When to plant in Courtland, VA

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 21

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 11

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 28

1 year in 10 by Oct 19

Frost-free days

200

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Holland 1 E · 27.0 km away · station 24 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	Feb 24 – Mar 10	Apr 21 – May 5	Jun 15
Sweet pepper	Feb 10 – Feb 24	Apr 21 – May 5	Jun 20
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 7 – Feb 14	Mar 14 – Mar 28	Apr 23
Peas	—	Feb 28 – Mar 28	Apr 24
Bush beans	—	Apr 14 – May 5	Jun 3
Carrot	—	Mar 21 – May 2	May 20
Beet	—	Mar 14 – Apr 25	May 3
Potato	—	Mar 21 – Apr 11	May 30
Kale	Jan 31 – Feb 14	Mar 14 – Mar 28	Apr 26
Broccoli	Jan 31 – Feb 14	Mar 14 – Apr 4	May 13
Cucumber	Mar 24 – Mar 31	Apr 21 – May 5	Jun 10
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 24 – Mar 31	Apr 21 – May 5	Jun 5
Winter squash	Mar 24 – Mar 31	Apr 21 – May 5	Jul 10
Sweet corn	—	Apr 14 – May 5	Jun 13
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 14 – Apr 4	Jun 12
Garlic	—	Oct 14 – Nov 11 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 28 – Mar 28	Apr 7
Basil	Mar 10 – Mar 24	Apr 21 – May 5	Jun 17

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Courtland'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
1933	Apr 14
1934	Apr 29
1935	Mar 15
1936	Apr 25
1937	Apr 13
1938	Mar 29
1939	Apr 14
1940	Apr 29
1941	Apr 9
1942	Apr 14
1943	May 2
1944	Apr 6
1945	May 2
1946	Apr 28
1947	May 11
1948	Apr 18
1949	Apr 17
1950	Apr 22
1951	Apr 21
1952	Apr 8
1953	Apr 22
1955	Apr 9
1956	May 9
1957	Apr 16
1958	Apr 4
1959	Apr 14
1960	Apr 20
1961	Apr 30
1962	Apr 18
1963	Apr 16
1964	Apr 26
1965	Apr 5
1966	May 11
1967	Apr 13
1968	Mar 25
1969	Apr 21
1970	Apr 8
1971	Apr 15
1972	Apr 10
1973	Apr 15
1974	Apr 7
1975	Apr 13
1976	Apr 13
1977	Apr 10
1978	Mar 20
1979	Apr 8
1980	May 10
1981	Apr 22
1982	Apr 10
1983	Apr 21
1984	Apr 11
1985	Apr 11
1986	Mar 25
1987	Apr 6
1988	Apr 17
1989	Apr 13
1990	Apr 19
1991	Apr 4
1992	Apr 14
1993	Mar 23
1994	Apr 9
1995	Apr 15
1996	Apr 10
1997	Apr 20
1998	Apr 13
1999	Apr 25
2000	Apr 1
2001	Apr 19
2002	Apr 8
2003	Mar 31
2004	Apr 7
2005	Apr 17
2006	Apr 10
2007	Apr 10
2008	May 12
2009	Apr 23
2011	Apr 6
2012	Apr 8
2013	Apr 7
2014	Apr 17
2015	Mar 29
2016	Apr 10
2017	Apr 8
2018	Apr 17

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1933	183
1934	168
1935	206
1936	188
1937	184
1938	230
1939	201
1940	172
1941	208
1942	195
1943	168
1944	192
1945	166
1946	199
1947	143
1948	183
1949	202
1950	197
1951	196
1952	195
1953	198
1955	209
1956	184
1957	194
1958	208
1959	209
1960	187
1961	180
1962	189
1963	197
1964	162
1965	183
1966	162
1967	189
1968	215
1969	185
1970	192
1971	206
1972	192
1973	185
1974	179
1975	200
1976	188
1977	190
1978	201
1979	190
1980	168
1981	180
1982	190
1983	189
1984	209
1985	235
1986	208
1987	198
1988	174
1989	211
1990	190
1991	214
1992	188
1993	214
1994	201
1995	197
1996	206
1997	185
1998	193
1999	181
2000	191
2001	172
2002	206
2003	205
2004	216
2005	195
2006	198
2007	202
2008	181
2009	197
2011	205
2012	207
2013	196
2014	185
2015	202
2016	215
2017	216

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1933	22.4 °C
1934	22.0 °C
1935	20.5 °C
1936	21.4 °C
1937	21.2 °C
1938	21.0 °C
1939	22.2 °C
1940	20.4 °C
1941	22.2 °C
1942	22.5 °C
1943	21.7 °C
1944	21.9 °C
1945	22.1 °C
1946	20.7 °C
1947	21.6 °C
1948	21.4 °C
1949	21.7 °C
1950	21.0 °C
1951	21.6 °C
1952	22.4 °C
1953	22.1 °C
1955	22.1 °C
1956	21.1 °C
1957	22.1 °C
1958	21.1 °C
1959	22.1 °C
1960	21.7 °C
1961	21.1 °C
1962	20.9 °C
1963	20.6 °C
1964	21.0 °C
1965	21.2 °C
1966	20.7 °C
1967	19.9 °C
1968	21.2 °C
1969	21.4 °C
1970	21.9 °C
1971	21.0 °C
1972	20.9 °C
1973	21.8 °C
1974	21.2 °C
1975	21.4 °C
1976	21.0 °C
1977	22.4 °C
1978	21.1 °C
1979	21.0 °C
1980	22.3 °C
1981	21.6 °C
1982	21.2 °C
1983	21.2 °C
1984	20.6 °C
1985	21.3 °C
1986	21.6 °C
1987	21.4 °C
1988	21.2 °C
1989	21.5 °C
1990	21.3 °C
1991	22.2 °C
1992	20.5 °C
1993	21.8 °C
1994	21.4 °C
1995	21.3 °C
1996	20.9 °C
1997	20.1 °C
1998	21.6 °C
1999	21.0 °C
2000	20.8 °C
2001	20.7 °C
2002	21.7 °C
2003	21.5 °C
2004	22.2 °C
2005	22.4 °C
2006	21.9 °C
2007	21.9 °C
2008	21.9 °C
2009	22.1 °C
2010	24.0 °C
2011	22.9 °C
2012	21.9 °C
2013	21.4 °C
2014	21.3 °C
2015	23.4 °C
2016	21.5 °C
2017	22.8 °C
2018	22.7 °C

What this means for you: Since 1933, Courtland'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 Holland 1 E (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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