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When to plant in New Lisbon, WI

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

Safe to plant out
May 15
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
May 3
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Oct 5
1 year in 10 by Sep 27
Frost-free days
152
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Mauston 1 Se · 13.0 km away · station 264 m, town 273 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Mar 20 – Apr 3 May 15 – May 29 Jul 9
Sweet pepper Mar 6 – Mar 20 May 15 – May 29 Jul 14
Lettuce (leaf) Mar 5 – Mar 12 Apr 9 – Apr 23 May 19
Peas — Apr 9 – May 7 Jun 3
Bush beans — May 8 – May 29 Jun 27
Carrot — Apr 19 – May 31 Jun 18
Beet — Apr 19 – May 31 Jun 8
Potato — Apr 19 – May 10 Jun 28
Kale Mar 5 – Mar 19 Apr 16 – Apr 30 May 29
Broccoli Feb 26 – Mar 12 Apr 9 – Apr 30 Jun 8
Cucumber Apr 17 – Apr 24 May 15 – May 29 Jul 4
Summer squash and zucchini Apr 17 – Apr 24 May 15 – May 29 Jun 29
Winter squash Apr 17 – Apr 24 May 15 – May 29 Aug 3
Sweet corn — May 8 – May 29 Jul 7
Onion (from sets) — Apr 9 – Apr 30 Jul 8
Garlic — Sep 21 – Oct 19 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Apr 9 – May 7 May 17
Basil Apr 3 – Apr 17 May 15 – May 29 Jul 11

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New Lisbon's weather over time

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

Apr 15May 1May 15Jun 1 191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1905May 26
1907May 21
1908May 4
1909May 11
1912Jun 9
1913May 11
1914May 15
1915May 19
1916May 18
1918May 13
1953May 13
1954May 20
1955May 8
1956May 16
1957May 16
1958May 6
1959May 15
1960May 12
1961May 27
1962Apr 24
1963May 23
1964Apr 25
1965May 30
1966May 31
1967May 22
1968May 6
1969May 12
1970May 6
1971May 27
1972Jun 10
1973May 17
1974May 13
1975May 16
1976May 18
1977Jun 9
1978May 10
1979May 25
1980May 15
1981May 19
1982Apr 28
1985Apr 10
1986May 3
1987May 5
1990May 11
1991Apr 22
1992May 7
1993Apr 26
1994May 6
1995May 1
1996May 13
1997May 21
1999Apr 24
2000Apr 22
2001Apr 19
2002May 18
2003May 3
2004May 5
2005May 4
2006May 6
2007Apr 16
2008Apr 30
2009Apr 17
2010May 10
2011May 4
2012Apr 27
2013May 13
2014May 16
2015May 13
2016May 15
2017May 3
2018Apr 29
2019Apr 28
2020May 13
2021May 12
2022May 5
2023Apr 27
2024Apr 25
2025May 9

What this means for you: Since 1905, New Lisbon's last spring frost has come about 2 days 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 Mauston 1 Se (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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