1941	19.6 °C
1942	19.0 °C
1943	17.9 °C
1944	19.0 °C
1945	17.9 °C
1946	17.8 °C
1947	18.1 °C
1948	18.8 °C
1949	18.8 °C
1950	17.2 °C
1951	17.7 °C
1952	19.0 °C
1953	18.8 °C
1954	18.9 °C
1955	20.1 °C
1956	17.8 °C
1957	18.5 °C
1958	17.9 °C
1959	20.1 °C
1960	18.9 °C
1961	18.6 °C
1962	18.6 °C
1963	17.9 °C
1964	19.1 °C
1965	18.6 °C
1966	17.9 °C
1967	17.7 °C
1968	19.1 °C
1969	18.7 °C
1970	19.5 °C
1971	18.4 °C
1972	17.7 °C
1973	18.7 °C
1974	17.8 °C
1975	17.8 °C
1976	18.1 °C
1977	19.1 °C
1978	18.4 °C
1979	17.8 °C
1980	18.5 °C
1981	18.1 °C
1982	17.7 °C
1983	18.5 °C
1984	17.6 °C
1985	18.7 °C
1986	18.0 °C
1987	18.5 °C
1988	18.4 °C
1989	16.7 °C
1990	17.1 °C
1991	18.9 °C
1993	17.2 °C
1994	17.5 °C
1995	17.7 °C
1996	17.3 °C
1997	16.2 °C
1998	19.2 °C
1999	18.9 °C
2000	17.7 °C
2001	18.3 °C
2002	18.8 °C
2003	17.2 °C
2004	17.9 °C
2005	19.0 °C
2006	18.4 °C
2007	18.5 °C
2008	17.6 °C
2009	17.6 °C
2010	19.9 °C
2011	18.7 °C
2012	19.5 °C
2013	18.4 °C
2014	18.2 °C
2015	18.8 °C
2016	19.4 °C
2017	18.9 °C
2018	19.1 °C
2019	19.1 °C
2020	18.6 °C
2021	19.3 °C
2022	18.9 °C
2023	18.4 °C
2024	20.1 °C
2025	19.1 °C
2026	19.6 °C

What this means for you: Since 1894, Pemberville'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 Bowling Green Wwtp (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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