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When to plant in Hustisford, WI

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

Last spring frost

  1. Early · riskyApr 229 years in 10 still get a later frost
  2. TypicalMay 5about half of years get a later frost
  3. Safe to plant outMay 211 year in 10 gets a later frost

Hardy crops like peas and spinach are timed from the typical date. Wait for the safe date before planting out tomatoes, peppers and squash.

First fall frost

  1. EarlySep 281 year in 10 has frost by then
  2. TypicalOct 9about half of years have had frost
  3. LateOct 279 years in 10 have had frost by then

A typical year has 156 frost-free days. Plan for tender crops to be ripe by the early date.

Station used: Horicon Wwtp · 10.6 km away · station 268 m, town 263 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Mar 26 – Apr 9 May 21 – Jun 4 Jul 15
Sweet pepper Mar 12 – Mar 26 May 21 – Jun 4 Jul 20
Lettuce (leaf) Mar 6 – Mar 13 Apr 10 – Apr 24 May 20
Peas — Apr 10 – May 8 Jun 4
Bush beans — May 14 – Jun 4 Jul 3
Carrot — Apr 20 – Jun 1 Jun 19
Beet — Apr 20 – Jun 1 Jun 9
Potato — Apr 20 – May 11 Jun 29
Kale Mar 6 – Mar 20 Apr 17 – May 1 May 30
Broccoli Feb 27 – Mar 13 Apr 10 – May 1 Jun 9
Cucumber Apr 23 – Apr 30 May 21 – Jun 4 Jul 10
Summer squash and zucchini Apr 23 – Apr 30 May 21 – Jun 4 Jul 5
Winter squash Apr 23 – Apr 30 May 21 – Jun 4 Aug 9
Sweet corn — May 14 – Jun 4 Jul 13
Onion (from sets) — Apr 10 – May 1 Jul 9
Garlic — Sep 25 – Oct 23 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Apr 10 – May 8 May 18
Basil Apr 9 – Apr 23 May 21 – Jun 4 Jul 17

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Hustisford's weather over time

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

Apr 15May 1May 15Jun 1Jun 15 19801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1971May 3
1972Apr 26
1973Apr 14
1974May 10
1975Apr 22
1976May 4
1977May 9
1978May 6
1979May 5
1980May 7
1981May 12
1982Apr 28
1983May 17
1984May 2
1985Apr 11
1986May 3
1987Apr 8
1988Apr 28
1989May 6
1990May 10
1991Apr 21
1992May 24
1993Apr 26
1994May 5
1995May 26
1996May 14
1997May 16
1998Apr 28
1999Jun 15
2000Apr 23
2001Apr 19
2002May 21
2003Apr 23
2004May 3
2005May 4
2006May 6
2007Apr 17
2008Apr 30
2009Apr 22
2010May 9
2011May 4
2012Apr 28
2013May 13
2014Apr 23
2015Apr 26
2016May 15
2017May 8
2018Apr 30
2019Apr 29
2020May 12
2021May 11
2022May 4
2023Apr 26
2024Apr 25
2025Apr 17

What this means for you: Since 1971, Hustisford's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. 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 Horicon Wwtp (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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