When to plant in Saint Andrews, SC

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

Safe to plant out

Mar 31

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 13

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 17

1 year in 10 by Nov 4

Frost-free days

246

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Columbia Univ Of Sc · 9.1 km away · station 67 m, town 92 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 3 – Feb 17	Mar 31 – Apr 14	May 25
Sweet pepper	Jan 20 – Feb 3	Mar 31 – Apr 14	May 30
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 9 – Jan 16	Feb 13 – Feb 27	Mar 25
Peas	—	Jan 30 – Feb 27	Mar 26
Bush beans	—	Mar 24 – Apr 14	May 13
Carrot	—	Feb 20 – Apr 3	Apr 21
Beet	—	Feb 13 – Mar 27	Apr 4
Potato	—	Feb 20 – Mar 13	May 1
Kale	Jan 2 – Jan 16	Feb 13 – Feb 27	Mar 28
Broccoli	Jan 2 – Jan 16	Feb 13 – Mar 6	Apr 14
Cucumber	Mar 3 – Mar 10	Mar 31 – Apr 14	May 20
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 3 – Mar 10	Mar 31 – Apr 14	May 15
Winter squash	Mar 3 – Mar 10	Mar 31 – Apr 14	Jun 19
Sweet corn	—	Mar 24 – Apr 14	May 23
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 13 – Mar 6	May 14
Garlic	—	Nov 3 – Dec 1 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Jan 30 – Feb 27	Mar 9
Basil	Feb 17 – Mar 3	Mar 31 – Apr 14	May 27

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Saint Andrews'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
1930	Mar 4
1931	Mar 5
1932	Mar 15
1933	Mar 11
1934	Mar 15
1935	Mar 1
1936	Apr 4
1937	Mar 29
1938	Mar 1
1939	Mar 3
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 19
1942	Mar 4
1943	Mar 23
1944	Apr 6
1945	Feb 9
1946	Feb 21
1947	Mar 27
1948	Mar 13
1949	Mar 16
1950	Apr 7
1951	Mar 14
1952	Mar 8
1953	Feb 18
1955	Mar 29
1956	Mar 25
1957	Mar 10
1958	Mar 22
1959	Mar 8
1960	Mar 23
1961	Mar 10
1962	Mar 8
1963	Feb 28
1964	Mar 31
1965	Mar 22
1966	Mar 10
1967	Mar 19
1968	Mar 24
1969	Mar 14
1972	Apr 10
1975	Mar 9
1976	Mar 18
1977	Mar 1
1978	Mar 18
1980	Mar 15
1981	Mar 21
1982	Apr 7
1983	Apr 20
1984	Mar 11
1985	Mar 19
1986	Mar 23
1987	Apr 1
1988	Mar 17
1989	Mar 8
1990	Mar 21
1991	Mar 11
1992	Apr 3
1993	Mar 19
1994	Mar 11
1995	Mar 22
1996	Apr 11
1997	Feb 24
1998	Mar 13
1999	Mar 8
2000	Feb 7
2001	Mar 28
2002	Mar 23
2003	Feb 17
2004	Mar 25
2005	Mar 9
2007	Apr 8
2009	Mar 5
2010	Mar 7
2011	Feb 13
2012	Feb 13
2013	Mar 28
2014	Mar 27
2015	Mar 29
2016	Feb 14
2017	Mar 20
2018	Mar 15
2019	Mar 7
2020	Mar 9
2021	Apr 3
2022	Mar 14
2023	Mar 21
2024	Feb 25
2025	Mar 3
2026	Mar 29

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1930	241
1931	277
1932	242
1933	242
1934	241
1935	266
1936	225
1937	233
1938	268
1939	247
1940	215
1941	251
1942	268
1943	231
1944	229
1945	286
1946	283
1947	244
1948	272
1949	234
1950	230
1951	238
1952	227
1953	261
1955	244
1956	242
1957	244
1958	252
1959	254
1960	229
1961	243
1962	232
1963	247
1964	235
1965	252
1966	237
1967	231
1968	233
1969	245
1972	227
1975	250
1976	224
1977	229
1978	267
1981	237
1982	212
1983	207
1984	242
1985	258
1986	235
1988	256
1989	253
1990	254
1991	239
1992	219
1994	257
1995	231
1996	206
1997	265
1998	276
1999	254
2000	243
2001	267
2002	244
2003	285
2005	253
2007	222
2009	247
2010	244
2011	271
2012	284
2013	211
2014	220
2015	238
2016	278
2017	244
2018	245
2019	246
2020	267
2021	233
2022	248
2023	225
2024	277
2025	252

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1930	24.2 °C
1931	23.9 °C
1932	24.0 °C
1933	24.8 °C
1934	24.3 °C
1935	23.9 °C
1936	24.3 °C
1937	23.7 °C
1938	24.0 °C
1939	24.4 °C
1940	23.4 °C
1941	24.6 °C
1942	24.5 °C
1943	24.2 °C
1944	24.2 °C
1945	24.3 °C
1946	23.6 °C
1947	24.2 °C
1949	23.6 °C
1950	23.4 °C
1951	24.0 °C
1952	24.5 °C
1953	24.7 °C
1955	24.8 °C
1956	24.3 °C
1957	24.3 °C
1958	24.5 °C
1959	24.5 °C
1960	24.3 °C
1961	22.7 °C
1962	24.4 °C
1963	24.1 °C
1964	23.9 °C
1965	24.4 °C
1966	23.4 °C
1967	22.9 °C
1968	24.1 °C
1969	24.4 °C
1972	23.6 °C
1975	24.8 °C
1976	23.7 °C
1977	25.5 °C
1978	24.6 °C
1980	25.3 °C
1981	24.6 °C
1982	24.2 °C
1983	24.5 °C
1984	23.8 °C
1985	24.7 °C
1986	26.0 °C
1988	24.7 °C
1989	24.3 °C
1990	25.6 °C
1991	25.1 °C
1992	24.0 °C
1993	25.8 °C
1994	24.6 °C
1995	25.2 °C
1996	25.3 °C
1997	24.0 °C
1998	26.2 °C
1999	25.9 °C
2000	25.2 °C
2001	24.9 °C
2002	26.1 °C
2003	24.8 °C
2005	25.2 °C
2006	25.8 °C
2007	26.2 °C
2009	25.7 °C
2010	27.1 °C
2011	26.7 °C
2012	25.8 °C
2013	24.5 °C
2014	25.6 °C
2015	25.8 °C
2016	26.5 °C
2017	25.6 °C
2018	26.2 °C
2019	26.7 °C
2020	24.7 °C
2021	24.4 °C
2022	25.1 °C
2023	24.6 °C
2024	25.9 °C
2025	25.1 °C
2026	25.4 °C

What this means for you: Since 1930, Saint Andrews'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 Columbia Univ Of Sc (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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