When to plant in Freeland, WA

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

Safe to plant out

Mar 17

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Feb 17

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Dec 4

1 year in 10 by Nov 5

Frost-free days

280

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Port Townsend · 21.0 km away · station 30 m, town 33 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 13 – Mar 27	May 8 – May 22	Jul 2
Sweet pepper	Feb 27 – Mar 13	May 8 – May 22	Jul 7
Lettuce (leaf)	Dec 17 – Dec 24	Jan 21 – Feb 4	Mar 2
Peas	—	Jan 21 – Feb 18	Mar 17
Bush beans	—	Apr 26 – May 17	Jun 15
Carrot	—	Mar 20 – May 1	May 19
Beet	—	Mar 20 – May 1	May 9
Potato	—	Mar 20 – Apr 10	May 29
Kale	Dec 17 – Dec 31	Jan 28 – Feb 11	Mar 12
Broccoli	Dec 10 – Dec 24	Jan 21 – Feb 11	Mar 22
Cucumber	Apr 10 – Apr 17	May 8 – May 22	Jun 27
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 10 – Apr 17	May 8 – May 22	Jun 22
Winter squash	Apr 10 – Apr 17	May 8 – May 22	Jul 27
Sweet corn	—	Apr 26 – May 17	Jun 25
Onion (from sets)	—	Jan 21 – Feb 11	Apr 21
Garlic	—	Oct 11 – Nov 8 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Jan 21 – Feb 18	Feb 28
Basil	Mar 27 – Apr 10	May 8 – May 22	Jul 4

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Freeland'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
1892	Apr 19
1893	Apr 19
1894	May 13
1898	Mar 26
1899	Mar 22
1900	Mar 15
1901	Feb 23
1902	Mar 15
1903	Mar 19
1904	Mar 26
1905	Mar 30
1906	Mar 18
1907	Mar 16
1908	Mar 9
1909	Feb 13
1910	Feb 23
1911	Apr 14
1912	Mar 11
1913	Mar 26
1914	Mar 26
1915	Feb 14
1916	Mar 6
1917	Mar 30
1918	Apr 3
1919	Feb 24
1920	Apr 2
1921	Apr 23
1922	Mar 27
1923	Mar 4
1924	Mar 30
1925	Mar 31
1927	Apr 20
1928	Mar 1
1929	Apr 6
1930	Feb 28
1931	Feb 7
1932	Mar 8
1933	Mar 29
1935	Apr 2
1936	Apr 1
1937	Feb 20
1938	Mar 31
1939	Mar 5
1940	Feb 19
1941	Jan 24
1942	Feb 25
1943	Mar 19
1944	Mar 27
1945	Mar 6
1946	Mar 28
1947	Mar 8
1948	May 2
1949	May 5
1950	Apr 28
1951	Apr 21
1952	Apr 8
1953	Apr 2
1954	May 1
1955	Mar 24
1956	Mar 15
1957	Feb 24
1959	Feb 12
1960	Mar 12
1961	Jan 28
1962	Mar 13
1963	Feb 1
1964	Apr 17
1965	Mar 24
1966	Mar 22
1967	Mar 13
1968	Apr 13
1972	Mar 24
1973	Feb 7
1974	Mar 19
1975	Mar 31
1976	Mar 15
1977	Jan 27
1978	Mar 3
1979	Feb 22
1980	Mar 17
1981	Feb 11
1982	Mar 16
1983	Feb 5
1984	Jan 20
1985	Mar 11
1986	Feb 20
1987	Jan 17
1988	Mar 29
1989	Mar 4
1990	Feb 19
1991	Jan 29
1992	Jan 7
1993	Feb 27
1994	Feb 8
1995	Mar 5
1996	Mar 25
1997	Mar 13
1998	Jan 13
1999	Mar 7
2000	Feb 19
2002	Mar 21
2003	Feb 25
2004	Jan 7
2005	Feb 24
2006	Mar 12
2007	Jan 14

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1893	186
1894	185
1898	242
1899	283
1900	247
1901	291
1902	290
1903	242
1904	272
1905	201
1906	249
1907	274
1908	267
1909	259
1910	298
1911	208
1912	211
1913	279
1914	232
1916	249
1917	267
1918	226
1919	242
1920	222
1921	208
1922	246
1923	270
1924	226
1925	274
1926	345
1927	229
1928	262
1929	247
1930	223
1931	286
1933	244
1935	209
1936	270
1937	266
1938	224
1939	292
1940	262
1941	301
1942	272
1943	241
1945	245
1947	250
1948	177
1949	166
1950	194
1952	214
1953	214
1954	177
1955	231
1956	248
1958	318
1959	265
1960	268
1961	280
1962	285
1963	291
1964	210
1965	243
1966	233
1967	268
1968	249
1972	219
1973	285
1974	283
1975	231
1976	256
1978	252
1979	276
1981	303
1982	250
1983	297
1984	283
1985	244
1986	262
1988	271
1989	301
1991	319
1992	330
1993	267
1994	282
1995	275
1996	238
1997	292
1998	338
1999	298
2000	264
2002	223
2003	248
2004	357
2005	279

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1892	12.9 °C
1893	12.7 °C
1894	13.1 °C
1898	13.8 °C
1899	12.7 °C
1900	13.6 °C
1901	12.7 °C
1902	13.6 °C
1903	13.0 °C
1904	13.6 °C
1905	13.5 °C
1906	13.9 °C
1907	13.6 °C
1908	13.1 °C
1909	12.8 °C
1910	13.1 °C
1911	12.9 °C
1912	13.7 °C
1913	13.5 °C
1914	13.8 °C
1916	13.4 °C
1917	13.1 °C
1918	13.4 °C
1920	12.9 °C
1921	12.8 °C
1922	13.5 °C
1923	13.9 °C
1924	13.6 °C
1925	14.3 °C
1926	14.7 °C
1927	13.8 °C
1928	14.2 °C
1929	13.8 °C
1930	13.6 °C
1931	14.3 °C
1932	14.0 °C
1933	13.2 °C
1935	14.0 °C
1936	14.5 °C
1937	13.7 °C
1938	13.8 °C
1939	13.8 °C
1941	14.3 °C
1942	14.5 °C
1943	14.0 °C
1945	13.7 °C
1947	14.3 °C
1948	13.4 °C
1949	13.5 °C
1950	13.0 °C
1951	13.7 °C
1952	13.2 °C
1953	13.4 °C
1954	12.8 °C
1955	12.6 °C
1956	14.3 °C
1957	15.0 °C
1958	15.9 °C
1959	14.3 °C
1960	14.0 °C
1961	14.7 °C
1962	13.6 °C
1963	14.3 °C
1964	13.3 °C
1965	13.7 °C
1966	13.6 °C
1967	14.3 °C
1968	13.9 °C
1972	13.7 °C
1973	13.8 °C
1974	14.0 °C
1975	13.4 °C
1976	13.5 °C
1977	14.1 °C
1978	14.5 °C
1979	14.7 °C
1980	14.0 °C
1981	14.6 °C
1982	14.4 °C
1983	14.9 °C
1984	14.2 °C
1988	14.2 °C
1989	14.7 °C
1991	14.3 °C
1992	15.1 °C
1993	14.6 °C
1994	15.0 °C
1995	14.9 °C
1996	14.2 °C
1997	15.0 °C
1998	14.8 °C
1999	13.6 °C
2000	14.1 °C
2001	13.8 °C
2002	14.3 °C
2003	15.1 °C

What this means for you: Since 1892, Freeland's last spring frost has come about 3 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 Port Townsend (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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