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When to plant in Clearwater, SC

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

Safe to plant out
Apr 10
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Mar 25
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Nov 6
1 year in 10 by Oct 24
Frost-free days
225
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Augusta Bush Fld Ap · 16.1 km away · station 41 m, town 45 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Feb 13 – Feb 27 Apr 10 – Apr 24 Jun 4
Sweet pepper Jan 30 – Feb 13 Apr 10 – Apr 24 Jun 9
Lettuce (leaf) Jan 21 – Jan 28 Feb 25 – Mar 11 Apr 6
Peas — Feb 11 – Mar 11 Apr 7
Bush beans — Apr 3 – Apr 24 May 23
Carrot — Mar 4 – Apr 15 May 3
Beet — Feb 25 – Apr 8 Apr 16
Potato — Mar 4 – Mar 25 May 13
Kale Jan 14 – Jan 28 Feb 25 – Mar 11 Apr 9
Broccoli Jan 14 – Jan 28 Feb 25 – Mar 18 Apr 26
Cucumber Mar 13 – Mar 20 Apr 10 – Apr 24 May 30
Summer squash and zucchini Mar 13 – Mar 20 Apr 10 – Apr 24 May 25
Winter squash Mar 13 – Mar 20 Apr 10 – Apr 24 Jun 29
Sweet corn — Apr 3 – Apr 24 Jun 2
Onion (from sets) — Feb 25 – Mar 18 May 26
Garlic — Oct 23 – Nov 20 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Feb 11 – Mar 11 Mar 21
Basil Feb 27 – Mar 13 Apr 10 – Apr 24 Jun 6

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Clearwater's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Feb 15Mar 1Mar 15Apr 1Apr 15 19501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1945Feb 9
1946Feb 11
1947Mar 4
1948Mar 6
1949Mar 19
1950Apr 7
1951Mar 14
1952Apr 7
1953Apr 21
1954Mar 17
1955Mar 31
1956Apr 21
1957Mar 11
1958Mar 23
1959Mar 19
1960Apr 11
1961Feb 11
1962Apr 16
1963Mar 23
1964Mar 31
1965Mar 22
1966Apr 3
1967Mar 19
1968Mar 25
1969Mar 28
1970Mar 17
1971Apr 8
1972Apr 10
1973Mar 22
1974Apr 10
1975Apr 6
1976Apr 10
1977Mar 23
1978Mar 18
1979Mar 26
1980Mar 15
1981Mar 21
1982Apr 7
1983Apr 21
1984Mar 12
1985Mar 20
1986Apr 24
1987Apr 1
1988Mar 17
1989Apr 12
1990Mar 21
1991Mar 11
1992Apr 6
1993Apr 3
1994Mar 12
1995Mar 11
1996Apr 11
1997Apr 2
1998Mar 23
1999Mar 28
2000Apr 10
2001Mar 28
2002Mar 24
2003Apr 1
2004Apr 15
2005Mar 19
2006Mar 27
2007Apr 9
2008Apr 16
2009Mar 22
2010Mar 8
2011Mar 12
2012Mar 6
2013Mar 29
2014Mar 31
2015Mar 29
2016Mar 22
2017Mar 20
2018Mar 23
2019Mar 20
2020Mar 8
2021Apr 3
2022Apr 10
2023Mar 21
2024Mar 11

What this means for you: Since 1945, Clearwater's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. The frost-free season has shrunk 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 Augusta Bush Fld Ap (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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