When to plant in Lesslie, SC

Planting dates worked out from Lesslie'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 23

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: Winthrop Univ · 9.1 km away · station 198 m, town 213 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 13 – Feb 27	Apr 10 – Apr 24	Jun 4
Sweet pepper	Jan 30 – Feb 13	Apr 10 – Apr 24	Jun 9
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 19 – Jan 26	Feb 23 – Mar 9	Apr 4
Peas	—	Feb 9 – Mar 9	Apr 5
Bush beans	—	Apr 3 – Apr 24	May 23
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 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 23 – Mar 16	May 24
Garlic	—	Oct 23 – Nov 20 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 9 – Mar 9	Mar 19
Basil	Feb 27 – Mar 13	Apr 10 – Apr 24	Jun 6

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Lesslie'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
1900	Apr 5
1902	Apr 9
1903	Mar 2
1904	Apr 5
1905	Apr 17
1906	Mar 25
1907	Apr 15
1908	Mar 22
1909	Mar 31
1910	Mar 16
1911	Apr 13
1912	Mar 10
1913	Mar 28
1914	Mar 23
1915	Apr 4
1916	Apr 10
1917	Mar 19
1918	Mar 12
1919	Apr 27
1920	Apr 14
1921	Mar 4
1922	Mar 5
1923	Apr 3
1924	Apr 4
1925	Apr 1
1926	Apr 20
1927	Mar 25
1928	Apr 15
1929	Mar 18
1930	Mar 27
1931	Mar 30
1932	Apr 1
1933	Mar 27
1934	Apr 13
1935	Mar 13
1936	Apr 19
1937	Apr 12
1938	Apr 10
1939	Mar 19
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 12
1943	Apr 23
1944	Apr 6
1945	Apr 7
1946	Mar 1
1947	Mar 29
1948	Mar 29
1949	Apr 17
1950	Apr 15
1951	Mar 25
1952	Apr 7
1953	Apr 21
1954	Mar 22
1955	Mar 28
1956	Mar 25
1957	Mar 21
1958	Mar 22
1959	Mar 19
1960	Apr 10
1961	Apr 11
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 23
1964	Mar 31
1965	Mar 22
1966	Mar 29
1967	Mar 19
1968	Mar 24
1969	Mar 27
1970	Apr 3
1971	Mar 31
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 12
1974	Mar 25
1975	Apr 5
1976	Apr 10
1977	Mar 23
1978	Apr 22
1979	Mar 26
1980	Mar 15
1981	Mar 25
1982	Apr 10
1983	Apr 21
1984	Mar 14
1985	Apr 10
1986	Mar 23
1987	Apr 1
1988	Mar 17
1989	Apr 12
1990	Mar 21
1991	Mar 11
1992	Apr 3
1993	Mar 20
1994	Mar 17
1995	Mar 11
1996	Mar 23
1997	Feb 18
1998	Mar 13
1999	Mar 28
2000	Mar 13
2001	Apr 19
2002	Mar 23
2003	Mar 31
2004	Apr 6
2005	Mar 19
2006	Mar 27
2007	Apr 10
2008	Mar 25
2009	Mar 5
2010	Mar 7
2011	Mar 29
2012	Mar 6
2013	Mar 28
2014	Mar 28
2015	Mar 29
2016	Apr 10
2017	Mar 17
2018	Apr 17
2019	Mar 28
2020	Mar 9
2021	Apr 22
2022	Apr 10
2024	Mar 19
2025	Apr 13
2026	Mar 29

