When to plant in Van Wert, OH

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

Safe to plant out

May 4

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 21

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 20

1 year in 10 by Oct 8

Frost-free days

180

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Van Wert 1 S · 2.3 km away · station 241 m, town 237 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 9 – Mar 23	May 4 – May 18	Jun 28
Sweet pepper	Feb 23 – Mar 9	May 4 – May 18	Jul 3
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 22 – Mar 1	Mar 29 – Apr 12	May 8
Peas	—	Mar 29 – Apr 26	May 23
Bush beans	—	Apr 27 – May 18	Jun 16
Carrot	—	Apr 6 – May 18	Jun 5
Beet	—	Apr 6 – May 18	May 26
Potato	—	Apr 6 – Apr 27	Jun 15
Kale	Feb 22 – Mar 8	Apr 5 – Apr 19	May 18
Broccoli	Feb 15 – Mar 1	Mar 29 – Apr 19	May 28
Cucumber	Apr 6 – Apr 13	May 4 – May 18	Jun 23
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 6 – Apr 13	May 4 – May 18	Jun 18
Winter squash	Apr 6 – Apr 13	May 4 – May 18	Jul 23
Sweet corn	—	Apr 27 – May 18	Jun 26
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 29 – Apr 19	Jun 27
Garlic	—	Oct 6 – Nov 3 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 29 – Apr 26	May 6
Basil	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 4 – May 18	Jun 30

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Van Wert'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
1893	Apr 23
1894	Apr 13
1895	May 22
1896	Apr 8
1897	May 2
1898	Apr 27
1901	Apr 21
1925	May 25
1926	May 23
1927	Apr 24
1928	May 13
1929	May 20
1930	Apr 26
1931	May 24
1932	May 23
1933	Apr 27
1934	May 16
1935	Apr 18
1936	May 14
1937	Apr 16
1938	May 12
1939	May 3
1940	May 4
1941	May 12
1942	Apr 22
1943	May 1
1944	Apr 29
1945	May 11
1946	May 13
1947	May 10
1948	Apr 18
1949	May 11
1950	May 8
1951	Apr 23
1952	Apr 16
1953	Apr 21
1954	May 10
1955	May 9
1956	May 8
1957	May 5
1958	Apr 30
1959	May 16
1960	May 8
1961	May 27
1962	Apr 20
1963	May 23
1964	Apr 9
1965	Apr 29
1966	May 10
1967	May 16
1968	May 6
1969	May 11
1970	May 6
1971	May 4
1972	Apr 26
1973	May 18
1974	May 7
1975	Apr 21
1976	May 8
1977	Apr 30
1978	May 3
1979	May 5
1980	May 8
1981	May 7
1982	Apr 21
1983	May 8
1984	Apr 21
1985	Apr 11
1986	Apr 23
1987	Apr 9
1988	Apr 25
1989	May 7
1990	Apr 19
1991	Apr 12
1992	Apr 13
1993	Apr 22
1994	Apr 23
1995	Apr 11
1996	Apr 17
1997	Apr 20
1998	Apr 6
1999	Apr 24
2000	Apr 12
2001	Apr 19
2002	Apr 7
2003	Apr 23
2004	Apr 28
2005	May 4
2006	Apr 26
2007	Apr 16
2008	Apr 30
2009	Apr 16
2010	May 9
2011	Apr 3
2012	Apr 27
2013	Apr 26
2014	Apr 17
2015	Apr 28
2016	Apr 15
2017	May 8
2018	Apr 29
2019	Apr 15
2020	May 12
2021	May 1
2022	Apr 27
2023	Apr 26
2024	Apr 6
2025	Apr 12
2026	May 2

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1893	155
1894	183
1895	131
1896	164
1897	141
1898	170
1925	134
1926	125
1927	173
1928	135
1929	121
1930	157
1931	146
1932	143
1933	168
1934	150
1935	164
1936	162
1937	180
1938	147
1939	150
1940	144
1941	164
1942	155
1943	169
1944	165
1945	156
1946	140
1947	139
1948	182
1949	166
1950	138
1951	158
1952	169
1953	168
1954	161
1955	165
1956	154
1957	158
1958	154
1959	123
1960	145
1961	124
1962	186
1963	159
1964	180
1965	157
1966	144
1967	156
1968	151
1969	156
1970	162
1971	183
1972	171
1973	151
1974	138
1975	164
1976	162
1977	165
1978	166
1979	161
1980	149
1981	148
1982	177
1983	137
1984	194
1985	173
1987	177
1989	149
1990	189
1991	186
1992	187
1993	170
1994	185
1995	164
1996	177
1997	184
1998	211
1999	183
2000	199
2001	170
2002	189
2003	161
2004	193
2005	175
2006	168
2007	194
2008	174
2009	183
2010	165
2011	201
2012	163
2013	178
2014	188
2015	172
2016	210
2017	170
2018	169
2019	199
2020	156
2021	178
2022	175
2023	187
2024	193
2025	195

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	17.2 °C
1894	18.3 °C
1895	19.1 °C
1896	19.3 °C
1897	17.6 °C
1901	18.7 °C
1925	19.2 °C
1926	17.9 °C
1927	17.4 °C
1928	17.5 °C
1929	17.9 °C
1930	19.3 °C
1931	19.6 °C
1932	18.9 °C
1933	19.2 °C
1935	18.2 °C
1936	20.0 °C
1937	18.8 °C
1938	19.5 °C
1939	19.4 °C
1940	18.2 °C
1941	19.9 °C
1942	18.7 °C
1943	17.9 °C
1944	19.3 °C
1945	18.0 °C
1946	18.1 °C
1947	18.2 °C
1948	18.9 °C
1949	18.5 °C
1950	17.2 °C
1951	17.8 °C
1952	19.1 °C
1953	19.2 °C
1954	19.0 °C
1955	19.9 °C
1956	17.9 °C
1957	18.2 °C
1958	17.8 °C
1959	19.7 °C
1960	18.4 °C
1961	17.7 °C
1962	18.6 °C
1963	18.3 °C
1964	19.3 °C
1965	19.0 °C
1966	18.0 °C
1967	17.9 °C
1968	18.8 °C
1969	18.3 °C
1970	19.6 °C
1971	18.5 °C
1972	18.2 °C
1973	18.9 °C
1974	18.4 °C
1975	18.6 °C
1976	18.2 °C
1977	19.5 °C
1978	18.4 °C
1979	17.4 °C
1980	18.4 °C
1981	18.1 °C
1982	17.8 °C
1983	18.4 °C
1984	17.9 °C
1985	18.8 °C
1987	19.5 °C
1988	19.4 °C
1989	17.8 °C
1990	17.8 °C
1991	20.0 °C
1992	17.0 °C
1993	18.3 °C
1994	18.2 °C
1995	18.6 °C
1996	17.9 °C
1997	17.1 °C
1998	19.9 °C
1999	19.8 °C
2000	18.5 °C
2001	19.1 °C
2002	19.6 °C
2003	18.0 °C
2005	19.4 °C
2006	18.6 °C
2007	19.2 °C
2008	18.5 °C
2009	18.0 °C
2010	19.9 °C
2011	19.0 °C
2012	19.6 °C
2013	18.3 °C
2014	18.3 °C
2015	18.9 °C
2016	19.3 °C
2017	18.7 °C
2018	19.1 °C
2019	19.0 °C
2020	18.5 °C
2021	19.3 °C
2022	18.9 °C
2023	18.9 °C
2024	20.3 °C
2025	19.4 °C
2026	19.8 °C

What this means for you: Since 1893, Van Wert's last spring frost has come about 1 day 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 Van Wert 1 S (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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