When to plant in Woodstock, VA

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

Safe to plant out

May 14

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 24

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 17

1 year in 10 by Oct 1

Frost-free days

174

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Woodstock 2 Ne · 3.3 km away · station 202 m, town 239 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	Mar 19 – Apr 2	May 14 – May 28	Jul 8
Sweet pepper	Mar 5 – Mar 19	May 14 – May 28	Jul 13
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 20 – Feb 27	Mar 27 – Apr 10	May 6
Peas	—	Mar 18 – Apr 15	May 12
Bush beans	—	May 7 – May 28	Jun 26
Carrot	—	Apr 3 – May 15	Jun 2
Beet	—	Mar 29 – May 10	May 18
Potato	—	Apr 3 – Apr 24	Jun 12
Kale	Feb 13 – Feb 27	Mar 27 – Apr 10	May 9
Broccoli	Feb 13 – Feb 27	Mar 27 – Apr 17	May 26
Cucumber	Apr 16 – Apr 23	May 14 – May 28	Jul 3
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 16 – Apr 23	May 14 – May 28	Jun 28
Winter squash	Apr 16 – Apr 23	May 14 – May 28	Aug 2
Sweet corn	—	May 7 – May 28	Jul 6
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 27 – Apr 17	Jun 25
Garlic	—	Oct 3 – Oct 31 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 18 – Apr 15	Apr 25
Basil	Apr 2 – Apr 16	May 14 – May 28	Jul 10

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Woodstock'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
1897	Apr 19
1898	Apr 28
1899	Apr 17
1901	Apr 12
1902	Apr 14
1903	May 2
1904	Apr 22
1905	Apr 24
1906	May 11
1907	Apr 22
1908	Apr 22
1909	May 3
1910	May 6
1911	Apr 11
1912	Apr 24
1913	May 12
1914	Apr 11
1915	Apr 16
1916	Apr 27
1919	Apr 25
1921	Apr 13
1922	Apr 29
1923	May 11
1924	May 6
1925	Apr 22
1926	May 5
1927	Apr 25
1928	May 14
1929	May 17
1930	Apr 27
1931	May 4
1932	Apr 19
1933	Apr 27
1934	Apr 29
1935	Apr 18
1936	Apr 27
1937	Apr 17
1938	Apr 24
1939	Apr 14
1940	Apr 28
1941	Apr 3
1942	Apr 14
1943	May 2
1944	Apr 29
1945	May 2
1946	Apr 18
1947	May 10
1948	Apr 18
1949	Apr 17
1950	Apr 22
1951	Apr 21
1952	Apr 9
1953	Apr 22
1954	Apr 13
1955	Apr 8
1956	May 25
1957	May 5
1958	Apr 4
1959	Apr 16
1960	May 4
1961	Apr 30
1962	Apr 21
1963	May 24
1964	Apr 16
1965	Apr 17
1966	May 11
1967	Apr 30
1968	May 8
1969	Apr 13
1970	May 7
1971	May 1
1972	Apr 28
1973	May 18
1974	May 8
1975	Apr 14
1976	May 9
1977	Apr 30
1978	Apr 23
1979	Apr 20
1980	Apr 18
1981	May 8
1982	Apr 29
1983	May 11
1984	May 17
1985	May 4
1986	May 10
1987	Apr 29
1988	Apr 26
1989	Apr 24
1990	Apr 19
1991	Apr 23
1992	Apr 13
1993	Apr 28
1994	Apr 24
1995	Apr 16
1996	May 14
1997	Apr 22
1998	Apr 30
1999	Mar 28
2000	Apr 14
2001	Apr 29
2002	May 23
2003	Apr 2
2004	Apr 17
2005	May 4
2006	Apr 29
2007	May 8
2008	Apr 18
2009	Apr 22
2010	May 10
2011	Apr 7
2012	Apr 25
2013	May 25
2014	Apr 19
2015	Apr 12
2016	May 16
2017	Apr 9
2018	Apr 22
2019	Apr 4
2020	May 11
2026	Apr 22

