When to plant in Meggett, SC

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

Safe to plant out

Mar 23

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 3

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 29

1 year in 10 by Nov 14

Frost-free days

271

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Charleston Intl Ap · 27.4 km away · station 12 m, town 7 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	Jan 26 – Feb 9	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 17
Sweet pepper	Jan 12 – Jan 26	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 22
Lettuce (leaf)	Dec 30 – Jan 6	Feb 3 – Feb 17	Mar 15
Peas	—	Jan 20 – Feb 17	Mar 16
Bush beans	—	Mar 16 – Apr 6	May 5
Carrot	—	Feb 10 – Mar 24	Apr 11
Beet	—	Feb 3 – Mar 17	Mar 25
Potato	—	Feb 10 – Mar 3	Apr 21
Kale	Dec 23 – Jan 6	Feb 3 – Feb 17	Mar 18
Broccoli	Dec 23 – Jan 6	Feb 3 – Feb 24	Apr 4
Cucumber	Feb 23 – Mar 2	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 12
Summer squash and zucchini	Feb 23 – Mar 2	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 7
Winter squash	Feb 23 – Mar 2	Mar 23 – Apr 6	Jun 11
Sweet corn	—	Mar 16 – Apr 6	May 15
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 3 – Feb 24	May 4
Garlic	—	Dec 31 – Jan 28 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Jan 20 – Feb 17	Feb 27
Basil	Feb 9 – Feb 23	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 19

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

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1937	209
1938	267
1939	226
1940	225
1941	224
1942	252
1943	230
1944	214
1945	267
1946	280
1947	244
1948	281
1949	246
1950	259
1951	237
1952	225
1953	261
1954	228
1955	234
1956	232
1957	232
1958	251
1959	255
1960	209
1961	282
1962	203
1963	247
1964	243
1965	240
1966	219
1967	224
1968	230
1969	231
1970	244
1971	239
1972	221
1973	258
1974	238
1975	255
1976	223
1977	255
1978	266
1979	233
1980	253
1981	237
1982	249
1983	231
1984	247
1985	292
1986	235
1987	245
1988	260
1989	280
1990	281
1991	280
1992	314
1993	267
1994	306
1995	273
1996	233
1997	277
1998	279
1999	270
2000	286
2001	288
2002	249
2003	289
2004	237
2005	268
2006	280
2007	222
2008	238
2009	290
2010	269
2011	272
2012	282
2013	231
2014	259
2015	261
2016	286
2017	267
2018	300
2019	250
2020	268
2021	233
2022	283
2023	317
2024	282

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1937	23.6 °C
1938	24.1 °C
1939	24.0 °C
1940	22.9 °C
1941	24.2 °C
1942	24.4 °C
1943	24.0 °C
1944	24.0 °C
1945	24.3 °C
1946	23.6 °C
1947	23.9 °C
1948	24.0 °C
1949	23.7 °C
1950	23.6 °C
1951	23.5 °C
1952	24.3 °C
1953	24.1 °C
1954	24.4 °C
1955	23.9 °C
1956	23.4 °C
1957	23.6 °C
1958	23.8 °C
1959	23.3 °C
1960	24.1 °C
1961	23.2 °C
1962	23.7 °C
1963	24.0 °C
1964	24.1 °C
1965	24.0 °C
1966	23.2 °C
1967	23.3 °C
1968	24.2 °C
1969	23.6 °C
1970	24.6 °C
1971	24.0 °C
1972	23.4 °C
1973	24.4 °C
1974	23.5 °C
1975	24.2 °C
1976	23.2 °C
1977	25.2 °C
1978	24.5 °C
1979	24.2 °C
1980	24.7 °C
1981	24.8 °C
1982	23.8 °C
1983	24.0 °C
1984	23.8 °C
1985	24.6 °C
1986	25.4 °C
1987	24.9 °C
1988	24.2 °C
1989	24.7 °C
1990	25.4 °C
1991	25.4 °C
1992	24.1 °C
1993	24.8 °C
1994	24.5 °C
1995	25.2 °C
1996	24.2 °C
1997	23.2 °C
1998	25.3 °C
1999	24.4 °C
2000	24.4 °C
2001	24.0 °C
2002	24.9 °C
2003	24.3 °C
2004	24.8 °C
2005	24.5 °C
2006	24.7 °C
2007	24.4 °C
2008	24.5 °C
2009	24.6 °C
2010	25.8 °C
2011	25.8 °C
2012	24.7 °C
2013	24.6 °C
2014	25.8 °C
2015	25.4 °C
2016	25.9 °C
2017	25.2 °C
2018	25.6 °C
2019	25.6 °C
2020	24.6 °C
2021	24.2 °C
2022	24.9 °C
2023	25.1 °C
2024	25.7 °C

What this means for you: Since 1937, Meggett'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 Charleston Intl Ap (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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