When to plant in Red Hill (near Conway), SC

Planting dates worked out from Red Hill (near Conway)'s own frost records, not a generic zone chart.

Safe to plant out

Mar 25

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 7

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 24

1 year in 10 by Nov 11

Frost-free days

260

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Conway · 3.6 km away · station 6 m, town 10 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 28 – Feb 11	Mar 25 – Apr 8	May 19
Sweet pepper	Jan 14 – Jan 28	Mar 25 – Apr 8	May 24
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 3 – Jan 10	Feb 7 – Feb 21	Mar 19
Peas	—	Jan 24 – Feb 21	Mar 20
Bush beans	—	Mar 18 – Apr 8	May 7
Carrot	—	Feb 14 – Mar 28	Apr 15
Beet	—	Feb 7 – Mar 21	Mar 29
Potato	—	Feb 14 – Mar 7	Apr 25
Kale	Dec 27 – Jan 10	Feb 7 – Feb 21	Mar 22
Broccoli	Dec 27 – Jan 10	Feb 7 – Feb 28	Apr 8
Cucumber	Feb 25 – Mar 4	Mar 25 – Apr 8	May 14
Summer squash and zucchini	Feb 25 – Mar 4	Mar 25 – Apr 8	May 9
Winter squash	Feb 25 – Mar 4	Mar 25 – Apr 8	Jun 13
Sweet corn	—	Mar 18 – Apr 8	May 17
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 7 – Feb 28	May 8
Garlic	—	Nov 10 – Dec 8 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Jan 24 – Feb 21	Mar 3
Basil	Feb 11 – Feb 25	Mar 25 – Apr 8	May 21

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Red Hill (near Conway)'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
1902	Mar 20
1903	Feb 23
1904	Apr 5
1905	Feb 27
1906	Apr 24
1907	Apr 15
1908	Mar 21
1909	Mar 16
1910	Mar 16
1911	Apr 26
1912	Mar 11
1913	Mar 8
1914	Mar 23
1915	Apr 5
1916	Mar 18
1917	Mar 6
1918	Mar 13
1919	Apr 3
1920	Mar 21
1921	Apr 12
1922	Feb 18
1923	Apr 1
1924	Apr 3
1925	Mar 4
1926	Apr 20
1927	Mar 5
1928	Mar 22
1929	Mar 11
1930	Mar 6
1931	Mar 18
1932	Mar 16
1933	Mar 11
1934	Mar 16
1935	Mar 1
1936	Apr 4
1937	Mar 17
1938	Mar 2
1939	Mar 3
1940	Mar 27
1941	Mar 30
1942	Mar 4
1943	Apr 4
1944	Apr 6
1945	Feb 10
1946	Feb 21
1947	Mar 29
1948	Mar 14
1949	Mar 17
1950	Apr 16
1951	Mar 16
1952	Mar 16
1953	Feb 19
1954	Mar 22
1955	Mar 30
1956	Mar 26
1957	Mar 10
1958	Mar 16
1959	Feb 23
1960	Mar 24
1961	Feb 12
1962	Mar 18
1963	Mar 24
1964	Apr 1
1965	Mar 23
1966	Mar 29
1967	Mar 20
1968	Mar 15
1969	Mar 15
1970	Mar 18
1971	Mar 27
1972	Apr 10
1973	Feb 21
1974	Mar 15
1975	Mar 10
1976	Apr 10
1977	Mar 1
1978	Mar 18
1979	Mar 17
1980	Mar 5
1981	Mar 21
1982	Apr 7
1983	Apr 26
1984	Mar 10
1985	Apr 10
1986	Mar 23
1987	Mar 15
1988	Mar 17
1989	Mar 11
1990	Mar 22
1991	Feb 28
1992	Mar 18
1994	Feb 28
1995	Mar 12
1996	Mar 14
1997	Feb 12
1998	Mar 15
1999	Mar 10
2000	Feb 7
2002	Mar 24
2003	Feb 18
2004	Mar 26
2005	Mar 10
2009	Mar 6
2010	Mar 8
2012	Feb 14
2013	Mar 23
2014	Mar 27

