When to plant in Piketon, OH

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

Safe to plant out

May 7

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 25

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 15

1 year in 10 by Sep 26

Frost-free days

173

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Waverly · 5.7 km away · station 174 m, town 175 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 12 – Mar 26	May 7 – May 21	Jul 1
Sweet pepper	Feb 26 – Mar 12	May 7 – May 21	Jul 6
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 21 – Feb 28	Mar 28 – Apr 11	May 7
Peas	—	Mar 20 – Apr 17	May 14
Bush beans	—	Apr 30 – May 21	Jun 19
Carrot	—	Apr 4 – May 16	Jun 3
Beet	—	Mar 28 – May 9	May 17
Potato	—	Apr 4 – Apr 25	Jun 13
Kale	Feb 14 – Feb 28	Mar 28 – Apr 11	May 10
Broccoli	Feb 14 – Feb 28	Mar 28 – Apr 18	May 27
Cucumber	Apr 9 – Apr 16	May 7 – May 21	Jun 26
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 9 – Apr 16	May 7 – May 21	Jun 21
Winter squash	Apr 9 – Apr 16	May 7 – May 21	Jul 26
Sweet corn	—	Apr 30 – May 21	Jun 29
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 28 – Apr 18	Jun 26
Garlic	—	Oct 1 – Oct 29 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 20 – Apr 17	Apr 27
Basil	Mar 26 – Apr 9	May 7 – May 21	Jul 3

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Piketon'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	Apr 14
1895	May 15
1896	Apr 8
1897	Apr 21
1898	Apr 13
1899	Apr 17
1900	May 4
1901	Apr 23
1902	Apr 18
1903	May 4
1904	May 16
1905	Apr 23
1906	May 10
1908	May 1
1909	Apr 24
1910	May 15
1911	May 5
1912	Apr 11
1913	May 12
1914	May 1
1915	May 18
1916	Apr 11
1917	May 10
1918	May 2
1919	Apr 27
1920	May 15
1921	Apr 19
1922	Apr 30
1923	May 10
1924	Apr 24
1925	May 27
1926	Apr 29
1927	May 1
1928	May 13
1930	Apr 27
1931	Apr 30
1932	May 3
1933	Apr 27
1934	Apr 29
1935	Apr 18
1936	Apr 23
1937	Apr 12
1938	May 13
1939	May 14
1940	Apr 22
1941	Apr 22
1942	Apr 22
1943	May 2
1944	Apr 29
1945	May 11
1946	Apr 28
1947	May 10
1948	Apr 18
1949	Apr 25
1950	Apr 22
1951	Apr 24
1952	Apr 17
1953	Apr 22
1954	May 21
1955	Apr 9
1956	Apr 25
1957	May 6
1958	Apr 30
1959	May 16
1962	Apr 24
1963	May 23
1965	Apr 28
1966	May 11
1967	May 3
1968	May 6
1969	May 1
1970	May 7
1971	May 4
1972	Jun 11
1974	May 7
1975	Apr 23
1976	May 14
1977	May 10
1978	May 3
1979	May 1
1980	May 10
1981	May 3
1982	Apr 28
1983	May 10
1984	May 17
1985	Apr 10
1987	May 5
1988	May 2
1989	May 8
1991	May 2
1992	May 6
1993	Apr 27
1994	May 2
1995	Apr 27
1996	May 14
1997	May 1
1998	Apr 12
1999	Apr 25
2000	Apr 27
2001	Apr 26
2002	May 22
2003	Apr 27
2004	Apr 28
2005	May 5
2007	Apr 11
2008	Apr 16
2009	Apr 13
2010	Apr 29
2011	May 6
2012	Apr 13
2013	Apr 26
2014	Apr 17
2015	Apr 26
2016	Apr 14
2017	Apr 8
2018	Apr 21
2019	Apr 3
2020	May 10
2021	Apr 23
2022	Apr 22
2023	Apr 26
2024	Apr 22
2025	Apr 17
2026	May 3

