When to plant in South Bloomfield, OH

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 30

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 19

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 23

1 year in 10 by Oct 10

Frost-free days

183

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Circleville · 12.3 km away · station 206 m, town 212 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 5 – Mar 19	Apr 30 – May 14	Jun 24
Sweet pepper	Feb 19 – Mar 5	Apr 30 – May 14	Jun 29
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 15 – Feb 22	Mar 22 – Apr 5	May 1
Peas	—	Mar 20 – Apr 17	May 14
Bush beans	—	Apr 23 – May 14	Jun 12
Carrot	—	Mar 29 – May 10	May 28
Beet	—	Mar 29 – May 10	May 18
Potato	—	Mar 29 – Apr 19	Jun 7
Kale	Feb 13 – Feb 27	Mar 27 – Apr 10	May 9
Broccoli	Feb 8 – Feb 22	Mar 22 – Apr 12	May 21
Cucumber	Apr 2 – Apr 9	Apr 30 – May 14	Jun 19
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 2 – Apr 9	Apr 30 – May 14	Jun 14
Winter squash	Apr 2 – Apr 9	Apr 30 – May 14	Jul 19
Sweet corn	—	Apr 23 – May 14	Jun 22
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 22 – Apr 12	Jun 20
Garlic	—	Oct 9 – Nov 6 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 20 – Apr 17	Apr 27
Basil	Mar 19 – Apr 2	Apr 30 – May 14	Jun 26

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South Bloomfield'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	May 17
1896	Apr 8
1897	Apr 21
1898	Apr 12
1899	Apr 9
1900	May 5
1901	Apr 21
1902	Apr 17
1903	May 4
1904	May 16
1905	Apr 19
1906	May 10
1907	Apr 27
1908	May 11
1909	Apr 24
1911	Apr 24
1912	Apr 19
1913	May 11
1914	May 2
1915	Apr 18
1916	Apr 10
1917	Apr 16
1918	Apr 25
1919	Apr 27
1920	May 3
1921	Apr 19
1922	Apr 29
1923	May 11
1924	May 22
1925	May 27
1926	Apr 27
1927	Apr 25
1928	Apr 26
1929	Apr 23
1930	Apr 26
1931	Apr 30
1932	Apr 28
1933	Apr 27
1934	Apr 28
1935	Apr 18
1936	Apr 23
1942	Apr 22
1943	May 1
1944	Apr 13
1945	May 11
1946	Apr 28
1947	May 10
1948	Apr 18
1950	May 8
1951	Apr 23
1952	Apr 16
1953	Apr 21
1954	May 21
1955	Apr 10
1956	May 8
1957	May 5
1958	Apr 30
1959	May 16
1960	Apr 11
1961	May 27
1962	Apr 24
1963	May 2
1964	Apr 10
1965	Apr 14
1966	May 10
1967	Apr 28
1968	May 6
1969	Apr 20
1970	May 7
1971	May 4
1972	Apr 26
1973	May 5
1974	May 7
1975	Apr 21
1976	Apr 28
1977	May 10
1978	May 3
1979	Apr 19
1980	May 9
1981	Apr 22
1982	Apr 28
1983	May 9
1984	Apr 18
1985	Apr 11
1987	Apr 9
1988	Apr 25
1991	Apr 12
1992	Apr 7
1993	Apr 23
1994	Apr 10
1995	Apr 16
1996	Apr 11
1997	Apr 21
1998	Apr 12
1999	Apr 26
2000	Apr 28
2001	Apr 29
2002	Apr 8
2003	Apr 14
2004	Apr 29
2005	May 5
2006	Mar 31
2007	Apr 17
2008	Apr 17
2009	Apr 24
2010	Apr 29
2011	Apr 4
2012	Apr 13
2013	Apr 28
2014	Apr 17
2015	Apr 25
2016	Apr 11
2017	May 8
2018	Apr 20
2019	Apr 3
2020	May 9
2021	Apr 23
2022	Apr 22
2023	Apr 26
2024	Apr 22
2025	Apr 18
2026	Apr 8