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1902	252
1903	246
1904	223
1905	257
1906	203
1907	206
1908	229
1909	227
1910	227
1911	209
1912	231
1913	238
1914	218
1915	225
1916	242
1917	238
1918	239
1919	225
1920	237
1921	214
1922	276
1923	222
1924	229
1925	220
1926	190
1927	246
1928	243
1929	263
1930	233
1931	228
1932	241
1933	242
1934	226
1935	267
1936	226
1937	221
1938	267
1939	248
1940	226
1941	224
1942	252
1943	220
1944	214
1945	267
1946	284
1947	244
1948	271
1949	245
1950	210
1951	237
1952	227
1953	261
1955	219
1956	228
1957	231
1958	259
1959	268
1960	228
1961	281
1962	222
1963	223
1964	235
1965	239
1966	219
1967	223
1968	240
1969	244
1970	250
1971	226
1972	226
1973	261
1974	243
1975	249
1976	184
1977	255
1978	266
1979	242
1980	236
1981	231
1982	213
1983	201
1984	247
1985	237
1986	235
1987	241
1988	260
1989	257
1990	257
1991	269
1992	243
1994	258
1995	241
1996	242
1997	277
1998	277
2002	249
2004	262
2009	289
2010	268
2012	282
2013	234
2014	232

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1902	23.5 °C
1903	23.2 °C
1904	22.9 °C
1905	23.7 °C
1907	23.6 °C
1908	24.1 °C
1910	23.6 °C
1911	24.4 °C
1912	24.7 °C
1913	23.5 °C
1914	23.5 °C
1915	23.9 °C
1916	22.2 °C
1918	23.2 °C
1919	23.0 °C
1920	23.1 °C
1921	24.0 °C
1922	23.8 °C
1923	23.4 °C
1924	23.4 °C
1925	24.5 °C
1926	23.9 °C
1927	23.4 °C
1928	23.3 °C
1929	23.4 °C
1930	24.3 °C
1931	23.7 °C
1932	23.6 °C
1933	24.2 °C
1934	24.5 °C
1935	23.7 °C
1936	24.0 °C
1937	23.6 °C
1938	24.5 °C
1939	24.8 °C
1940	24.0 °C
1941	24.8 °C
1942	24.9 °C
1943	24.4 °C
1944	24.4 °C
1945	24.8 °C
1946	23.7 °C
1947	24.1 °C
1948	24.5 °C
1949	23.9 °C
1950	23.7 °C
1951	23.8 °C
1952	24.5 °C
1953	24.1 °C
1954	24.5 °C
1955	23.8 °C
1956	23.6 °C
1957	24.0 °C
1958	23.9 °C
1959	24.2 °C
1960	24.1 °C
1961	23.2 °C
1962	23.8 °C
1963	23.2 °C
1964	23.2 °C
1965	23.7 °C
1966	22.9 °C
1967	22.3 °C
1968	23.4 °C
1969	23.2 °C
1970	23.9 °C
1971	23.1 °C
1972	22.6 °C
1973	23.7 °C
1974	23.3 °C
1975	23.6 °C
1976	21.8 °C
1977	24.8 °C
1978	24.2 °C
1979	23.4 °C
1980	24.1 °C
1981	24.2 °C
1982	23.6 °C
1983	23.5 °C
1984	23.5 °C
1985	24.3 °C
1986	24.7 °C
1987	24.1 °C
1988	23.2 °C
1989	23.6 °C
1990	24.1 °C
1991	24.6 °C
1992	23.0 °C
1994	23.4 °C
1995	23.5 °C
1996	23.5 °C
1997	22.4 °C
1998	24.4 °C
2000	23.7 °C
2002	24.5 °C
2003	23.4 °C
2004	24.2 °C
2009	24.3 °C
2011	24.8 °C
2012	24.1 °C
2014	24.5 °C

What this means for you: Since 1902, Red Hill (near Conway)'s last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 2 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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