When to plant in Shreve, OH

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

Safe to plant out

May 19

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 2

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 10

1 year in 10 by Oct 1

Frost-free days

158

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Wooster Exp Stn · 14.1 km away · station 311 m, town 275 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 24 – Apr 7	May 19 – Jun 2	Jul 13
Sweet pepper	Mar 10 – Mar 24	May 19 – Jun 2	Jul 18
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 28 – Mar 7	Apr 4 – Apr 18	May 14
Peas	—	Mar 30 – Apr 27	May 24
Bush beans	—	May 12 – Jun 2	Jul 1
Carrot	—	Apr 11 – May 23	Jun 10
Beet	—	Apr 8 – May 20	May 28
Potato	—	Apr 11 – May 2	Jun 20
Kale	Feb 23 – Mar 9	Apr 6 – Apr 20	May 19
Broccoli	Feb 21 – Mar 7	Apr 4 – Apr 25	Jun 3
Cucumber	Apr 21 – Apr 28	May 19 – Jun 2	Jul 8
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 21 – Apr 28	May 19 – Jun 2	Jul 3
Winter squash	Apr 21 – Apr 28	May 19 – Jun 2	Aug 7
Sweet corn	—	May 12 – Jun 2	Jul 11
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 4 – Apr 25	Jul 3
Garlic	—	Sep 26 – Oct 24 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 30 – Apr 27	May 7
Basil	Apr 7 – Apr 21	May 19 – Jun 2	Jul 15

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Shreve'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
1900	May 10
1901	Apr 21
1902	May 15
1903	May 2
1904	Apr 22
1905	May 21
1906	May 10
1907	May 28
1908	May 3
1909	May 12
1910	May 15
1911	May 6
1912	Jun 8
1913	Jun 10
1914	May 16
1915	May 27
1916	Apr 26
1917	May 11
1918	May 2
1919	Apr 27
1920	May 16
1921	May 17
1922	Apr 29
1923	May 10
1924	May 22
1925	May 27
1926	May 4
1927	May 1
1928	May 13
1929	May 20
1930	May 31
1931	May 24
1932	May 23
1933	Apr 28
1934	May 16
1935	May 8
1936	May 15
1937	Apr 29
1938	May 13
1939	May 14
1940	May 10
1941	May 25
1948	Apr 22
1949	Apr 25
1950	May 8
1951	Apr 24
1952	May 3
1953	Apr 24
1954	May 9
1955	May 18
1956	May 25
1957	May 6
1958	May 8
1959	May 16
1960	May 2
1961	May 30
1962	Apr 24
1963	May 24
1964	Apr 11
1965	Apr 28
1966	May 11
1967	May 23
1968	May 7
1969	May 1
1970	May 7
1971	May 4
1972	Jun 11
1973	Apr 29
1974	May 7
1975	Apr 27
1976	May 19
1977	May 11
1978	May 3
1979	May 17
1980	Apr 26
1981	May 7
1982	Apr 29
1983	May 17
1984	May 17
1985	Apr 17
1986	May 4
1987	Apr 9
1988	Apr 26
1989	Apr 24
1990	Apr 19
1991	Apr 18
1992	May 7
1993	Apr 27
1994	May 3
1995	Apr 27
1996	May 15
1997	May 3
1998	Apr 29
1999	Apr 26
2000	Apr 28
2001	Apr 30
2002	May 23
2003	Apr 28
2004	May 5
2005	May 6
2006	May 24
2007	Apr 16
2008	May 1
2009	May 19
2010	May 10
2011	Apr 6
2012	Apr 29
2013	May 26
2014	Apr 24
2015	May 14
2016	Apr 23
2017	May 9
2018	Apr 30
2019	Apr 3
2020	May 13
2021	May 12

