When to plant in Toftrees, PA

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

Safe to plant out

May 11

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 25

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 23

1 year in 10 by Oct 8

Frost-free days

184

median, 1991–2020

Station used: State College · 3.8 km away · station 357 m, town 362 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 16 – Mar 30	May 11 – May 25	Jul 5
Sweet pepper	Mar 2 – Mar 16	May 11 – May 25	Jul 10
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 24 – Mar 3	Mar 31 – Apr 14	May 10
Peas	—	Mar 31 – Apr 28	May 25
Bush beans	—	May 4 – May 25	Jun 23
Carrot	—	Apr 8 – May 20	Jun 7
Beet	—	Apr 8 – May 20	May 28
Potato	—	Apr 8 – Apr 29	Jun 17
Kale	Feb 24 – Mar 10	Apr 7 – Apr 21	May 20
Broccoli	Feb 17 – Mar 3	Mar 31 – Apr 21	May 30
Cucumber	Apr 13 – Apr 20	May 11 – May 25	Jun 30
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 13 – Apr 20	May 11 – May 25	Jun 25
Winter squash	Apr 13 – Apr 20	May 11 – May 25	Jul 30
Sweet corn	—	May 4 – May 25	Jul 3
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 31 – Apr 21	Jun 29
Garlic	—	Oct 8 – Nov 5 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 31 – Apr 28	May 8
Basil	Mar 30 – Apr 13	May 11 – May 25	Jul 7

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Toftrees'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
1883	May 1
1884	May 30
1887	Apr 25
1888	May 3
1889	Apr 23
1890	May 2
1891	May 6
1892	Apr 30
1893	May 4
1894	May 29
1895	May 22
1896	Apr 9
1897	Apr 21
1898	Apr 9
1899	Apr 17
1900	May 5
1901	Apr 12
1902	May 10
1903	May 3
1904	Apr 22
1905	Apr 19
1906	May 10
1907	May 12
1908	May 3
1909	May 2
1910	Apr 20
1911	May 5
1912	Apr 28
1913	May 11
1914	Apr 16
1915	Apr 15
1916	Apr 11
1917	May 4
1918	Apr 25
1919	Apr 30
1920	May 5
1921	Apr 19
1922	Apr 29
1923	May 14
1924	Apr 21
1925	Apr 29
1926	May 5
1927	Apr 25
1928	Apr 29
1929	May 10
1930	Apr 26
1931	May 4
1932	May 3
1933	Apr 28
1934	Apr 29
1935	Apr 17
1936	Apr 27
1937	Apr 17
1938	May 13
1939	May 1
1940	Apr 28
1941	Apr 25
1942	Apr 14
1943	May 1
1944	Apr 29
1945	May 2
1946	Apr 28
1947	May 9
1948	Apr 18
1949	Apr 29
1950	Apr 22
1951	Apr 21
1952	Apr 12
1953	Apr 21
1954	Apr 9
1955	Apr 8
1956	May 17
1957	May 4
1958	Apr 10
1959	Apr 15
1960	May 2
1961	Apr 30
1962	May 10
1963	May 24
1964	Apr 16
1965	Apr 20
1966	May 11
1967	Apr 29
1968	May 7
1969	Apr 20
1970	May 7
1971	Apr 16
1972	Apr 28
1973	May 18
1974	May 8
1976	Apr 27
1978	May 1
1979	Apr 11
1980	Apr 18
1981	Apr 22
1982	Apr 30
1983	May 17
1984	May 17
1985	May 4
1986	May 3
1987	Apr 4
1988	Apr 26
1989	Apr 24
1990	Apr 19
1991	Apr 12
1992	Apr 29
1993	Apr 28
1994	May 3
1995	Apr 25
1996	May 14
1997	Apr 20
1998	Apr 28
1999	Apr 25
2001	Apr 29
2002	May 21
2003	Apr 10
2004	Apr 28
2005	May 5
2006	Apr 26
2007	Apr 14
2008	Apr 16
2009	Apr 16
2010	Apr 14
2011	Apr 7
2012	Apr 29
2013	May 14
2014	Apr 17
2015	Apr 25
2016	Apr 13
2017	Apr 9
2018	Apr 21
2019	Apr 29
2020	May 10
2021	Apr 23
2022	Apr 29
2023	Apr 25
2024	Apr 22
2025	Apr 17
2026	Apr 22

