When to plant in Bridport, VT

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

Safe to plant out

May 20

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 8

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 3

1 year in 10 by Sep 19

Frost-free days

148

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Cornwall · 8.7 km away · station 105 m, town 92 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 25 – Apr 8	May 20 – Jun 3	Jul 14
Sweet pepper	Mar 11 – Mar 25	May 20 – Jun 3	Jul 19
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 9 – Mar 16	Apr 13 – Apr 27	May 23
Peas	—	Apr 13 – May 11	Jun 7
Bush beans	—	May 13 – Jun 3	Jul 2
Carrot	—	Apr 22 – Jun 3	Jun 21
Beet	—	Apr 22 – Jun 3	Jun 11
Potato	—	Apr 22 – May 13	Jul 1
Kale	Mar 9 – Mar 23	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 2
Broccoli	Mar 2 – Mar 16	Apr 13 – May 4	Jun 12
Cucumber	Apr 22 – Apr 29	May 20 – Jun 3	Jul 9
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 22 – Apr 29	May 20 – Jun 3	Jul 4
Winter squash	Apr 22 – Apr 29	May 20 – Jun 3	Aug 8
Sweet corn	—	May 13 – Jun 3	Jul 12
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 13 – May 4	Jul 12
Garlic	—	Sep 19 – Oct 17 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 13 – May 11	May 21
Basil	Apr 8 – Apr 22	May 20 – Jun 3	Jul 16

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Bridport'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
1894	Apr 15
1895	May 14
1896	Apr 23
1897	Apr 21
1898	Apr 28
1899	Apr 18
1900	May 11
1901	Apr 13
1902	May 17
1903	May 2
1904	Apr 22
1905	May 2
1907	May 29
1909	Apr 30
1910	May 6
1911	May 4
1914	May 2
1915	May 15
1916	May 10
1917	May 16
1918	May 5
1919	Apr 27
1920	May 5
1921	Apr 19
1923	May 11
1924	May 3
1925	Apr 21
1926	May 5
1927	May 3
1929	May 10
1930	Apr 28
1931	May 4
1932	May 24
1934	May 13
1935	May 3
1936	May 21
1937	Apr 24
1938	Apr 24
1939	May 13
1940	Apr 27
1941	May 3
1942	Apr 22
1944	May 19
1945	May 11
1946	May 13
1947	May 10
1948	Apr 27
1949	May 11
1950	May 14
1951	May 14
1952	May 5
1953	Apr 22
1954	May 13
1955	May 17
1956	May 25
1957	May 19
1958	May 10
1959	May 17
1960	Apr 20
1961	May 31
1962	May 12
1963	May 24
1964	May 21
1965	May 24
1966	May 12
1967	May 14
1968	May 27
1969	May 27
1970	May 29
1971	May 24
1972	Jun 11
1973	May 1
1974	May 20
1975	Apr 29
1976	May 5
1977	May 15
1978	May 3
1979	May 7
1980	May 28
1981	May 18
1982	Apr 29
1983	May 18
1984	May 17
1985	May 9
1986	May 4
1987	May 3
1988	Apr 27
1989	Apr 29
1990	Apr 19
1991	Apr 19
1992	Apr 18
1994	Apr 23
2000	May 20
2001	May 15
2002	May 25
2003	May 17
2004	May 9
2005	May 20
2006	Apr 30
2007	May 3
2008	May 1
2009	May 1
2010	May 13
2011	Apr 23
2012	May 1
2013	May 14
2014	May 7
2015	May 23
2016	May 11
2017	May 4
2018	May 12
2019	May 9
2020	May 14
2021	May 7
2022	May 9
2023	May 19
2024	Apr 27
2025	May 1
2026	May 22

