When to plant in Sabina, OH

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

Safe to plant out

May 1

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 18

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 17

1 year in 10 by Oct 4

Frost-free days

179

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Wilmington 3 N · 15.7 km away · station 315 m, town 320 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 6 – Mar 20	May 1 – May 15	Jun 25
Sweet pepper	Feb 20 – Mar 6	May 1 – May 15	Jun 30
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 17 – Feb 24	Mar 24 – Apr 7	May 3
Peas	—	Mar 24 – Apr 21	May 18
Bush beans	—	Apr 24 – May 15	Jun 13
Carrot	—	Apr 1 – May 13	May 31
Beet	—	Apr 1 – May 13	May 21
Potato	—	Apr 1 – Apr 22	Jun 10
Kale	Feb 17 – Mar 3	Mar 31 – Apr 14	May 13
Broccoli	Feb 10 – Feb 24	Mar 24 – Apr 14	May 23
Cucumber	Apr 3 – Apr 10	May 1 – May 15	Jun 20
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 3 – Apr 10	May 1 – May 15	Jun 15
Winter squash	Apr 3 – Apr 10	May 1 – May 15	Jul 20
Sweet corn	—	Apr 24 – May 15	Jun 23
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 24 – Apr 14	Jun 22
Garlic	—	Oct 3 – Oct 31 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 24 – Apr 21	May 1
Basil	Mar 20 – Apr 3	May 1 – May 15	Jun 27

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Sabina'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
1918	Apr 25
1919	Apr 27
1920	Apr 14
1921	Apr 19
1922	Apr 30
1923	May 10
1924	May 22
1925	May 27
1926	May 4
1927	May 1
1928	May 13
1929	May 3
1930	Apr 26
1931	May 24
1932	Apr 28
1933	Apr 27
1934	Apr 28
1935	Apr 18
1936	Apr 23
1937	Apr 16
1938	May 13
1939	May 3
1940	Apr 22
1941	Apr 26
1942	Apr 21
1943	May 1
1944	Apr 28
1945	May 11
1946	May 13
1947	May 10
1948	Apr 17
1949	Apr 25
1950	Apr 28
1951	Apr 23
1952	Apr 17
1953	Apr 21
1954	May 21
1955	Apr 8
1956	Apr 23
1957	May 6
1958	Apr 30
1959	May 16
1960	Apr 11
1961	May 27
1962	Apr 24
1963	May 23
1964	Apr 10
1965	Apr 14
1966	May 10
1967	May 3
1968	May 6
1969	Apr 20
1970	May 7
1971	May 4
1972	May 10
1973	May 5
1975	Apr 22
1976	May 13
1977	May 11
1978	May 1
1979	May 6
1980	May 10
1981	Apr 22
1982	Apr 29
1983	Apr 25
1984	Apr 20
1985	Apr 11
1986	May 3
1987	Apr 10
1988	Apr 26
1989	May 8
1990	Apr 19
1991	Apr 12
1992	Apr 7
1993	Apr 4
1994	May 2
1995	Apr 6
1996	Apr 11
1997	Apr 19
1998	Apr 7
1999	Apr 26
2000	Apr 14
2001	Apr 27
2002	May 22
2003	Apr 24
2004	Apr 28
2005	May 5
2006	Apr 11
2007	Apr 15
2008	Apr 16
2009	Apr 13
2010	Apr 19
2011	Apr 4
2012	Apr 13
2013	Apr 27
2014	Apr 17
2015	Apr 25
2016	Apr 14
2017	Apr 9
2018	Apr 30

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1918	149
1919	191
1921	175
1922	165
1923	126
1924	151
1925	135
1926	171
1927	142
1928	133
1929	164
1930	174
1931	146
1932	160
1933	169
1934	168
1935	168
1936	186
1937	174
1938	160
1939	162
1940	178
1941	167
1942	156
1943	147
1944	170
1945	144
1946	140
1947	143
1948	179
1949	157
1950	148
1951	168
1952	168
1953	168
1954	149
1955	199
1956	198
1957	166
1958	154
1959	154
1960	192
1961	140
1962	149
1963	159
1964	178
1965	173
1966	148
1967	168
1968	151
1969	180
1970	161
1971	183
1972	157
1973	164
1975	163
1976	131
1977	158
1978	160
1979	159
1980	147
1982	170
1983	192
1984	165
1985	174
1986	168
1987	176
1988	160
1989	148
1990	183
1991	186
1992	194
1993	179
1994	178
1995	170
1996	204
1997	179
1998	198
1999	175
2000	176
2001	162
2002	144
2003	160
2004	160
2005	175
2007	180
2008	185
2009	187
2010	185
2011	200
2012	177
2013	180
2014	198
2015	175
2016	204
2017	199
2018	170

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1917	17.7 °C
1918	18.9 °C
1919	19.4 °C
1920	17.9 °C
1921	20.8 °C
1922	20.0 °C
1923	18.9 °C
1924	17.8 °C
1925	19.7 °C
1926	18.6 °C
1927	17.7 °C
1928	17.8 °C
1929	18.6 °C
1930	20.7 °C
1931	19.9 °C
1932	19.3 °C
1933	20.2 °C
1934	21.1 °C
1935	18.7 °C
1936	20.7 °C
1937	19.4 °C
1938	19.9 °C
1939	20.4 °C
1940	18.7 °C
1941	20.3 °C
1942	19.7 °C
1943	19.1 °C
1944	20.4 °C
1945	18.7 °C
1946	18.6 °C
1947	19.0 °C
1948	20.0 °C
1949	19.8 °C
1950	18.2 °C
1951	19.3 °C
1952	19.3 °C
1953	19.1 °C
1954	19.6 °C
1955	20.2 °C
1956	18.3 °C
1957	19.4 °C
1958	18.5 °C
1959	20.2 °C
1960	19.1 °C
1961	17.9 °C
1962	19.1 °C
1963	18.2 °C
1964	19.7 °C
1965	19.6 °C
1966	18.4 °C
1967	18.2 °C
1968	19.1 °C
1969	19.3 °C
1970	19.9 °C
1971	18.6 °C
1972	18.7 °C
1973	18.8 °C
1975	17.7 °C
1976	15.4 °C
1977	19.1 °C
1978	18.0 °C
1979	17.1 °C
1980	18.0 °C
1982	17.3 °C
1983	18.9 °C
1984	17.4 °C
1985	18.4 °C
1986	18.8 °C
1987	19.0 °C
1988	18.5 °C
1989	17.3 °C
1990	17.4 °C
1991	19.5 °C
1992	18.1 °C
1993	19.4 °C
1994	18.6 °C
1995	18.8 °C
1996	18.0 °C
1997	17.0 °C
1998	19.0 °C
1999	19.0 °C
2000	18.0 °C
2001	18.6 °C
2002	19.2 °C
2003	17.9 °C
2005	19.0 °C
2007	19.2 °C
2008	18.3 °C
2009	18.1 °C
2010	20.1 °C
2011	19.4 °C
2012	19.0 °C
2013	18.7 °C
2014	18.4 °C
2015	19.3 °C
2016	19.5 °C
2017	18.8 °C

What this means for you: Since 1918, Sabina'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 Wilmington 3 N (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

Nearby towns

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