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1900	216
1902	232
1903	238
1904	221
1906	199
1907	212
1908	228
1909	207
1910	226
1911	203
1912	237
1914	218
1915	225
1916	219
1917	218
1918	257
1919	200
1920	199
1921	253
1922	256
1923	219
1924	228
1925	210
1926	188
1927	226
1928	210
1929	232
1930	208
1932	224
1933	226
1934	212
1935	207
1936	210
1937	194
1938	218
1939	231
1940	208
1941	223
1942	197
1943	177
1944	237
1945	211
1946	275
1947	242
1948	203
1949	200
1950	204
1951	223
1952	196
1953	205
1954	225
1955	220
1956	229
1957	221
1958	252
1959	233
1960	209
1961	211
1962	192
1963	224
1964	203
1965	221
1966	218
1967	230
1968	218
1969	211
1970	226
1971	221
1972	195
1973	211
1974	209
1975	230
1976	194
1977	232
1978	231
1979	233
1980	248
1981	227
1982	209
1983	197
1984	237
1985	212
1986	234
1987	204
1988	256
1989	218
1990	242
1991	238
1992	226
1993	226
1994	251
1995	238
1996	224
1997	270
1998	238
1999	209
2000	210
2001	181
2002	239
2003	223
2004	217
2005	236
2006	210
2007	210
2008	217
2009	267
2010	264
2011	233
2012	263
2013	209
2014	218
2015	204
2016	214
2017	226
2018	207
2019	219
2020	238
2021	211
2022	191
2024	247
2025	211

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1900	23.8 °C
1901	22.3 °C
1902	22.7 °C
1903	22.5 °C
1904	22.1 °C
1906	23.4 °C
1907	21.9 °C
1908	23.0 °C
1910	22.7 °C
1911	23.9 °C
1912	23.3 °C
1914	23.4 °C
1915	23.3 °C
1916	22.2 °C
1917	21.4 °C
1918	22.5 °C
1919	23.0 °C
1920	22.5 °C
1921	23.4 °C
1923	22.5 °C
1924	22.2 °C
1925	24.3 °C
1926	23.5 °C
1927	22.6 °C
1928	22.0 °C
1929	22.3 °C
1930	23.4 °C
1932	23.0 °C
1933	23.6 °C
1934	23.4 °C
1935	22.7 °C
1936	23.2 °C
1937	23.2 °C
1938	23.1 °C
1939	23.4 °C
1940	22.6 °C
1941	23.7 °C
1942	23.1 °C
1944	23.0 °C
1945	23.2 °C
1946	22.4 °C
1947	23.1 °C
1948	22.9 °C
1949	21.7 °C
1950	22.4 °C
1951	22.7 °C
1952	22.8 °C
1953	22.6 °C
1954	24.2 °C
1955	23.8 °C
1956	22.8 °C
1957	23.1 °C
1958	23.1 °C
1959	23.5 °C
1960	22.7 °C
1961	21.4 °C
1962	22.5 °C
1963	22.2 °C
1964	22.6 °C
1965	23.1 °C
1966	22.3 °C
1967	21.4 °C
1968	22.6 °C
1969	22.6 °C
1970	23.4 °C
1971	21.9 °C
1972	21.7 °C
1973	22.6 °C
1974	22.2 °C
1975	22.7 °C
1976	21.8 °C
1977	23.7 °C
1978	23.1 °C
1979	21.9 °C
1980	23.3 °C
1981	22.7 °C
1982	22.3 °C
1983	22.2 °C
1984	21.6 °C
1985	22.1 °C
1986	24.0 °C
1987	23.6 °C
1988	22.7 °C
1989	22.5 °C
1990	23.3 °C
1991	24.0 °C
1992	22.3 °C
1993	23.7 °C
1994	22.7 °C
1995	22.9 °C
1996	22.5 °C
1997	22.5 °C
1998	24.1 °C
1999	23.2 °C
2000	23.2 °C
2001	23.0 °C
2002	24.0 °C
2009	23.7 °C
2010	25.3 °C
2011	24.4 °C
2012	23.7 °C
2013	22.6 °C
2014	22.8 °C
2015	23.8 °C
2016	24.1 °C
2017	23.1 °C
2018	23.9 °C
2019	24.3 °C
2020	22.6 °C
2021	22.6 °C
2022	23.2 °C
2024	23.3 °C
2025	23.1 °C

What this means for you: Since 1900, Lesslie's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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