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1894	163
1895	148
1896	169
1897	171
1899	157
1900	158
1901	165
1902	145
1903	169
1904	153
1909	165
1914	149
1915	148
1916	152
1917	129
1918	155
1919	163
1920	177
1921	172
1923	149
1924	162
1925	157
1926	163
1927	158
1929	132
1930	158
1931	158
1934	141
1935	155
1936	127
1937	161
1938	165
1939	136
1940	170
1941	149
1942	159
1944	137
1945	145
1946	159
1948	159
1949	143
1951	138
1952	151
1953	154
1954	146
1955	128
1956	107
1957	130
1958	144
1959	121
1960	164
1961	126
1962	131
1963	112
1964	114
1965	126
1966	126
1967	146
1968	131
1969	114
1970	140
1971	164
1972	103
1973	142
1974	125
1975	156
1976	142
1977	145
1978	129
1979	135
1980	121
1981	134
1982	121
1983	144
1984	121
1985	155
1986	155
1987	153
1988	162
1989	163
1990	183
1991	176
1992	165
2000	108
2001	137
2002	126
2003	138
2004	148
2005	153
2007	162
2008	144
2009	163
2010	149
2011	165
2012	164
2013	147
2014	134
2015	134
2016	153
2017	116
2018	158
2019	148
2020	127
2021	168
2022	143
2023	164
2024	172
2025	142

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1894	16.5 °C
1895	16.2 °C
1896	16.4 °C
1897	15.7 °C
1899	16.6 °C
1900	16.4 °C
1901	16.8 °C
1902	15.3 °C
1903	15.8 °C
1904	15.9 °C
1905	16.0 °C
1909	15.0 °C
1911	17.1 °C
1914	15.3 °C
1915	16.6 °C
1916	16.3 °C
1917	15.2 °C
1918	16.2 °C
1919	16.3 °C
1920	16.1 °C
1921	18.0 °C
1923	15.5 °C
1924	14.8 °C
1925	15.5 °C
1926	15.0 °C
1927	15.0 °C
1928	15.7 °C
1929	16.0 °C
1930	16.4 °C
1931	16.2 °C
1934	17.1 °C
1935	15.4 °C
1936	16.2 °C
1937	17.1 °C
1938	17.0 °C
1939	16.6 °C
1940	15.9 °C
1941	17.4 °C
1942	17.2 °C
1944	17.4 °C
1945	16.9 °C
1946	15.9 °C
1947	16.7 °C
1948	16.4 °C
1949	17.8 °C
1951	16.1 °C
1952	16.6 °C
1953	16.8 °C
1954	15.3 °C
1955	17.4 °C
1956	14.2 °C
1957	15.8 °C
1958	15.8 °C
1959	17.9 °C
1960	16.9 °C
1961	16.6 °C
1962	16.0 °C
1963	15.7 °C
1964	16.2 °C
1965	15.5 °C
1966	15.2 °C
1967	15.5 °C
1968	16.4 °C
1969	15.9 °C
1970	16.3 °C
1971	15.8 °C
1972	15.3 °C
1973	16.9 °C
1974	15.5 °C
1975	16.8 °C
1976	15.8 °C
1977	16.4 °C
1978	15.3 °C
1979	16.4 °C
1980	16.5 °C
1981	16.1 °C
1982	14.7 °C
1983	16.1 °C
1984	15.8 °C
1985	15.7 °C
1986	16.2 °C
1987	16.5 °C
1988	16.6 °C
1989	16.1 °C
1990	16.0 °C
1991	17.1 °C
1992	15.2 °C
1999	16.6 °C
2000	14.6 °C
2001	15.8 °C
2002	15.7 °C
2003	15.1 °C
2004	15.3 °C
2005	16.5 °C
2007	15.8 °C
2008	16.2 °C
2009	15.6 °C
2010	17.0 °C
2011	16.8 °C
2012	16.6 °C
2013	16.2 °C
2014	16.0 °C
2015	17.0 °C
2016	16.6 °C
2017	16.0 °C
2018	16.7 °C
2019	15.7 °C
2020	16.0 °C
2021	16.6 °C
2022	16.2 °C
2023	16.4 °C
2024	17.3 °C
2025	16.8 °C

What this means for you: Since 1894, Bridport'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 Cornwall (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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