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When to plant in East Highland Park, VA

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

Safe to plant out
Apr 11
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Apr 2
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Nov 5
1 year in 10 by Oct 26
Frost-free days
216
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Richmond Intl Ap · 10.7 km away · station 51 m, town 61 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Feb 14 – Feb 28 Apr 11 – Apr 25 Jun 5
Sweet pepper Jan 31 – Feb 14 Apr 11 – Apr 25 Jun 10
Lettuce (leaf) Jan 29 – Feb 5 Mar 5 – Mar 19 Apr 14
Peas — Feb 22 – Mar 22 Apr 18
Bush beans — Apr 4 – Apr 25 May 24
Carrot — Mar 12 – Apr 23 May 11
Beet — Mar 8 – Apr 19 Apr 27
Potato — Mar 12 – Apr 2 May 21
Kale Jan 22 – Feb 5 Mar 5 – Mar 19 Apr 17
Broccoli Jan 22 – Feb 5 Mar 5 – Mar 26 May 4
Cucumber Mar 14 – Mar 21 Apr 11 – Apr 25 May 31
Summer squash and zucchini Mar 14 – Mar 21 Apr 11 – Apr 25 May 26
Winter squash Mar 14 – Mar 21 Apr 11 – Apr 25 Jun 30
Sweet corn — Apr 4 – Apr 25 Jun 3
Onion (from sets) — Mar 5 – Mar 26 Jun 3
Garlic — Oct 22 – Nov 19 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Feb 22 – Mar 22 Apr 1
Basil Feb 28 – Mar 14 Apr 11 – Apr 25 Jun 7

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East Highland Park's weather over time

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

Mar 15Apr 1Apr 15May 1May 15 194019501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1939Apr 14
1940Apr 23
1941Mar 31
1942Mar 30
1947May 9
1948Mar 29
1949Apr 17
1950Apr 15
1951Apr 18
1952Apr 8
1953Apr 20
1954Apr 10
1955Apr 8
1956May 9
1957Apr 15
1958Apr 4
1959Mar 29
1960Apr 11
1961Apr 30
1962Apr 17
1963Mar 23
1964Apr 10
1965Apr 5
1966May 11
1967Mar 31
1968Mar 25
1969Apr 1
1970Apr 8
1971Mar 31
1972Apr 10
1973Apr 15
1974Apr 11
1975Apr 14
1976Apr 27
1977Apr 10
1978Mar 18
1979Apr 7
1980Mar 19
1981Apr 7
1982Apr 10
1983Apr 21
1984Apr 2
1985Apr 10
1986May 4
1987Apr 6
1988Apr 14
1989Apr 12
1990Apr 13
1991Mar 31
1992Apr 6
1993Mar 20
1994Mar 20
1995Apr 5
1996Apr 8
1997Apr 10
1998Mar 25
1999Mar 23
2000Mar 19
2001Apr 19
2002Apr 7
2003Mar 31
2004Apr 6
2005Mar 21
2006Apr 10
2007Apr 10
2008Apr 16
2009Mar 25
2010Mar 27
2011Apr 6
2012Mar 11
2013Apr 4
2014Mar 27
2015Mar 29
2016Apr 10
2017Mar 24
2018Mar 27
2019Apr 3
2020May 10
2021Apr 3
2022Apr 20
2023Mar 21
2024Mar 24

What this means for you: Since 1939, East Highland Park's last spring frost has come about 2 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 4 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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