When to plant in Wilder, VT

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

Safe to plant out

May 17

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 7

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 10

1 year in 10 by Sep 29

Frost-free days

156

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Hanover · 4.1 km away · station 178 m, town 130 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 22 – Apr 5	May 17 – May 31	Jul 11
Sweet pepper	Mar 8 – Mar 22	May 17 – May 31	Jul 16
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 5 – Mar 12	Apr 9 – Apr 23	May 19
Peas	—	Apr 9 – May 7	Jun 3
Bush beans	—	May 10 – May 31	Jun 29
Carrot	—	Apr 18 – May 30	Jun 17
Beet	—	Apr 18 – May 30	Jun 7
Potato	—	Apr 18 – May 9	Jun 27
Kale	Mar 5 – Mar 19	Apr 16 – Apr 30	May 29
Broccoli	Feb 26 – Mar 12	Apr 9 – Apr 30	Jun 8
Cucumber	Apr 19 – Apr 26	May 17 – May 31	Jul 6
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 19 – Apr 26	May 17 – May 31	Jul 1
Winter squash	Apr 19 – Apr 26	May 17 – May 31	Aug 5
Sweet corn	—	May 10 – May 31	Jul 9
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 9 – Apr 30	Jul 8
Garlic	—	Sep 26 – Oct 24 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 9 – May 7	May 17
Basil	Apr 5 – Apr 19	May 17 – May 31	Jul 13

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Wilder'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 30
1895	May 17
1896	May 1
1897	May 9
1898	May 9
1899	May 16
1900	May 26
1901	May 6
1902	May 21
1903	May 25
1904	Apr 23
1905	May 31
1906	Jun 12
1907	May 25
1908	Jun 3
1909	May 27
1910	Jun 5
1911	May 14
1912	Jun 10
1913	Jun 10
1914	May 16
1915	Jun 3
1916	May 14
1917	May 18
1918	Jun 20
1919	May 6
1920	May 16
1921	May 13
1922	May 12
1923	May 24
1924	May 26
1925	May 19
1926	May 21
1927	Jun 3
1928	May 15
1929	May 23
1930	Jun 1
1931	May 18
1932	Jun 8
1933	May 18
1934	May 19
1935	May 24
1936	May 22
1937	May 16
1938	May 5
1939	May 19
1940	May 13
1941	May 15
1942	May 12
1943	May 15
1944	May 21
1945	May 20
1946	May 11
1947	May 31
1948	May 4
1949	May 26
1950	May 9
1951	May 19
1952	May 17
1953	May 4
1954	May 27
1955	May 18
1956	May 29
1957	May 19
1958	Jun 7
1959	May 18
1960	May 3
1961	May 31
1962	May 13
1963	May 25
1964	May 21
1966	May 14
1967	May 30
1968	May 27
1969	May 27
1970	May 7
1971	May 24
1972	May 13
1973	May 7
1974	May 5
1975	May 9
1976	May 13
1977	May 15
1978	May 6
1979	May 7
1980	Apr 22
1981	May 19
1982	May 5
1983	May 19
1985	May 9
1986	Jun 3
1987	Jun 8
1988	May 8
1989	May 9
1990	May 12
1991	Apr 25
1992	May 26
1993	Apr 28
1994	May 4
1995	May 7
1996	May 15
1997	May 11
1998	Apr 29
1999	May 14
2000	May 3
2002	May 20
2003	May 4
2004	May 8
2005	May 17
2006	Apr 30
2007	May 7
2008	May 2
2009	May 19
2010	May 13
2011	Apr 22
2012	Apr 30
2013	May 15
2014	May 7
2015	Apr 25
2016	May 17
2017	May 4
2018	Apr 24
2019	Apr 29
2020	May 14
2021	May 7
2022	May 9
2023	May 18
2024	Apr 27

