When to plant in Calhoun Falls, SC

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 7

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 23

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 6

1 year in 10 by Oct 27

Frost-free days

225

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Calhoun Falls · 0.7 km away · station 162 m, town 161 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 10 – Feb 24	Apr 7 – Apr 21	Jun 1
Sweet pepper	Jan 27 – Feb 10	Apr 7 – Apr 21	Jun 6
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 19 – Jan 26	Feb 23 – Mar 9	Apr 4
Peas	—	Feb 9 – Mar 9	Apr 5
Bush beans	—	Mar 31 – Apr 21	May 20
Carrot	—	Mar 2 – Apr 13	May 1
Beet	—	Feb 23 – Apr 6	Apr 14
Potato	—	Mar 2 – Mar 23	May 11
Kale	Jan 12 – Jan 26	Feb 23 – Mar 9	Apr 7
Broccoli	Jan 12 – Jan 26	Feb 23 – Mar 16	Apr 24
Cucumber	Mar 10 – Mar 17	Apr 7 – Apr 21	May 27
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 10 – Mar 17	Apr 7 – Apr 21	May 22
Winter squash	Mar 10 – Mar 17	Apr 7 – Apr 21	Jun 26
Sweet corn	—	Mar 31 – Apr 21	May 30
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 23 – Mar 16	May 24
Garlic	—	Oct 23 – Nov 20 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 9 – Mar 9	Mar 19
Basil	Feb 24 – Mar 10	Apr 7 – Apr 21	Jun 3

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Calhoun Falls'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	Mar 20
1919	Apr 3
1920	Apr 15
1921	Apr 19
1922	Mar 23
1923	Apr 3
1924	Apr 3
1925	Apr 2
1926	Apr 20
1927	Apr 24
1928	Mar 23
1929	Mar 11
1930	Mar 31
1931	Mar 18
1932	Mar 24
1933	Mar 11
1934	Mar 16
1935	Mar 13
1936	Apr 4
1938	Apr 10
1939	Mar 20
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 19
1942	Apr 1
1943	Apr 16
1944	Apr 6
1945	Mar 10
1947	Mar 28
1948	Mar 29
1951	Apr 5
1952	Mar 16
1953	Apr 21
1954	Mar 22
1955	Mar 31
1956	Apr 21
1957	Apr 10
1958	Apr 8
1959	Apr 14
1960	Apr 11
1961	Apr 14
1962	Apr 17
1963	Apr 16
1964	Apr 1
1965	Mar 23
1966	Apr 11
1967	Mar 20
1968	Mar 26
1969	Mar 29
1970	Apr 3
1971	Apr 4
1972	Apr 10
1973	Apr 12
1974	Apr 8
1975	Apr 6
1976	Apr 10
1977	Mar 24
1978	Apr 22
1979	Mar 27
1980	Mar 15
1981	Mar 22
1984	Mar 31
1985	Mar 20
1986	Apr 23
1987	Apr 6
1988	Mar 18
1989	Apr 13
1990	Mar 22
1992	Apr 5
1995	Mar 12
1997	Mar 17
1998	Mar 25
1999	Mar 17
2000	Mar 15
2001	Mar 29
2002	Mar 26
2005	Mar 20
2006	Mar 28
2007	Apr 10
2008	Mar 26
2009	Apr 8
2010	Mar 8
2011	Mar 7
2012	Mar 6
2013	Mar 30
2014	Apr 16
2015	Mar 30
2016	Mar 23
2017	Mar 21
2018	Mar 23
2019	Mar 28
2020	Mar 10
2021	Apr 22
2022	Apr 11
2023	Mar 22
2024	Mar 20
2025	Mar 7
2026	Mar 19

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1917	206
1919	224
1920	197
1921	205
1923	219
1924	229
1925	200
1927	208
1928	232
1929	239
1930	214
1931	264
1932	232
1933	242
1934	226
1935	254
1936	225
1938	228
1939	225
1940	208
1941	235
1942	208
1943	184
1944	213
1945	239
1947	242
1948	227
1951	212
1952	218
1953	199
1954	208
1955	214
1956	202
1957	200
1958	213
1959	207
1960	196
1962	190
1963	197
1964	234
1965	215
1966	205
1967	222
1968	214
1969	220
1970	226
1971	217
1972	220
1973	211
1974	178
1975	208
1976	201
1977	231
1978	227
1979	232
1980	242
1984	220
1985	233
1986	204
1987	198
1988	209
1989	217
1990	240
1992	224
1997	224
1998	226
2000	208
2001	212
2002	232
2005	235
2006	210
2007	202
2008	218
2009	211
2010	243
2011	236
2012	246
2013	209
2014	200
2015	228
2016	242
2017	243
2018	232
2019	220
2020	237
2021	205
2022	192
2023	224
2024	254
2025	248

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1917	22.9 °C
1919	23.0 °C
1920	22.2 °C
1921	23.5 °C
1922	22.4 °C
1923	22.6 °C
1924	22.5 °C
1925	24.9 °C
1926	23.4 °C
1927	23.3 °C
1928	22.8 °C
1929	23.2 °C
1930	24.0 °C
1931	23.5 °C
1932	24.2 °C
1933	24.2 °C
1934	23.8 °C
1935	23.1 °C
1936	23.8 °C
1937	22.8 °C
1938	22.6 °C
1939	22.5 °C
1940	22.4 °C
1941	24.0 °C
1942	23.1 °C
1943	24.4 °C
1944	24.3 °C
1945	24.4 °C
1947	23.5 °C
1948	23.7 °C
1951	22.9 °C
1952	23.9 °C
1953	23.5 °C
1954	23.9 °C
1955	23.5 °C
1956	23.4 °C
1957	23.3 °C
1958	23.2 °C
1959	23.5 °C
1960	23.0 °C
1962	23.1 °C
1963	22.2 °C
1964	22.3 °C
1965	22.9 °C
1966	22.0 °C
1967	21.4 °C
1968	22.4 °C
1969	22.6 °C
1970	23.2 °C
1971	22.1 °C
1972	21.7 °C
1973	22.1 °C
1974	22.2 °C
1975	22.8 °C
1976	21.8 °C
1977	23.7 °C
1978	23.3 °C
1979	22.6 °C
1980	24.1 °C
1984	21.9 °C
1985	23.2 °C
1986	23.9 °C
1987	23.4 °C
1988	22.9 °C
1989	22.4 °C
1990	23.2 °C
1991	23.9 °C
1992	22.0 °C
1995	23.7 °C
1996	22.5 °C
1997	20.1 °C
1998	23.7 °C
2000	22.7 °C
2001	22.4 °C
2002	23.4 °C
2003	22.9 °C
2005	22.7 °C
2006	23.1 °C
2007	23.1 °C
2008	22.8 °C
2009	22.7 °C
2010	24.6 °C
2011	24.2 °C
2012	23.3 °C
2013	22.1 °C
2014	23.0 °C
2015	23.7 °C
2016	24.4 °C
2017	23.3 °C
2018	23.6 °C
2019	24.2 °C
2020	22.5 °C
2021	22.4 °C
2022	23.1 °C
2023	22.4 °C
2024	23.8 °C
2025	23.7 °C

What this means for you: Since 1917, Calhoun Falls's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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