When to plant in Wakeman, OH

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

Safe to plant out

May 16

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 30

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 16

1 year in 10 by Oct 1

Frost-free days

166

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Oberlin · 15.4 km away · station 249 m, town 253 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 21 – Apr 4	May 16 – May 30	Jul 10
Sweet pepper	Mar 7 – Mar 21	May 16 – May 30	Jul 15
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 26 – Mar 5	Apr 2 – Apr 16	May 12
Peas	—	Apr 1 – Apr 29	May 26
Bush beans	—	May 9 – May 30	Jun 28
Carrot	—	Apr 9 – May 21	Jun 8
Beet	—	Apr 9 – May 21	May 29
Potato	—	Apr 9 – Apr 30	Jun 18
Kale	Feb 25 – Mar 11	Apr 8 – Apr 22	May 21
Broccoli	Feb 19 – Mar 5	Apr 2 – Apr 23	Jun 1
Cucumber	Apr 18 – Apr 25	May 16 – May 30	Jul 5
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 18 – Apr 25	May 16 – May 30	Jun 30
Winter squash	Apr 18 – Apr 25	May 16 – May 30	Aug 4
Sweet corn	—	May 9 – May 30	Jul 8
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 2 – Apr 23	Jul 1
Garlic	—	Oct 2 – Oct 30 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 1 – Apr 29	May 9
Basil	Apr 4 – Apr 18	May 16 – May 30	Jul 12

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Wakeman'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	Jun 6
1895	May 22
1896	Apr 9
1899	Apr 6
1900	May 10
1901	May 15
1902	May 10
1903	May 2
1904	Apr 22
1905	May 21
1906	May 10
1907	May 28
1908	May 10
1909	May 12
1910	May 15
1911	May 6
1912	Apr 28
1913	May 12
1914	May 16
1915	May 27
1916	Apr 15
1917	May 10
1918	Apr 25
1919	Apr 27
1920	May 16
1921	May 17
1922	May 1
1923	May 13
1924	May 22
1925	May 25
1926	May 11
1927	May 1
1928	May 14
1929	May 20
1930	Apr 26
1931	May 4
1932	May 3
1933	May 4
1934	May 16
1935	May 1
1936	Apr 23
1937	Apr 16
1938	May 13
1939	May 2
1940	Apr 28
1941	May 12
1942	Apr 22
1943	May 14
1944	Apr 29
1945	May 11
1946	May 13
1947	May 10
1948	Apr 22
1949	May 11
1950	May 8
1951	Apr 27
1952	May 3
1953	Apr 28
1954	May 8
1955	May 9
1956	May 25
1957	May 6
1958	May 24
1959	May 16
1960	Apr 29
1961	May 30
1962	Apr 21
1963	May 24
1964	May 30
1965	Apr 28
1966	Jun 1
1967	May 23
1968	May 7
1969	May 27
1970	May 7
1971	May 4
1972	Jun 11
1973	May 17
1974	May 10
1975	May 7
1977	May 10
1978	May 7
1979	May 5
1980	May 16
1981	May 20
1982	Apr 29
1983	May 10
1984	May 17
1985	May 9
1986	May 3
1987	Apr 9
1988	Apr 22
1989	Apr 24
1990	Apr 19
1991	Apr 12
1992	Apr 15
1993	Apr 28
1994	May 14
1995	Apr 26
1996	May 14
1997	May 2
1998	Apr 27
1999	Apr 24
2000	Apr 26
2001	Apr 28
2002	May 21
2003	Apr 26
2004	May 3
2005	May 27
2006	May 6
2007	Apr 14
2008	Apr 16

