When to plant in Wilberforce, OH

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

Safe to plant out

May 8

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 22

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 19

1 year in 10 by Oct 6

Frost-free days

176

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Xenia 6 Sse · 11.7 km away · station 290 m, town 307 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 13 – Mar 27	May 8 – May 22	Jul 2
Sweet pepper	Feb 27 – Mar 13	May 8 – May 22	Jul 7
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 18 – Feb 25	Mar 25 – Apr 8	May 4
Peas	—	Mar 18 – Apr 15	May 12
Bush beans	—	May 1 – May 22	Jun 20
Carrot	—	Apr 1 – May 13	May 31
Beet	—	Mar 27 – May 8	May 16
Potato	—	Apr 1 – Apr 22	Jun 10
Kale	Feb 11 – Feb 25	Mar 25 – Apr 8	May 7
Broccoli	Feb 11 – Feb 25	Mar 25 – Apr 15	May 24
Cucumber	Apr 10 – Apr 17	May 8 – May 22	Jun 27
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 10 – Apr 17	May 8 – May 22	Jun 22
Winter squash	Apr 10 – Apr 17	May 8 – May 22	Jul 27
Sweet corn	—	May 1 – May 22	Jun 30
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 25 – Apr 15	Jun 23
Garlic	—	Oct 5 – Nov 2 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 18 – Apr 15	Apr 25
Basil	Mar 27 – Apr 10	May 8 – May 22	Jul 4

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Wilberforce'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
1920	Apr 14
1921	Apr 18
1922	Mar 23
1923	May 10
1924	Apr 23
1925	May 25
1926	May 4
1930	Apr 26
1931	May 24
1932	May 3
1933	Apr 27
1934	Apr 28
1935	Apr 22
1936	Apr 24
1937	Apr 12
1938	May 13
1939	May 4
1940	May 5
1941	Apr 26
1942	Apr 22
1943	May 4
1944	Apr 13
1945	May 11
1946	May 13
1947	May 11
1948	Apr 17
1949	Apr 25
1950	Apr 28
1951	Apr 23
1953	Apr 21
1954	May 10
1955	Apr 8
1956	Apr 25
1957	May 6
1958	Apr 30
1959	May 16
1960	Apr 10
1961	May 2
1962	Apr 24
1963	May 2
1964	Apr 10
1965	Apr 3
1966	May 10
1967	May 3
1968	May 6
1969	Apr 20
1970	May 7
1971	May 4
1972	Apr 26
1973	Apr 29
1974	May 7
1975	Apr 21
1976	May 8
1977	May 10
1978	May 3
1979	Apr 29
1980	May 9
1981	Apr 21
1982	Apr 28
1983	Apr 25
1985	Apr 10
1986	May 4
1987	Apr 9
1988	Apr 20
1989	May 7
1991	Apr 11
1992	Apr 6
1993	Apr 27
1994	May 3
1995	Apr 5
1996	May 13
1997	Apr 18
1998	Apr 20
1999	Apr 25
2000	Apr 13
2001	Apr 18
2002	May 22
2003	Apr 23
2004	Apr 28
2005	May 4
2006	Apr 9
2007	Apr 10
2008	Apr 15
2009	Apr 12
2010	Apr 28
2013	Apr 26
2014	Apr 16
2015	Apr 24
2016	Apr 10
2017	May 8
2018	Apr 29
2019	Apr 15
2020	May 9
2021	May 13
2022	Apr 16
2023	Apr 23
2024	Apr 23
2025	Apr 18
2026	May 3

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1920	197
1921	168
1922	203
1923	148
1924	180
1926	173
1930	157
1931	146
1932	156
1933	169
1934	168
1935	160
1936	185
1937	178
1938	146
1939	161
1940	143
1941	185
1942	158
1943	153
1944	184
1945	154
1946	140
1947	142
1948	179
1949	157
1953	168
1954	160
1955	199
1956	148
1957	166
1958	164
1959	154
1960	193
1961	165
1962	183
1963	180
1964	178
1965	184
1966	148
1967	169
1968	151
1969	177
1970	161
1971	183
1972	171
1973	170
1974	138
1975	164
1976	154
1977	146
1978	158
1979	166
1980	148
1981	164
1982	171
1983	149
1985	211
1986	167
1987	177
1988	168
1989	139
1991	187
1992	193
1993	158
1994	176
1995	170
1996	150
1997	186
1998	185
1999	176
2001	171
2002	144
2003	161
2004	193
2005	176
2006	185
2007	201
2008	186
2009	188
2010	176
2013	178
2014	198
2015	175
2016	215
2017	169
2018	171
2019	184
2020	159
2021	166
2022	174
2023	170
2024	175
2025	188

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1918	19.7 °C
1920	17.9 °C
1923	19.0 °C
1924	17.9 °C
1926	18.7 °C
1930	19.0 °C
1931	19.4 °C
1932	19.0 °C
1933	19.9 °C
1934	20.4 °C
1935	18.0 °C
1936	20.4 °C
1937	18.8 °C
1938	19.7 °C
1939	19.9 °C
1940	18.5 °C
1941	20.3 °C
1942	19.5 °C
1943	18.9 °C
1944	19.7 °C
1945	18.3 °C
1946	17.9 °C
1947	18.5 °C
1948	19.1 °C
1949	18.7 °C
1950	17.1 °C
1951	17.6 °C
1953	19.7 °C
1954	19.6 °C
1955	20.1 °C
1956	18.5 °C
1957	19.4 °C
1958	18.4 °C
1959	20.3 °C
1960	19.2 °C
1961	18.1 °C
1962	19.1 °C
1963	18.2 °C
1964	19.7 °C
1965	19.4 °C
1966	18.0 °C
1967	18.0 °C
1968	18.8 °C
1969	18.4 °C
1970	19.6 °C
1971	18.4 °C
1972	18.5 °C
1973	18.2 °C
1974	17.2 °C
1975	17.8 °C
1976	17.7 °C
1977	19.5 °C
1978	18.6 °C
1979	18.0 °C
1980	18.7 °C
1981	18.3 °C
1982	17.9 °C
1983	18.6 °C
1984	17.6 °C
1985	19.1 °C
1986	19.8 °C
1987	19.5 °C
1988	19.4 °C
1989	18.1 °C
1991	20.4 °C
1992	17.8 °C
1993	18.7 °C
1994	18.7 °C
1995	19.1 °C
1996	18.2 °C
1997	17.4 °C
1998	19.3 °C
1999	19.6 °C
2001	18.8 °C
2002	19.5 °C
2003	18.1 °C
2004	18.6 °C
2005	19.4 °C
2006	18.7 °C
2007	20.3 °C
2008	19.3 °C
2009	18.8 °C
2010	20.8 °C
2013	19.4 °C
2014	18.9 °C
2015	19.8 °C
2016	20.2 °C
2017	19.5 °C
2018	20.3 °C
2019	20.1 °C
2020	18.8 °C
2021	18.7 °C
2022	19.4 °C
2023	18.3 °C
2024	19.5 °C
2025	18.7 °C
2026	19.7 °C

What this means for you: Since 1918, Wilberforce'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 Xenia 6 Sse (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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