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When to plant in Craigsville, WV

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

Safe to plant out
May 11
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Apr 28
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Oct 18
1 year in 10 by Oct 5
Frost-free days
172
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Summersville Lake · 24.3 km away · station 539 m, town 705 m. How we match towns to stations

The station sits 166 m lower than the town, so frost dates here may be off by a week or more. Check them against local experience.

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Mar 16 – Mar 30 May 11 – May 25 Jul 5
Sweet pepper Mar 2 – Mar 16 May 11 – May 25 Jul 10
Lettuce (leaf) Feb 24 – Mar 3 Mar 31 – Apr 14 May 10
Peas — Mar 17 – Apr 14 May 11
Bush beans — May 4 – May 25 Jun 23
Carrot — Apr 7 – May 19 Jun 6
Beet — Mar 31 – May 12 May 20
Potato — Apr 7 – Apr 28 Jun 16
Kale Feb 17 – Mar 3 Mar 31 – Apr 14 May 13
Broccoli Feb 17 – Mar 3 Mar 31 – Apr 21 May 30
Cucumber Apr 13 – Apr 20 May 11 – May 25 Jun 30
Summer squash and zucchini Apr 13 – Apr 20 May 11 – May 25 Jun 25
Winter squash Apr 13 – Apr 20 May 11 – May 25 Jul 30
Sweet corn — May 4 – May 25 Jul 3
Onion (from sets) — Mar 31 – Apr 21 Jun 29
Garlic — Oct 4 – Nov 1 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Mar 17 – Apr 14 Apr 24
Basil Mar 30 – Apr 13 May 11 – May 25 Jul 7

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Craigsville's weather over time

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

Apr 15May 1May 15 197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
See the data as a table
YearLast spring frost
1968May 7
1969Apr 25
1970Apr 16
1972May 6
1973May 18
1974May 8
1975Apr 28
1976May 10
1977May 13
1978May 4
1979Apr 19
1980May 10
1981May 4
1982Apr 30
1983May 11
1984May 18
1985May 4
1986May 5
1987Apr 24
1988Apr 27
1989May 8
1990Apr 19
1991Apr 24
1992Apr 30
1993Apr 28
1994Apr 24
1995Apr 27
1996May 15
1997May 12
1998Apr 29
1999Apr 26
2000Apr 28
2001Apr 27
2003Apr 25
2004May 5
2005May 5
2006Apr 11
2007Apr 17
2008Apr 30
2009May 18
2010May 10
2011Apr 8
2014Apr 24
2015Apr 28
2016Apr 15
2017Apr 10
2018May 2
2022Apr 29
2023Apr 26
2024Apr 24

What this means for you: Since 1968, Craigsville's last spring frost has come about 2 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 5 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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