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1900	160
1901	165
1902	121
1903	145
1904	152
1905	144
1906	152
1907	125
1908	149
1909	138
1910	161
1911	170
1912	113
1913	104
1914	162
1915	132
1916	145
1917	143
1918	151
1919	168
1920	143
1921	148
1922	149
1923	126
1924	151
1925	135
1926	156
1927	160
1928	133
1929	137
1930	121
1931	138
1932	143
1933	168
1934	138
1935	144
1936	161
1937	141
1938	141
1939	151
1940	139
1941	153
1948	175
1949	176
1950	149
1951	157
1952	152
1953	165
1954	150
1955	156
1956	118
1957	143
1958	146
1959	123
1960	151
1961	121
1962	149
1963	123
1964	177
1965	159
1966	148
1967	142
1968	150
1969	166
1970	162
1971	156
1972	120
1973	172
1974	138
1975	158
1976	149
1977	154
1978	166
1979	150
1980	161
1981	149
1982	170
1984	168
1985	167
1986	155
1987	177
1988	160
1989	162
1990	183
1991	161
1992	164
1993	158
1994	160
1995	149
1996	142
1997	152
1998	156
1999	164
2000	154
2001	160
2002	138
2003	157
2004	151
2005	170
2006	141
2007	180
2008	156
2009	134
2010	162
2011	199
2012	162
2013	150
2014	170
2015	155
2016	173
2017	160
2018	168
2020	156

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1900	18.6 °C
1901	17.8 °C
1902	16.9 °C
1903	17.3 °C
1904	16.4 °C
1905	17.4 °C
1906	18.7 °C
1907	15.8 °C
1908	18.2 °C
1909	17.3 °C
1910	17.1 °C
1911	18.0 °C
1912	17.4 °C
1913	17.5 °C
1914	17.6 °C
1915	16.8 °C
1916	17.3 °C
1917	16.4 °C
1918	17.8 °C
1919	18.2 °C
1920	16.7 °C
1921	19.4 °C
1922	18.2 °C
1923	17.4 °C
1924	16.4 °C
1925	18.0 °C
1926	17.0 °C
1927	16.8 °C
1928	16.8 °C
1929	17.3 °C
1930	18.6 °C
1931	18.3 °C
1932	17.6 °C
1933	18.9 °C
1934	18.9 °C
1935	16.9 °C
1936	18.2 °C
1937	17.5 °C
1938	18.0 °C
1939	18.5 °C
1940	17.1 °C
1941	18.9 °C
1948	17.9 °C
1949	18.0 °C
1950	16.4 °C
1951	17.1 °C
1952	17.8 °C
1953	17.3 °C
1954	17.4 °C
1955	18.3 °C
1956	16.2 °C
1957	17.4 °C
1958	16.4 °C
1959	18.6 °C
1960	17.2 °C
1961	16.1 °C
1962	17.1 °C
1963	15.8 °C
1964	17.0 °C
1965	17.2 °C
1966	16.4 °C
1967	16.3 °C
1968	17.1 °C
1969	16.9 °C
1970	17.9 °C
1971	16.8 °C
1972	16.3 °C
1973	17.6 °C
1974	16.4 °C
1975	16.9 °C
1976	16.1 °C
1977	17.9 °C
1978	16.9 °C
1979	16.6 °C
1980	17.6 °C
1981	17.1 °C
1982	16.4 °C
1983	16.7 °C
1984	16.4 °C
1985	16.8 °C
1986	17.9 °C
1987	18.1 °C
1988	17.7 °C
1989	16.9 °C
1990	16.8 °C
1991	19.3 °C
1992	16.3 °C
1993	17.7 °C
1994	17.2 °C
1995	17.5 °C
1996	17.1 °C
1997	16.0 °C
1998	18.1 °C
1999	17.7 °C
2000	16.4 °C
2001	16.9 °C
2002	18.1 °C
2003	16.9 °C
2004	17.1 °C
2005	18.0 °C
2006	17.4 °C
2007	17.6 °C
2008	17.5 °C
2009	17.2 °C
2010	19.0 °C
2011	18.6 °C
2012	18.5 °C
2013	17.6 °C
2014	17.4 °C
2015	18.3 °C
2016	18.5 °C
2017	18.2 °C
2018	18.8 °C
2019	18.6 °C
2020	17.6 °C
2021	18.4 °C

What this means for you: Since 1900, Shreve's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 2 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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