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1883	155
1887	152
1888	149
1889	164
1890	145
1892	158
1893	101
1894	132
1895	116
1896	182
1897	165
1898	190
1899	165
1900	164
1901	174
1902	152
1903	173
1904	152
1905	185
1906	153
1907	149
1908	152
1909	163
1910	175
1911	155
1912	170
1913	156
1914	164
1915	166
1916	160
1917	129
1918	165
1919	160
1920	154
1921	176
1922	149
1923	143
1924	170
1925	161
1926	169
1927	193
1928	179
1929	131
1930	158
1931	158
1932	162
1933	168
1934	155
1935	170
1936	180
1937	174
1938	141
1939	166
1940	151
1941	174
1942	167
1943	147
1944	169
1945	153
1946	200
1947	136
1948	182
1949	180
1950	187
1951	174
1952	174
1953	169
1954	180
1955	197
1956	126
1957	145
1958	174
1959	186
1960	175
1961	180
1962	166
1963	122
1964	172
1965	167
1966	159
1967	175
1968	176
1969	185
1970	162
1971	202
1972	164
1973	171
1974	138
1976	167
1978	169
1979	201
1980	170
1981	170
1982	170
1983	151
1984	169
1985	160
1986	160
1987	187
1988	164
1989	168
1990	183
1991	184
1992	159
1993	155
1994	160
1995	192
1996	142
1997	179
1998	184
1999	185
2001	161
2002	160
2003	212
2004	194
2005	190
2006	171
2007	197
2008	185
2009	180
2010	200
2011	198
2012	166
2013	164
2014	204
2015	176
2016	195
2017	205
2018	196
2019	186
2020	159
2021	193
2022	174
2023	190
2024	187
2025	175

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1883	15.7 °C
1887	17.3 °C
1888	15.4 °C
1889	16.1 °C
1890	16.6 °C
1892	16.9 °C
1893	15.8 °C
1894	17.4 °C
1895	17.4 °C
1896	18.0 °C
1897	16.5 °C
1898	17.6 °C
1899	17.8 °C
1900	18.8 °C
1901	17.6 °C
1902	16.3 °C
1903	16.3 °C
1904	16.2 °C
1905	16.6 °C
1906	17.6 °C
1907	15.4 °C
1908	17.3 °C
1909	16.1 °C
1910	16.8 °C
1911	18.1 °C
1912	17.1 °C
1913	17.2 °C
1914	17.3 °C
1915	17.1 °C
1916	16.8 °C
1917	15.6 °C
1918	16.7 °C
1919	16.8 °C
1920	15.3 °C
1921	17.7 °C
1922	17.0 °C
1923	16.1 °C
1924	14.8 °C
1925	17.3 °C
1926	16.7 °C
1927	16.4 °C
1928	16.2 °C
1929	17.4 °C
1930	18.1 °C
1931	18.1 °C
1932	17.1 °C
1933	18.2 °C
1934	18.3 °C
1935	16.8 °C
1936	17.7 °C
1937	17.2 °C
1938	17.4 °C
1939	17.9 °C
1940	16.5 °C
1941	18.3 °C
1942	18.2 °C
1943	17.5 °C
1944	18.2 °C
1945	17.8 °C
1946	16.9 °C
1947	17.6 °C
1948	17.9 °C
1949	18.1 °C
1950	16.4 °C
1951	17.5 °C
1952	18.2 °C
1953	17.8 °C
1954	17.6 °C
1955	18.7 °C
1956	16.3 °C
1957	17.7 °C
1958	16.8 °C
1959	18.6 °C
1960	17.5 °C
1961	16.9 °C
1962	17.2 °C
1963	16.7 °C
1964	17.3 °C
1965	17.2 °C
1966	16.8 °C
1967	16.4 °C
1968	17.6 °C
1969	18.0 °C
1970	18.2 °C
1971	17.1 °C
1972	16.7 °C
1973	17.6 °C
1974	16.8 °C
1976	16.9 °C
1977	18.3 °C
1978	17.1 °C
1979	17.0 °C
1980	18.0 °C
1981	17.4 °C
1982	16.2 °C
1983	16.9 °C
1984	16.1 °C
1985	17.0 °C
1986	17.5 °C
1987	17.8 °C
1988	17.4 °C
1989	16.3 °C
1990	16.9 °C
1991	18.3 °C
1992	16.0 °C
1993	17.4 °C
1994	17.0 °C
1995	17.1 °C
1996	16.7 °C
1997	16.1 °C
1998	18.3 °C
1999	18.2 °C
2001	17.5 °C
2002	18.5 °C
2003	17.2 °C
2004	17.8 °C
2005	18.5 °C
2006	18.1 °C
2007	18.1 °C
2008	18.0 °C
2009	17.3 °C
2010	19.1 °C
2011	18.8 °C
2012	18.5 °C
2013	17.8 °C
2014	17.3 °C
2015	18.4 °C
2016	18.6 °C
2017	18.0 °C
2018	18.2 °C
2019	18.4 °C
2020	18.1 °C
2021	18.7 °C
2022	18.5 °C
2023	17.9 °C
2024	18.8 °C
2025	18.4 °C
2026	18.5 °C

What this means for you: Since 1883, Toftrees's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. 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 State College (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

Nearby towns

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