When to plant in Prosperity, SC

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 9

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 25

Frost-free days

230

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Newberry · 12.2 km away · station 156 m, town 165 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 12 – Feb 26	Apr 9 – Apr 23	Jun 3
Sweet pepper	Jan 29 – Feb 12	Apr 9 – Apr 23	Jun 8
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 21 – Jan 28	Feb 25 – Mar 11	Apr 6
Peas	—	Feb 11 – Mar 11	Apr 7
Bush beans	—	Apr 2 – Apr 23	May 22
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 12 – Mar 19	Apr 9 – Apr 23	May 29
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 12 – Mar 19	Apr 9 – Apr 23	May 24
Winter squash	Mar 12 – Mar 19	Apr 9 – Apr 23	Jun 28
Sweet corn	—	Apr 2 – Apr 23	Jun 1
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 26 – Mar 12	Apr 9 – Apr 23	Jun 5

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Prosperity'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
1893	Mar 19
1894	Mar 30
1895	Apr 4
1896	Mar 21
1897	Mar 28
1898	Apr 8
1899	Apr 10
1900	Apr 5
1906	Mar 25
1907	Apr 15
1908	Mar 22
1909	Apr 10
1910	Mar 16
1911	Mar 31
1912	Mar 11
1913	Mar 28
1914	Mar 24
1915	Apr 4
1916	Apr 10
1917	Apr 17
1918	Mar 11
1919	Apr 2
1920	Apr 14
1921	Feb 26
1923	Apr 2
1924	Apr 2
1925	Apr 1
1926	Apr 27
1928	Mar 22
1931	Mar 26
1932	Apr 16
1934	Apr 14
1936	Apr 19
1937	Apr 12
1939	May 3
1940	Apr 14
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 2
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 6
1945	Apr 7
1946	Mar 12
1947	Mar 29
1948	Mar 29
1949	Apr 17
1950	Apr 16
1951	Mar 25
1952	Apr 8
1953	Apr 21
1954	Mar 22
1955	Mar 31
1956	Apr 21
1957	Mar 21
1958	Mar 22
1959	Mar 23
1960	Apr 11
1961	Apr 19
1962	Apr 21
1963	May 2
1964	Mar 31
1965	Mar 22
1966	Apr 11
1967	Mar 19
1968	Mar 25
1969	Mar 28
1970	Apr 3
1971	Apr 8
1972	Apr 10
1973	Apr 12
1974	Mar 18
1975	Apr 7
1976	Apr 10
1977	Mar 24
1978	Apr 22
1979	Mar 26
1980	Mar 29
1981	Mar 25
1982	Apr 7
1983	Apr 21
1984	Mar 31
1985	Apr 10
1986	Apr 24
1987	Apr 7
1988	Mar 20
1989	Apr 12
1990	Apr 4
1991	Mar 20
1992	Apr 5
1994	Apr 4
1995	Mar 23
1996	Apr 11
1997	Mar 18
2009	Apr 8
2010	Mar 8
2011	Mar 13
2012	Mar 7
2013	Mar 30
2015	Mar 30
2016	Mar 22
2017	Mar 20
2018	Apr 17
2019	Mar 21
2020	Mar 9
2021	Apr 2
2022	Apr 10
2023	Mar 22
2024	Mar 20
2025	Mar 7
2026	Mar 20

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1893	225
1894	220
1895	225
1896	255
1897	235
1898	197
1899	207
1900	217
1907	202
1908	228
1909	197
1910	226
1911	216
1912	236
1913	207
1914	217
1915	225
1916	219
1917	189
1918	246
1919	226
1923	222
1925	222
1926	190
1928	236
1931	214
1934	184
1936	194
1937	194
1939	181
1940	207
1941	223
1942	223
1943	185
1944	204
1945	211
1946	246
1947	242
1948	203
1949	200
1950	203
1951	223
1952	195
1953	199
1954	208
1955	208
1956	202
1957	220
1958	219
1959	230
1960	210
1961	178
1962	186
1963	180
1964	235
1965	216
1966	205
1967	223
1968	214
1969	209
1970	226
1971	213
1972	192
1973	211
1974	215
1975	207
1976	194
1977	206
1978	227
1979	222
1980	210
1981	208
1982	212
1983	204
1984	220
1985	236
1986	203
1987	197
1988	207
1989	190
1990	210
1991	227
1992	197
1994	233
1996	205
2009	233
2011	230
2012	245
2013	209
2015	229
2016	242
2017	223
2018	207
2019	232
2020	238
2021	231
2022	191
2023	224
2024	246
2025	248

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1894	22.4 °C
1895	22.9 °C
1896	23.9 °C
1897	23.0 °C
1899	23.6 °C
1900	24.0 °C
1905	24.6 °C
1906	24.1 °C
1907	23.6 °C
1908	23.8 °C
1909	23.4 °C
1910	23.1 °C
1911	24.4 °C
1912	23.7 °C
1913	23.2 °C
1914	24.0 °C
1915	23.9 °C
1916	23.6 °C
1917	23.1 °C
1918	23.1 °C
1919	23.5 °C
1925	25.2 °C
1926	24.1 °C
1928	22.6 °C
1931	23.6 °C
1937	22.9 °C
1939	24.3 °C
1940	23.3 °C
1941	24.5 °C
1942	24.1 °C
1943	23.9 °C
1944	24.0 °C
1945	23.9 °C
1946	23.3 °C
1947	23.4 °C
1948	23.8 °C
1949	23.4 °C
1950	23.4 °C
1951	23.4 °C
1952	23.2 °C
1953	23.6 °C
1954	23.7 °C
1955	23.4 °C
1956	22.7 °C
1957	23.3 °C
1958	23.3 °C
1959	23.6 °C
1960	23.4 °C
1961	22.2 °C
1962	23.2 °C
1963	22.7 °C
1964	23.0 °C
1965	23.3 °C
1966	22.6 °C
1967	22.1 °C
1968	23.1 °C
1969	23.2 °C
1970	23.6 °C
1971	22.5 °C
1972	22.5 °C
1973	22.8 °C
1974	22.7 °C
1975	22.8 °C
1976	22.0 °C
1977	24.2 °C
1978	23.8 °C
1979	22.8 °C
1980	24.2 °C
1981	23.7 °C
1982	23.2 °C
1983	23.2 °C
1984	22.6 °C
1985	23.4 °C
1986	24.4 °C
1987	24.3 °C
1988	23.3 °C
1989	23.0 °C
1990	23.8 °C
1991	23.9 °C
1992	22.7 °C
1994	22.9 °C
1995	23.8 °C
1996	22.7 °C
1997	21.5 °C
2009	23.1 °C
2010	24.7 °C
2011	24.2 °C
2012	23.0 °C
2013	22.0 °C
2015	23.8 °C
2016	24.2 °C
2017	23.3 °C
2018	23.7 °C
2019	24.0 °C
2020	22.7 °C
2021	22.9 °C
2022	23.6 °C
2023	22.7 °C
2024	23.8 °C
2025	23.7 °C
2026	24.3 °C

What this means for you: Since 1893, Prosperity'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 Newberry (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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