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1894	148
1895	120
1896	145
1897	146
1898	150
1899	122
1900	115
1901	142
1902	141
1903	122
1904	151
1905	118
1906	104
1907	129
1908	103
1909	114
1910	124
1911	122
1912	120
1913	91
1914	135
1915	111
1916	139
1917	115
1918	82
1919	143
1920	126
1921	146
1922	136
1923	113
1924	121
1925	126
1926	147
1927	127
1928	132
1929	119
1930	122
1931	143
1932	113
1933	116
1934	135
1935	122
1936	126
1937	139
1938	150
1939	130
1940	136
1941	120
1942	136
1943	125
1944	125
1945	132
1946	124
1947	114
1948	134
1949	121
1950	137
1951	133
1952	144
1953	141
1954	132
1955	127
1956	114
1957	130
1958	116
1959	121
1960	151
1961	126
1962	130
1963	111
1964	117
1966	134
1967	129
1968	131
1969	140
1970	162
1971	141
1972	141
1973	136
1974	141
1975	147
1976	151
1977	144
1978	142
1979	135
1981	134
1982	158
1983	144
1985	155
1986	125
1987	109
1988	143
1990	157
1991	155
1992	120
1993	154
1994	160
1995	144
1996	141
1997	153
1998	194
2000	148
2002	141
2004	149
2005	156
2006	160
2007	158
2008	157
2009	145
2010	149
2011	166
2012	165
2013	161
2014	165
2015	175
2016	146
2017	165
2018	176
2019	158
2020	127
2021	169
2022	146
2023	165
2024	172

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1894	15.6 °C
1895	15.3 °C
1896	15.7 °C
1897	14.8 °C
1898	15.8 °C
1899	15.0 °C
1900	15.3 °C
1901	16.1 °C
1902	14.4 °C
1903	14.6 °C
1904	14.9 °C
1905	14.8 °C
1906	15.6 °C
1907	14.2 °C
1908	15.8 °C
1909	14.6 °C
1910	15.3 °C
1911	14.9 °C
1912	14.6 °C
1913	15.1 °C
1914	14.6 °C
1915	15.4 °C
1916	15.4 °C
1917	14.5 °C
1918	15.2 °C
1919	15.3 °C
1920	14.8 °C
1921	16.7 °C
1922	15.6 °C
1923	14.6 °C
1924	14.3 °C
1925	14.9 °C
1926	13.9 °C
1927	14.3 °C
1928	14.7 °C
1929	15.0 °C
1930	15.8 °C
1931	16.0 °C
1932	15.1 °C
1933	16.0 °C
1934	15.8 °C
1935	14.9 °C
1936	15.4 °C
1937	15.9 °C
1938	15.8 °C
1939	15.5 °C
1940	14.7 °C
1941	16.0 °C
1942	15.8 °C
1943	14.4 °C
1944	15.9 °C
1945	15.6 °C
1946	14.9 °C
1947	15.5 °C
1948	15.1 °C
1949	16.5 °C
1950	14.3 °C
1951	15.4 °C
1952	15.9 °C
1953	16.1 °C
1954	14.6 °C
1955	16.7 °C
1956	13.8 °C
1957	15.8 °C
1958	14.8 °C
1959	16.8 °C
1960	15.9 °C
1961	15.8 °C
1962	15.1 °C
1963	15.2 °C
1964	15.2 °C
1965	15.4 °C
1966	14.7 °C
1967	15.1 °C
1968	15.8 °C
1969	15.8 °C
1970	16.2 °C
1971	15.6 °C
1972	15.1 °C
1973	16.3 °C
1974	15.4 °C
1975	15.8 °C
1976	15.7 °C
1977	15.9 °C
1978	15.3 °C
1981	16.7 °C
1982	15.7 °C
1983	16.7 °C
1985	16.4 °C
1986	16.1 °C
1987	16.6 °C
1988	16.5 °C
1989	16.4 °C
1990	16.0 °C
1991	16.7 °C
1992	15.0 °C
1993	16.4 °C
1994	16.2 °C
1995	15.8 °C
1996	16.0 °C
1997	15.1 °C
1998	17.6 °C
2000	15.7 °C
2002	17.1 °C
2004	16.3 °C
2005	17.0 °C
2006	16.7 °C
2007	16.0 °C
2008	16.4 °C
2009	16.1 °C
2010	17.5 °C
2012	17.4 °C
2013	17.4 °C
2014	16.8 °C
2015	17.6 °C
2016	17.5 °C
2017	17.2 °C
2018	17.6 °C
2019	16.9 °C
2020	17.4 °C
2021	17.5 °C
2022	17.5 °C
2023	17.2 °C
2024	18.0 °C

What this means for you: Since 1894, Wilder's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 3 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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