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When to plant in Walterboro, SC

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

Safe to plant out
Apr 5
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Mar 18
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Nov 11
1 year in 10 by Oct 29
Frost-free days
239
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Walterboro 1 Sw · 2.4 km away · station 17 m, town 21 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Feb 8 – Feb 22 Apr 5 – Apr 19 May 30
Sweet pepper Jan 25 – Feb 8 Apr 5 – Apr 19 Jun 4
Lettuce (leaf) Jan 14 – Jan 21 Feb 18 – Mar 4 Mar 30
Peas — Feb 4 – Mar 4 Mar 31
Bush beans — Mar 29 – Apr 19 May 18
Carrot — Feb 25 – Apr 8 Apr 26
Beet — Feb 18 – Apr 1 Apr 9
Potato — Feb 25 – Mar 18 May 6
Kale Jan 7 – Jan 21 Feb 18 – Mar 4 Apr 2
Broccoli Jan 7 – Jan 21 Feb 18 – Mar 11 Apr 19
Cucumber Mar 8 – Mar 15 Apr 5 – Apr 19 May 25
Summer squash and zucchini Mar 8 – Mar 15 Apr 5 – Apr 19 May 20
Winter squash Mar 8 – Mar 15 Apr 5 – Apr 19 Jun 24
Sweet corn — Mar 29 – Apr 19 May 28
Onion (from sets) — Feb 18 – Mar 11 May 19
Garlic — Oct 28 – Nov 25 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Feb 4 – Mar 4 Mar 14
Basil Feb 22 – Mar 8 Apr 5 – Apr 19 Jun 1

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Walterboro's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Feb 15Mar 1Mar 15Apr 1Apr 15May 1 191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1904Mar 17
1905Feb 28
1906Mar 25
1907Apr 15
1908Mar 1
1909Mar 16
1910Mar 16
1911Mar 17
1912Mar 11
1914Mar 24
1915Apr 4
1916Apr 10
1918Feb 27
1937Mar 17
1938Mar 2
1939Mar 16
1940Apr 13
1941Mar 30
1943Apr 17
1944Apr 6
1945Feb 10
1946Feb 25
1948Mar 29
1949Mar 17
1951Mar 15
1952Mar 17
1953Apr 21
1954Mar 22
1956Apr 21
1957Apr 15
1958Mar 23
1959Mar 13
1960Apr 11
1961Apr 5
1962Apr 17
1963May 2
1964Mar 31
1965Mar 22
1966Apr 11
1967Mar 19
1968Mar 26
1969Mar 28
1970Mar 17
1971Apr 8
1972Apr 10
1973Apr 11
1974Apr 7
1975Mar 9
1976Apr 10
1977Mar 9
1978Mar 6
1979Feb 27
1980Mar 15
1981Mar 25
1982Apr 7
1983Apr 20
1984Mar 10
1985Mar 20
1986Mar 23
1987Apr 1
1988Mar 17
1990Feb 27
2000Mar 14
2001Apr 18
2002Mar 22
2003Mar 31
2006Mar 27
2007Apr 10
2011Mar 12
2012Feb 14
2013Mar 29
2014Mar 28
2015Mar 8
2016Mar 1
2017Mar 18
2018Mar 16
2019Mar 7
2020Mar 2
2021Apr 4
2022Mar 15
2023Mar 22
2024Feb 20
2025Mar 4

What this means for you: Since 1904, Walterboro'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 Walterboro 1 Sw (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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