When to plant in Landrum, SC

Planting dates worked out from Landrum'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 26

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 15

1 year in 10 by Oct 27

Frost-free days

231

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Tryon · 6.6 km away · station 402 m, town 319 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 22 – Jan 29	Feb 26 – Mar 12	Apr 7
Peas	—	Feb 12 – Mar 12	Apr 8
Bush beans	—	Apr 4 – Apr 25	May 24
Carrot	—	Mar 5 – Apr 16	May 4
Beet	—	Feb 26 – Apr 9	Apr 17
Potato	—	Mar 5 – Mar 26	May 14
Kale	Jan 15 – Jan 29	Feb 26 – Mar 12	Apr 10
Broccoli	Jan 15 – Jan 29	Feb 26 – Mar 19	Apr 27
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)	—	Feb 26 – Mar 19	May 27
Garlic	—	Nov 1 – Nov 29 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 12 – Mar 12	Mar 22
Basil	Feb 28 – Mar 14	Apr 11 – Apr 25	Jun 7

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Landrum'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 19
1918	May 2
1919	Apr 19
1920	Apr 15
1923	Apr 10
1924	Apr 12
1925	Apr 3
1926	Apr 27
1927	Apr 25
1928	Apr 29
1931	Apr 2
1932	Apr 28
1933	Apr 13
1934	Apr 22
1935	Mar 15
1936	Apr 20
1937	Apr 11
1938	Apr 11
1939	Mar 20
1940	Apr 14
1941	Mar 26
1942	Apr 2
1943	Apr 16
1944	Apr 6
1945	Apr 8
1946	Mar 22
1947	Apr 1
1948	Mar 29
1949	Mar 21
1950	Apr 22
1951	Mar 31
1952	Mar 25
1953	Apr 22
1954	Mar 22
1955	Apr 1
1956	Mar 25
1957	Mar 17
1958	Mar 22
1959	Mar 29
1960	Apr 11
1961	Apr 20
1962	Apr 21
1963	Mar 24
1964	Mar 31
1965	Apr 3
1966	May 11
1967	Apr 28
1968	Apr 12
1969	Apr 1
1970	Apr 8
1971	May 4
1972	Apr 26
1973	Apr 14
1974	Apr 7
1975	Mar 9
1976	Mar 24
1977	Apr 7
1978	Mar 18
1979	Mar 26
1980	Mar 19
1981	Apr 7
1982	Apr 24
1983	Apr 20
1984	Apr 2
1985	Apr 10
1986	Apr 23
1987	Apr 5
1988	Mar 23
1989	Apr 13
1990	Apr 19
1991	Mar 11
1992	Apr 4
1993	Apr 23
1994	Apr 8
1995	Apr 3
1996	Mar 24
1997	Apr 10
1998	Mar 23
1999	May 1
2000	Apr 5
2001	Mar 28
2002	Mar 23
2003	Mar 31
2004	Mar 24
2005	Mar 18
2006	Mar 22
2007	Apr 9
2008	Mar 27
2009	Apr 9
2010	Mar 5
2011	Feb 13
2012	Mar 6
2013	Mar 27
2014	Apr 17
2015	Mar 30
2016	Mar 5
2017	Mar 18
2018	Mar 23
2019	Apr 2
2020	Mar 1
2021	Apr 4
2022	Mar 14
2023	Mar 21
2024	Mar 20
2025	Mar 3
2026	Mar 19

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1917	208
1918	184
1919	208
1920	176
1923	205
1925	190
1926	183
1927	195
1928	178
1931	199
1932	188
1933	195
1934	189
1935	205
1936	193
1937	186
1938	212
1939	208
1940	208
1941	226
1942	208
1943	195
1944	214
1945	210
1946	235
1947	221
1948	203
1949	241
1950	197
1951	217
1952	209
1953	198
1954	222
1955	230
1956	230
1957	234
1958	221
1959	223
1960	196
1961	190
1962	186
1963	223
1964	193
1965	209
1966	175
1967	183
1968	175
1969	205
1970	222
1971	184
1972	176
1973	209
1974	179
1975	236
1976	208
1977	218
1978	213
1979	214
1980	220
1981	195
1982	196
1983	201
1984	219
1985	212
1986	204
1987	186
1988	203
1989	190
1990	210
1991	237
1992	198
1993	192
1994	201
1995	215
1996	224
1997	195
1998	213
1999	186
2000	220
2001	213
2002	239
2003	238
2004	264
2005	244
2006	226
2007	228
2008	235
2009	240
2010	267
2011	297
2012	263
2013	230
2014	197
2015	237
2016	278
2017	265
2018	232
2019	220
2020	274
2021	229
2022	244
2023	225
2024	253
2025	252

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1917	20.7 °C
1918	20.4 °C
1919	21.6 °C
1920	20.9 °C
1921	22.2 °C
1923	21.5 °C
1925	22.5 °C
1926	21.7 °C
1927	20.9 °C
1928	20.4 °C
1929	20.7 °C
1930	21.8 °C
1931	21.8 °C
1932	21.6 °C
1933	22.1 °C
1934	21.9 °C
1935	20.9 °C
1936	21.7 °C
1937	20.9 °C
1938	21.1 °C
1939	21.8 °C
1940	20.9 °C
1941	22.0 °C
1942	22.0 °C
1943	22.1 °C
1944	21.7 °C
1945	22.1 °C
1946	21.3 °C
1947	21.8 °C
1948	22.0 °C
1949	21.1 °C
1950	20.8 °C
1951	21.7 °C
1952	22.3 °C
1953	22.3 °C
1954	22.5 °C
1955	22.5 °C
1956	21.9 °C
1957	22.4 °C
1958	22.1 °C
1959	22.3 °C
1960	21.3 °C
1961	20.2 °C
1962	21.4 °C
1963	21.9 °C
1964	22.6 °C
1965	22.1 °C
1966	21.0 °C
1967	20.2 °C
1968	21.3 °C
1969	21.5 °C
1970	22.6 °C
1971	21.4 °C
1972	21.0 °C
1973	21.5 °C
1974	21.2 °C
1975	21.6 °C
1976	20.7 °C
1977	22.5 °C
1978	22.0 °C
1979	20.9 °C
1980	21.9 °C
1981	22.1 °C
1982	21.3 °C
1983	21.4 °C
1984	21.2 °C
1985	21.7 °C
1986	22.8 °C
1987	22.5 °C
1988	22.1 °C
1989	21.5 °C
1990	22.0 °C
1991	22.5 °C
1992	21.0 °C
1993	22.6 °C
1994	21.6 °C
1995	22.0 °C
1996	21.9 °C
1997	21.0 °C
1998	23.1 °C
1999	22.3 °C
2000	22.4 °C
2001	22.1 °C
2002	22.0 °C
2003	20.7 °C
2004	21.3 °C
2005	21.5 °C
2006	21.7 °C
2007	22.1 °C
2008	21.6 °C
2009	21.2 °C
2010	23.4 °C
2011	22.9 °C
2012	22.3 °C
2013	21.0 °C
2014	21.7 °C
2015	22.9 °C
2016	23.3 °C
2017	22.0 °C
2018	22.3 °C
2019	22.6 °C
2020	20.9 °C
2021	21.5 °C
2022	21.7 °C
2023	21.1 °C
2024	22.1 °C
2025	21.7 °C
2026	22.5 °C

What this means for you: Since 1917, Landrum's last spring frost has come about 2 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 5 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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