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1894	174
1895	138
1896	182
1897	166
1898	193
1899	165
1900	166
1901	163
1902	179
1903	172
1904	152
1905	172
1906	153
1908	151
1909	156
1910	165
1911	171
1912	187
1913	133
1914	178
1915	142
1916	160
1917	144
1918	147
1919	189
1920	139
1921	176
1922	165
1923	147
1924	179
1925	135
1926	179
1927	166
1928	133
1930	174
1931	170
1932	144
1933	169
1934	167
1935	168
1936	162
1937	160
1938	146
1939	151
1940	177
1941	184
1942	155
1943	146
1944	169
1945	145
1946	156
1947	143
1948	179
1949	157
1950	165
1951	157
1952	169
1953	168
1954	151
1955	187
1956	148
1957	157
1958	154
1959	154
1962	149
1963	124
1965	159
1966	147
1967	162
1968	151
1969	166
1970	162
1971	160
1972	129
1974	147
1975	162
1976	148
1977	159
1978	158
1979	165
1980	147
1981	148
1982	171
1983	134
1984	95
1987	151
1988	154
1991	140
1992	145
1993	136
1994	159
1995	147
1996	157
1997	172
1998	193
1999	178
2000	163
2001	163
2002	163
2003	158
2005	174
2008	185
2009	187
2010	175
2011	174
2012	180
2013	166
2014	198
2015	173
2016	209
2017	200
2018	179
2019	198
2020	159
2021	193
2022	168
2023	187
2024	177
2025	189

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1894	20.5 °C
1895	21.1 °C
1896	21.6 °C
1897	19.8 °C
1898	21.0 °C
1899	21.1 °C
1900	21.6 °C
1901	20.2 °C
1902	19.7 °C
1903	19.9 °C
1904	19.1 °C
1905	20.2 °C
1906	20.9 °C
1908	20.4 °C
1909	19.2 °C
1910	18.8 °C
1911	20.2 °C
1912	19.3 °C
1913	19.4 °C
1914	19.1 °C
1915	18.4 °C
1916	18.8 °C
1917	17.5 °C
1918	18.5 °C
1919	19.7 °C
1920	19.0 °C
1921	21.2 °C
1922	20.6 °C
1923	19.0 °C
1924	17.7 °C
1925	19.4 °C
1926	18.6 °C
1927	19.1 °C
1928	18.9 °C
1930	21.4 °C
1931	21.2 °C
1932	20.3 °C
1933	21.5 °C
1934	21.4 °C
1935	20.0 °C
1936	21.2 °C
1937	19.2 °C
1938	19.6 °C
1939	20.0 °C
1940	19.3 °C
1941	21.0 °C
1942	20.4 °C
1943	20.7 °C
1944	20.2 °C
1945	19.0 °C
1946	18.7 °C
1947	19.4 °C
1948	19.7 °C
1949	19.6 °C
1950	18.4 °C
1951	19.2 °C
1952	19.9 °C
1953	19.9 °C
1954	20.1 °C
1955	20.2 °C
1956	18.6 °C
1957	19.9 °C
1958	18.9 °C
1959	20.1 °C
1962	18.6 °C
1963	17.9 °C
1964	19.3 °C
1965	19.2 °C
1966	18.0 °C
1967	17.7 °C
1968	18.6 °C
1969	18.6 °C
1970	19.5 °C
1971	17.9 °C
1972	18.6 °C
1974	19.2 °C
1975	19.4 °C
1976	19.4 °C
1977	20.8 °C
1978	20.1 °C
1979	19.3 °C
1980	20.0 °C
1981	19.6 °C
1982	18.7 °C
1985	19.6 °C
1986	20.3 °C
1987	20.1 °C
1988	19.9 °C
1989	19.0 °C
1990	17.8 °C
1991	19.6 °C
1992	16.7 °C
1993	18.7 °C
1994	17.8 °C
1995	18.4 °C
1996	18.5 °C
1997	17.8 °C
1998	20.1 °C
1999	20.2 °C
2000	18.7 °C
2001	19.2 °C
2002	20.2 °C
2003	19.0 °C
2004	19.2 °C
2005	20.2 °C
2008	19.5 °C
2009	18.9 °C
2010	20.9 °C
2011	19.8 °C
2012	20.5 °C
2013	19.1 °C
2014	19.2 °C
2015	19.3 °C
2016	21.0 °C
2017	20.1 °C
2018	21.2 °C
2019	20.9 °C
2020	19.7 °C
2021	20.0 °C
2022	20.1 °C
2023	19.6 °C
2024	21.2 °C
2025	20.8 °C
2026	21.2 °C

What this means for you: Since 1894, Piketon's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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