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1895	132
1899	176
1900	162
1901	141
1902	152
1903	174
1904	152
1905	153
1906	152
1907	125
1908	142
1909	153
1910	165
1911	170
1912	170
1913	133
1914	162
1915	135
1916	156
1917	151
1918	158
1919	168
1920	143
1921	148
1922	164
1923	124
1925	138
1926	164
1927	160
1928	133
1929	137
1930	158
1931	166
1932	163
1933	162
1934	149
1936	186
1937	179
1938	146
1939	168
1940	171
1941	166
1942	159
1943	155
1944	165
1945	145
1946	152
1947	139
1948	178
1949	166
1950	165
1951	164
1952	153
1953	162
1954	152
1955	165
1956	118
1957	144
1958	130
1959	154
1960	154
1961	157
1962	185
1963	141
1964	128
1965	159
1966	127
1967	110
1968	150
1969	143
1970	162
1971	183
1972	120
1973	154
1974	135
1975	128
1977	154
1978	154
1979	157
1980	140
1981	136
1983	157
1984	121
1985	172
1986	168
1987	186
1988	168
1989	162
1990	183
1991	168
1992	185
1993	165
1994	149
1995	150
1996	167
1997	168
1998	197
1999	178
2000	184
2001	161
2002	144
2003	158
2004	166
2005	152
2006	160
2007	196
2008	185

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1895	18.6 °C
1899	18.6 °C
1900	18.6 °C
1901	18.1 °C
1902	17.1 °C
1903	17.2 °C
1904	16.3 °C
1905	17.1 °C
1906	18.3 °C
1907	16.1 °C
1908	18.3 °C
1909	17.0 °C
1910	17.4 °C
1911	18.6 °C
1912	17.7 °C
1913	17.8 °C
1914	17.9 °C
1915	17.1 °C
1916	17.5 °C
1917	16.2 °C
1918	17.5 °C
1919	17.9 °C
1920	16.4 °C
1921	19.1 °C
1922	18.0 °C
1924	16.1 °C
1925	17.8 °C
1926	16.8 °C
1927	17.0 °C
1928	17.4 °C
1929	17.1 °C
1930	18.6 °C
1931	18.8 °C
1932	18.2 °C
1933	19.4 °C
1934	19.5 °C
1935	17.1 °C
1936	18.4 °C
1937	17.4 °C
1938	17.9 °C
1939	17.9 °C
1940	17.7 °C
1941	19.3 °C
1942	18.7 °C
1943	17.8 °C
1944	18.8 °C
1945	17.7 °C
1946	17.1 °C
1947	17.7 °C
1948	18.4 °C
1949	18.6 °C
1950	17.0 °C
1951	17.4 °C
1952	18.5 °C
1953	18.0 °C
1954	18.1 °C
1955	19.3 °C
1956	16.6 °C
1957	17.6 °C
1958	16.9 °C
1959	19.2 °C
1960	17.8 °C
1961	16.9 °C
1962	17.6 °C
1963	16.7 °C
1964	17.6 °C
1965	17.2 °C
1966	16.3 °C
1967	16.0 °C
1968	16.9 °C
1969	17.4 °C
1970	18.8 °C
1971	17.8 °C
1972	16.9 °C
1973	18.4 °C
1974	16.9 °C
1975	16.3 °C
1977	18.4 °C
1978	18.3 °C
1979	17.3 °C
1980	17.8 °C
1982	17.4 °C
1983	17.3 °C
1984	16.0 °C
1985	17.5 °C
1986	18.1 °C
1987	18.2 °C
1988	18.0 °C
1989	16.7 °C
1990	16.8 °C
1991	19.0 °C
1992	15.9 °C
1993	17.4 °C
1994	17.1 °C
1995	17.4 °C
1996	16.7 °C
1997	16.0 °C
1998	18.4 °C
1999	18.4 °C
2000	17.3 °C
2001	17.8 °C
2002	18.5 °C
2003	17.0 °C
2004	17.4 °C
2005	18.4 °C
2006	17.7 °C
2007	17.6 °C
2008	17.6 °C

What this means for you: Since 1894, Wakeman's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. The frost-free season has grown by about 1 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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