When to plant in Oakwood, PA

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

Safe to plant out

May 21

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 5

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 16

1 year in 10 by Oct 6

Frost-free days

162

median, 1991–2020

Station used: New Castle 1 N · 1.7 km away · station 252 m, town 317 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 26 – Apr 9	May 21 – Jun 4	Jul 15
Sweet pepper	Mar 12 – Mar 26	May 21 – Jun 4	Jul 20
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 3 – Mar 10	Apr 7 – Apr 21	May 17
Peas	—	Mar 29 – Apr 26	May 23
Bush beans	—	May 14 – Jun 4	Jul 3
Carrot	—	Apr 14 – May 26	Jun 13
Beet	—	Apr 7 – May 19	May 27
Potato	—	Apr 14 – May 5	Jun 23
Kale	Feb 24 – Mar 10	Apr 7 – Apr 21	May 20
Broccoli	Feb 24 – Mar 10	Apr 7 – Apr 28	Jun 6
Cucumber	Apr 23 – Apr 30	May 21 – Jun 4	Jul 10
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 23 – Apr 30	May 21 – Jun 4	Jul 5
Winter squash	Apr 23 – Apr 30	May 21 – Jun 4	Aug 9
Sweet corn	—	May 14 – Jun 4	Jul 13
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 7 – Apr 28	Jul 6
Garlic	—	Oct 2 – Oct 30 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 29 – Apr 26	May 6
Basil	Apr 9 – Apr 23	May 21 – Jun 4	Jul 17

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Oakwood'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
1904	May 12
1905	May 24
1907	May 21
1908	May 3
1909	May 12
1910	May 15
1911	May 7
1914	May 3
1915	May 27
1916	Apr 19
1917	May 26
1918	Apr 26
1919	Apr 29
1920	May 15
1921	May 17
1922	May 1
1923	May 14
1924	May 31
1925	May 27
1926	May 14
1927	May 1
1928	May 14
1929	Jun 3
1930	May 30
1931	May 24
1932	May 3
1933	Apr 28
1934	May 16
1935	May 24
1936	May 15
1937	May 11
1938	May 13
1939	May 14
1940	May 10
1941	May 14
1942	May 11
1943	Apr 29
1944	Apr 30
1945	May 11
1946	May 10
1947	May 11
1948	May 25
1949	Jun 8
1950	May 8
1951	May 14
1952	May 3
1953	Apr 25
1954	May 22
1955	May 18
1956	May 25
1957	May 6
1958	May 10
1959	May 16
1960	May 2
1961	May 30
1962	Apr 24
1963	May 24
1964	May 30
1965	Apr 29
1966	Jun 1
1967	May 23
1968	May 7
1969	May 27
1970	May 7
1971	May 23
1972	Jun 11
1973	May 6
1974	May 28
1975	May 8
1976	May 23
1977	May 11
1978	May 4
1979	May 17
1980	May 16
1981	May 20
1982	May 4
1983	May 18
1984	May 17
1985	May 10
1986	Jun 4
1987	May 5
1988	May 26
1989	Apr 25
1990	Apr 20
1991	Apr 19
1992	May 25
1993	Apr 28
1994	May 15
1995	Apr 27
1996	May 15
1997	May 11
1998	Apr 29
1999	Apr 26
2000	Apr 28
2001	Apr 30
2002	May 23
2003	Apr 28
2004	May 5
2005	May 5
2006	May 23
2007	Apr 22
2008	Apr 17
2009	May 19
2010	May 11
2011	May 5
2012	Apr 30
2015	Apr 25
2016	May 16
2019	Apr 30

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1904	132
1905	124
1907	132
1908	149
1909	137
1910	161
1911	170
1914	147
1915	123
1916	163
1917	121
1918	157
1919	161
1920	165
1921	144
1923	122
1924	130
1925	133
1926	147
1927	168
1928	164
1929	107
1930	124
1931	140
1932	163
1933	168
1934	149
1935	128
1936	141
1937	150
1938	141
1939	153
1940	138
1941	155
1942	136
1943	135
1944	146
1945	145
1946	155
1947	138
1948	131
1949	113
1950	160
1951	148
1952	153
1953	165
1954	137
1955	156
1956	118
1957	143
1958	144
1959	123
1960	157
1961	145
1962	182
1963	122
1964	105
1965	159
1966	123
1967	136
1968	151
1969	140
1970	162
1971	142
1972	120
1973	168
1974	117
1975	147
1976	124
1977	155
1978	147
1979	146
1980	141
1981	141
1982	116
1983	161
1984	169
1985	149
1986	105
1987	156
1988	134
1989	180
1990	182
1991	171
1992	134
1993	160
1994	148
1995	149
1997	158
1998	183
1999	163
2001	160
2002	149
2003	157
2004	165
2005	177
2006	144
2007	189
2008	184
2009	152
2010	171
2011	177
2012	161
2015	176
2016	163

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1904	16.4 °C
1905	17.1 °C
1908	17.6 °C
1909	16.9 °C
1910	16.8 °C
1911	17.9 °C
1914	17.6 °C
1916	17.7 °C
1918	17.4 °C
1919	17.6 °C
1920	16.5 °C
1921	19.1 °C
1923	17.1 °C
1924	16.4 °C
1925	18.0 °C
1926	17.1 °C
1927	16.7 °C
1928	17.2 °C
1929	17.1 °C
1930	18.2 °C
1931	18.7 °C
1932	17.4 °C
1933	18.7 °C
1934	19.0 °C
1935	17.3 °C
1936	17.6 °C
1937	17.4 °C
1938	18.2 °C
1939	18.8 °C
1940	17.6 °C
1941	19.1 °C
1942	19.0 °C
1943	18.1 °C
1944	18.8 °C
1945	18.2 °C
1946	17.1 °C
1947	17.5 °C
1948	17.7 °C
1949	18.1 °C
1950	16.8 °C
1951	17.6 °C
1952	18.4 °C
1953	18.4 °C
1954	17.9 °C
1955	19.2 °C
1956	16.9 °C
1957	18.1 °C
1958	17.3 °C
1959	19.1 °C
1960	18.2 °C
1961	17.7 °C
1962	18.1 °C
1963	16.9 °C
1964	18.1 °C
1965	17.8 °C
1966	16.9 °C
1967	16.9 °C
1968	17.9 °C
1969	17.8 °C
1970	18.6 °C
1971	17.4 °C
1972	17.4 °C
1973	18.2 °C
1974	17.3 °C
1975	17.4 °C
1976	17.0 °C
1977	18.6 °C
1978	17.7 °C
1979	17.3 °C
1980	17.9 °C
1981	17.9 °C
1982	17.1 °C
1983	17.9 °C
1984	16.1 °C
1985	16.8 °C
1986	16.6 °C
1987	17.9 °C
1988	17.3 °C
1989	16.4 °C
1990	16.5 °C
1991	18.4 °C
1992	16.0 °C
1994	16.7 °C
1995	17.5 °C
1996	17.1 °C
1997	15.8 °C
1998	18.1 °C
1999	18.2 °C
2001	17.8 °C
2002	18.7 °C
2003	17.4 °C
2004	17.8 °C
2005	18.8 °C
2006	18.2 °C
2007	18.1 °C
2008	18.3 °C
2009	17.6 °C
2010	19.3 °C
2011	19.3 °C
2012	18.7 °C
2015	19.3 °C
2016	19.5 °C
2019	18.1 °C

What this means for you: Since 1904, Oakwood's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. 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 New Castle 1 N (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

Nearby towns

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