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1897	180
1898	178
1899	166
1901	178
1902	183
1903	139
1904	153
1905	179
1906	152
1907	173
1908	163
1909	162
1910	176
1911	196
1912	185
1913	162
1914	198
1915	176
1919	191
1921	180
1922	166
1923	150
1924	154
1925	171
1926	156
1927	172
1928	164
1929	125
1930	157
1931	161
1932	192
1933	175
1934	166
1935	169
1936	182
1937	180
1938	161
1939	183
1940	173
1941	191
1942	167
1943	155
1944	169
1945	154
1946	178
1947	141
1948	183
1949	192
1950	187
1951	195
1952	177
1953	168
1954	177
1955	197
1956	118
1957	160
1958	184
1959	154
1960	150
1961	175
1962	180
1963	121
1964	172
1965	171
1966	159
1967	172
1968	150
1969	187
1970	163
1971	187
1972	164
1973	152
1974	138
1975	199
1976	155
1977	170
1978	168
1979	172
1980	178
1981	148
1982	171
1983	135
1984	169
1985	155
1986	129
1987	162
1988	162
1989	167
1990	183
1991	156
1992	169
1993	155
1994	169
1995	183
1996	143
1998	188
1999	210
2001	161
2002	161
2003	184
2004	205
2005	175
2006	166
2008	183
2009	179
2010	172
2011	199
2012	170
2013	148
2014	190
2015	188
2016	162
2017	173
2018	179
2019	197

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1897	20.1 °C
1899	19.8 °C
1900	20.8 °C
1901	18.7 °C
1902	19.3 °C
1903	19.1 °C
1904	19.4 °C
1905	20.3 °C
1906	20.6 °C
1907	18.2 °C
1908	19.8 °C
1909	19.4 °C
1910	19.6 °C
1911	20.1 °C
1912	19.9 °C
1913	19.8 °C
1914	19.9 °C
1915	19.6 °C
1916	19.2 °C
1919	18.6 °C
1921	20.1 °C
1922	20.0 °C
1923	17.9 °C
1924	15.9 °C
1925	19.7 °C
1926	20.4 °C
1927	19.5 °C
1928	18.3 °C
1929	18.8 °C
1930	21.9 °C
1931	20.8 °C
1932	19.6 °C
1933	20.3 °C
1934	20.8 °C
1935	19.2 °C
1936	20.5 °C
1937	19.5 °C
1938	19.5 °C
1939	18.4 °C
1940	18.8 °C
1941	20.4 °C
1942	20.4 °C
1943	20.2 °C
1944	20.5 °C
1945	19.8 °C
1946	19.1 °C
1947	20.0 °C
1948	19.6 °C
1949	19.5 °C
1950	18.6 °C
1951	19.6 °C
1952	20.3 °C
1953	20.6 °C
1954	20.5 °C
1955	20.7 °C
1956	19.3 °C
1957	19.9 °C
1958	18.8 °C
1959	19.6 °C
1960	17.9 °C
1961	19.0 °C
1962	18.8 °C
1963	19.1 °C
1964	20.0 °C
1965	20.0 °C
1966	19.1 °C
1967	18.6 °C
1968	19.5 °C
1969	20.0 °C
1970	20.5 °C
1971	19.4 °C
1972	19.0 °C
1973	19.9 °C
1974	19.3 °C
1975	19.4 °C
1976	19.4 °C
1977	21.3 °C
1978	19.9 °C
1979	19.3 °C
1980	20.3 °C
1981	19.7 °C
1982	19.3 °C
1983	19.2 °C
1984	19.2 °C
1985	19.9 °C
1986	19.3 °C
1987	20.6 °C
1988	19.9 °C
1989	19.1 °C
1990	19.2 °C
1991	20.7 °C
1992	19.2 °C
1993	19.5 °C
1994	19.0 °C
1995	19.3 °C
1996	18.7 °C
1997	17.9 °C
1998	19.5 °C
1999	19.9 °C
2001	18.9 °C
2002	19.8 °C
2003	18.4 °C
2004	19.5 °C
2005	19.5 °C
2006	18.8 °C
2008	18.1 °C
2009	18.0 °C
2010	20.2 °C
2011	19.4 °C
2012	19.3 °C
2013	18.7 °C
2014	18.2 °C
2015	19.4 °C
2016	19.6 °C
2017	19.2 °C
2018	19.7 °C
2025	19.6 °C

What this means for you: Since 1897, Woodstock'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 Woodstock 2 Ne (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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