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1895	136
1896	193
1897	191
1898	197
1899	173
1900	164
1901	165
1902	205
1903	172
1904	160
1905	176
1906	153
1907	167
1908	142
1909	171
1911	182
1912	179
1913	134
1914	177
1915	174
1916	172
1917	172
1918	190
1919	191
1920	156
1921	168
1922	166
1923	126
1924	131
1925	135
1926	180
1927	172
1928	150
1929	174
1930	174
1931	170
1932	161
1933	169
1934	168
1935	168
1936	187
1942	158
1943	156
1944	185
1945	156
1946	156
1947	139
1948	179
1951	158
1952	173
1953	169
1954	150
1955	194
1956	154
1957	158
1958	154
1959	154
1960	192
1961	124
1962	149
1963	150
1964	179
1965	173
1966	148
1967	174
1968	151
1969	177
1970	162
1971	183
1972	176
1973	182
1974	138
1975	164
1976	172
1977	159
1978	166
1979	177
1980	148
1981	163
1982	171
1983	170
1984	198
1985	223
1987	177
1988	163
1991	186
1992	194
1993	169
1994	200
1995	183
1997	183
1998	194
1999	178
2000	163
2001	161
2002	207
2003	172
2004	193
2005	177
2006	198
2008	185
2009	177
2010	176
2011	207
2012	179
2013	179
2014	198
2015	175
2016	212
2017	170
2018	201
2020	174
2021	193
2022	168
2023	179
2024	177
2025	189

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1895	20.7 °C
1896	20.6 °C
1897	18.8 °C
1898	20.0 °C
1899	20.3 °C
1900	20.4 °C
1901	19.3 °C
1902	19.0 °C
1903	19.5 °C
1904	18.5 °C
1905	19.6 °C
1906	20.2 °C
1907	17.6 °C
1908	19.9 °C
1909	19.3 °C
1911	20.7 °C
1912	19.9 °C
1913	20.1 °C
1914	19.7 °C
1915	18.9 °C
1916	19.6 °C
1917	18.2 °C
1918	19.6 °C
1919	20.2 °C
1920	18.6 °C
1921	20.9 °C
1922	19.7 °C
1923	19.0 °C
1924	17.5 °C
1925	19.7 °C
1926	19.6 °C
1927	19.3 °C
1928	18.9 °C
1929	19.4 °C
1930	21.3 °C
1931	20.0 °C
1932	19.4 °C
1933	21.5 °C
1934	21.3 °C
1935	19.7 °C
1936	21.3 °C
1941	20.8 °C
1942	20.4 °C
1943	19.2 °C
1944	20.2 °C
1945	19.1 °C
1946	18.1 °C
1947	19.2 °C
1948	19.8 °C
1949	20.2 °C
1950	18.5 °C
1951	20.0 °C
1952	20.4 °C
1953	20.2 °C
1954	20.1 °C
1955	21.0 °C
1956	19.3 °C
1957	20.6 °C
1958	19.5 °C
1959	21.4 °C
1960	20.3 °C
1961	18.5 °C
1962	19.1 °C
1963	18.9 °C
1964	20.4 °C
1965	19.9 °C
1966	18.7 °C
1967	18.9 °C
1968	19.6 °C
1969	19.5 °C
1970	20.6 °C
1971	19.1 °C
1972	19.2 °C
1973	19.6 °C
1974	19.2 °C
1975	19.2 °C
1976	18.8 °C
1977	20.8 °C
1978	20.0 °C
1979	19.1 °C
1980	20.1 °C
1981	19.3 °C
1984	18.4 °C
1985	19.0 °C
1986	19.9 °C
1987	19.8 °C
1988	18.7 °C
1990	18.0 °C
1991	20.4 °C
1992	17.6 °C
1993	18.9 °C
1994	18.4 °C
1995	18.9 °C
1996	18.3 °C
1997	17.1 °C
1998	20.1 °C
1999	20.4 °C
2000	19.0 °C
2001	19.2 °C
2002	20.1 °C
2003	18.9 °C
2004	19.4 °C
2005	20.2 °C
2006	19.4 °C
2008	19.4 °C
2009	19.5 °C
2010	20.7 °C
2011	19.9 °C
2012	20.2 °C
2013	18.7 °C
2014	18.9 °C
2015	19.5 °C
2016	20.0 °C
2017	20.0 °C
2018	21.1 °C
2020	19.1 °C
2021	19.6 °C
2022	19.2 °C
2023	18.9 °C
2024	20.7 °C
2025	20.0 °C
2026	20.5 °C

What this means for you: Since 1895, South Bloomfield's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. 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 Circleville (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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