When to plant in Blennerhassett, WV

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

Safe to plant out

May 10

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 19

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 26

1 year in 10 by Oct 14

Frost-free days

187

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Parkersburg · 6.5 km away · station 189 m, town 238 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 15 – Mar 29	May 10 – May 24	Jul 4
Sweet pepper	Mar 1 – Mar 15	May 10 – May 24	Jul 9
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 15 – Feb 22	Mar 22 – Apr 5	May 1
Peas	—	Mar 17 – Apr 14	May 11
Bush beans	—	May 3 – May 24	Jun 22
Carrot	—	Mar 29 – May 10	May 28
Beet	—	Mar 26 – May 7	May 15
Potato	—	Mar 29 – Apr 19	Jun 7
Kale	Feb 10 – Feb 24	Mar 24 – Apr 7	May 6
Broccoli	Feb 8 – Feb 22	Mar 22 – Apr 12	May 21
Cucumber	Apr 12 – Apr 19	May 10 – May 24	Jun 29
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 12 – Apr 19	May 10 – May 24	Jun 24
Winter squash	Apr 12 – Apr 19	May 10 – May 24	Jul 29
Sweet corn	—	May 3 – May 24	Jul 2
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 22 – Apr 12	Jun 20
Garlic	—	Oct 12 – Nov 9 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 17 – Apr 14	Apr 24
Basil	Mar 29 – Apr 12	May 10 – May 24	Jul 6

Plan all 65 crops for Blennerhassett

Blennerhassett'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
1926	Apr 27
1927	Apr 25
1928	Apr 26
1929	Apr 19
1930	Apr 25
1931	Mar 21
1932	Apr 18
1933	Mar 29
1934	Apr 28
1935	Apr 18
1936	Apr 23
1937	Apr 12
1938	May 12
1939	Apr 14
1940	Apr 14
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 13
1943	Apr 16
1944	Apr 13
1945	Apr 6
1946	Apr 13
1947	May 10
1948	Apr 10
1949	Apr 17
1950	Apr 16
1951	Apr 18
1952	Apr 9
1953	Apr 21
1954	Apr 9
1955	Apr 8
1956	Apr 25
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 9
1959	Apr 14
1960	May 2
1961	Apr 30
1962	Apr 21
1963	May 2
1964	Apr 11
1965	Apr 3
1966	May 10
1967	Apr 28
1968	Apr 16
1969	Apr 7
1970	May 7
1971	Apr 15
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 15
1974	Apr 10
1975	Apr 9
1976	Apr 28
1977	Apr 29
1978	Apr 22
1979	Apr 10
1980	Apr 17
1981	Apr 26
1982	Apr 23
1985	Apr 11
1987	Apr 10
1990	Apr 20
1991	Apr 14
1992	Apr 30
1993	Apr 28
1994	Apr 24
1995	Apr 16
1996	May 15
1997	Apr 22
1998	Apr 12
1999	Apr 13
2000	Apr 14
2001	Apr 3
2002	May 23
2003	Apr 1
2004	Apr 29
2005	Mar 23
2006	Apr 10
2007	Apr 11
2008	Mar 30
2009	Apr 13
2010	May 10
2011	Apr 4
2012	Apr 13
2013	Apr 22
2014	Apr 17
2018	Apr 21
2019	Apr 28
2020	May 10
2021	Apr 23
2022	Apr 21
2023	Apr 25
2024	Apr 8

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1926	190
1927	194
1928	185
1929	200
1930	177
1931	211
1932	197
1933	198
1934	168
1935	169
1936	186
1937	184
1938	148
1939	183
1940	189
1941	212
1942	168
1943	186
1944	185
1945	203
1946	182
1947	144
1948	190
1949	192
1950	208
1951	193
1952	193
1953	169
1954	204
1955	199
1956	201
1957	187
1958	203
1959	197
1960	171
1961	191
1962	186
1963	181
1964	177
1965	184
1966	172
1967	174
1968	171
1969	193
1970	162
1971	203
1972	192
1973	202
1974	175
1975	176
1976	172
1977	170
1978	201
1979	198
1980	191
1981	180
1985	189
1987	176
1990	182
1991	186
1992	170
1993	165
1994	186
1995	183
1996	170
1997	181
1998	193
1999	194
2000	197
2001	187
2002	162
2003	184
2004	193
2005	220
2006	187
2007	201
2008	213
2009	188
2010	172
2011	207
2012	206
2013	186
2014	195
2018	183
2019	187
2020	187
2021	193
2022	207
2023	189
2024	227

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1926	19.5 °C
1927	19.0 °C
1928	18.8 °C
1929	19.4 °C
1930	20.9 °C
1931	20.5 °C
1932	19.9 °C
1933	20.9 °C
1934	21.1 °C
1935	19.2 °C
1936	20.7 °C
1937	19.7 °C
1938	20.0 °C
1939	20.4 °C
1940	19.2 °C
1941	20.7 °C
1942	20.3 °C
1943	19.9 °C
1944	20.8 °C
1945	19.8 °C
1946	19.4 °C
1947	19.9 °C
1948	20.2 °C
1949	20.0 °C
1950	18.8 °C
1951	19.6 °C
1952	20.4 °C
1953	20.4 °C
1954	20.5 °C
1955	21.0 °C
1956	18.9 °C
1957	20.5 °C
1958	19.3 °C
1959	21.1 °C
1960	20.1 °C
1961	19.2 °C
1962	19.9 °C
1963	18.8 °C
1964	20.0 °C
1965	20.2 °C
1966	19.1 °C
1967	18.7 °C
1968	19.6 °C
1969	19.8 °C
1970	20.7 °C
1971	19.3 °C
1972	19.3 °C
1973	19.8 °C
1974	19.1 °C
1975	19.4 °C
1976	18.5 °C
1977	20.5 °C
1978	19.6 °C
1979	18.8 °C
1980	19.7 °C
1981	19.5 °C
1982	19.2 °C
1985	20.3 °C
1987	20.7 °C
1990	19.1 °C
1991	21.1 °C
1992	17.4 °C
1993	18.6 °C
1994	19.4 °C
1995	19.9 °C
1996	19.2 °C
1997	18.1 °C
1998	20.4 °C
1999	20.6 °C
2000	19.4 °C
2001	20.2 °C
2002	21.0 °C
2003	19.8 °C
2004	20.1 °C
2005	21.1 °C
2006	20.3 °C
2007	21.2 °C
2008	20.3 °C
2009	19.9 °C
2010	21.6 °C
2011	20.9 °C
2012	20.9 °C
2013	20.1 °C
2014	19.9 °C
2019	21.5 °C
2020	20.3 °C
2021	20.3 °C
2022	20.6 °C
2023	20.0 °C
2024	22.0 °C

What this means for you: Since 1926, Blennerhassett'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 Parkersburg (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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