When to plant in Muldrow, OK

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 11

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 30

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 10

1 year in 10 by Oct 25

Frost-free days

219

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Sallisaw 2 Nw · 19.5 km away · station 201 m, town 154 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	Feb 14 – Feb 28	Apr 11 – Apr 25	Jun 5
Sweet pepper	Jan 31 – Feb 14	Apr 11 – Apr 25	Jun 10
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 26 – Feb 2	Mar 2 – Mar 16	Apr 11
Peas	—	Feb 16 – Mar 16	Apr 12
Bush beans	—	Apr 4 – Apr 25	May 24
Carrot	—	Mar 9 – Apr 20	May 8
Beet	—	Mar 2 – Apr 13	Apr 21
Potato	—	Mar 9 – Mar 30	May 18
Kale	Jan 19 – Feb 2	Mar 2 – Mar 16	Apr 14
Broccoli	Jan 19 – Feb 2	Mar 2 – Mar 23	May 1
Cucumber	Mar 14 – Mar 21	Apr 11 – Apr 25	May 31
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 14 – Mar 21	Apr 11 – Apr 25	May 26
Winter squash	Mar 14 – Mar 21	Apr 11 – Apr 25	Jun 30
Sweet corn	—	Apr 4 – Apr 25	Jun 3
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 2 – Mar 23	May 31
Garlic	—	Oct 27 – Nov 24 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 16 – Mar 16	Mar 26
Basil	Feb 28 – Mar 14	Apr 11 – Apr 25	Jun 7

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Muldrow'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
1917	Apr 9
1918	Apr 21
1921	Apr 18
1927	Apr 22
1928	Apr 15
1929	Mar 17
1930	Mar 29
1931	Apr 22
1932	Mar 22
1933	Apr 15
1934	Mar 19
1935	Mar 17
1936	Apr 16
1937	Apr 6
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 12
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 29
1942	Apr 1
1943	Mar 22
1944	May 4
1945	Apr 5
1946	Mar 9
1947	Apr 17
1948	Mar 13
1949	Mar 19
1950	Apr 6
1951	Apr 17
1952	Apr 5
1953	Apr 20
1954	May 4
1955	Apr 7
1956	Apr 8
1957	Apr 14
1958	Mar 20
1959	Apr 14
1960	May 1
1961	Apr 17
1962	Apr 3
1963	Mar 22
1964	Apr 9
1965	Mar 27
1966	Apr 21
1967	Mar 19
1968	Apr 5
1969	Mar 30
1970	Apr 2
1971	Apr 7
1972	Apr 4
1973	Apr 11
1974	Apr 9
1975	Apr 4
1976	Mar 14
1977	Mar 22
1978	Mar 27
1979	Mar 25
1980	Apr 15
1982	Apr 11
1983	Apr 19
1984	Mar 30
1985	Apr 2
1986	Mar 22
1987	Apr 5
1988	Apr 19
1989	Apr 11
1990	Apr 7
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 3
1993	Apr 2
1995	Mar 10
1996	Apr 6
1997	Apr 13
1998	Mar 22
1999	Mar 15
2000	Mar 20
2001	Mar 27
2002	Mar 27
2003	Apr 10
2005	Mar 19
2007	Apr 9
2008	Apr 14
2009	Mar 30
2010	Mar 22
2011	Apr 6

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1917	182
1927	203
1928	190
1929	220
1930	202
1932	202
1933	206
1934	248
1935	232
1936	200
1937	199
1938	196
1939	201
1940	211
1941	212
1942	178
1943	217
1944	200
1945	202
1946	216
1947	204
1948	218
1949	225
1950	211
1951	197
1952	184
1953	191
1954	178
1955	190
1956	200
1957	194
1958	242
1959	205
1960	171
1961	191
1962	214
1963	224
1964	193
1965	211
1966	177
1967	227
1968	202
1969	215
1970	216
1971	213
1972	217
1973	231
1974	218
1975	223
1976	220
1977	232
1978	235
1979	193
1980	192
1983	176
1984	225
1985	218
1986	234
1987	189
1988	202
1989	190
1990	197
1991	214
1992	214
1993	208
1995	237
1996	209
1997	215
1998	261
1999	265
2000	202
2001	237
2002	230
2003	227
2005	219
2007	211
2008	208
2009	240
2010	228

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1917	23.4 °C
1927	23.4 °C
1928	22.5 °C
1929	23.6 °C
1930	23.9 °C
1931	22.6 °C
1932	24.1 °C
1933	24.2 °C
1934	25.2 °C
1935	22.9 °C
1936	25.7 °C
1937	23.5 °C
1938	24.3 °C
1939	24.3 °C
1940	22.4 °C
1941	24.2 °C
1942	22.7 °C
1943	24.6 °C
1944	23.7 °C
1945	22.6 °C
1946	23.6 °C
1947	23.9 °C
1948	23.6 °C
1949	23.2 °C
1950	22.2 °C
1952	24.0 °C
1953	23.7 °C
1954	24.8 °C
1955	23.2 °C
1956	23.9 °C
1957	23.2 °C
1958	23.2 °C
1959	23.4 °C
1960	23.4 °C
1961	22.0 °C
1962	23.8 °C
1963	24.8 °C
1964	24.3 °C
1965	24.2 °C
1966	22.9 °C
1967	22.6 °C
1968	22.5 °C
1969	23.9 °C
1970	24.2 °C
1971	23.0 °C
1972	23.9 °C
1973	22.8 °C
1974	23.2 °C
1975	23.2 °C
1976	22.4 °C
1977	25.1 °C
1978	25.2 °C
1979	22.8 °C
1980	25.3 °C
1982	23.3 °C
1983	22.6 °C
1984	22.9 °C
1985	23.4 °C
1986	23.8 °C
1987	23.6 °C
1988	23.3 °C
1989	22.4 °C
1990	23.4 °C
1991	23.7 °C
1992	21.6 °C
1993	22.9 °C
1994	23.2 °C
1995	22.1 °C
1996	22.1 °C
1997	21.9 °C
1998	25.0 °C
1999	23.4 °C
2000	23.6 °C
2001	24.1 °C
2002	23.6 °C
2003	22.8 °C
2005	23.7 °C
2007	23.2 °C
2008	23.2 °C
2009	22.3 °C
2010	24.4 °C
2011	24.2 °C

What this means for you: Since 1917, Muldrow'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 Sallisaw 2 Nw (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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