Frost

Freeze Forecast

| Clifton Martin

It’s that time of year…a frost can anytime.  I put the second week of October as a likely candidate for a first frost…

Probability of Earlier Date in Fall Than Indicated
Temperature Earliest 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Latest
36 09/21 09/23 09/30 10/02 10/03 10/06 10/10 10/13 10/16 10/19 10/24
32 09/23 10/02 10/08 10/11 10/13 10/17 10/18 10/21 10/24 10/27 10/31
28 10/03 10/11 10/17 10/19 10/25 10/29 10/30 11/02 11/02 11/09 11/12
24 10/20 10/23 11/03 11/05 11/08 11/10 11/12 11/14 11/18 11/23 12/04
20 11/04 11/05 11/11 11/14 11/17 11/21 11/25 11/29 12/10 12/14 12/24

 

This data is reported at the Zanesville Airport weather station.

Midwestern Regional Climate Center

cli-MATE: MRCC Application Tools Environment

Generated at: 9/27/2021 2:53:35 PM CDT

OSU Extension Newsletter Highlights

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Wilted Buckeye Leaves May Not Be Freeze Damage | BYGL 

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid – A 2021 Update. | BYGL 

Pasture (Frothy) Bloat; Beware when grazing legumes! | Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter 

New FactSheet is published on Nutrient Removal for Field Crops in Ohio | Agronomic Crops Network 

Considerations When Making Beef Cow Culling Decisions | Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter 

Black Cutworms and True Armyworms are Arriving | Agronomic Crops Network 

East Ohio Women in Agriculture Series Recordings and Upcoming Programs | Ohio Women in Agriculture 

Spring Freeze Damage Resources | CFAES

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones

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This time of year we run the risk of freezing temperatures and the challenge of caring for plants in our landscape.  This is the current USDA plant hardiness zone map for Ohio.  Zanesville, Ohio is in zone 6a.  An interactive map can be found at http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/#.

What do these plant hardiness zone mean?  These zones are used to characterize average annual minimum winter temperatures across the United States.  Zone 6a, for example, has average minimum temperatures of -10 to -5 degrees F.  This allows us to make decisions as homeowners and landowners about the types of plants that we will put in our landscapes.  Refer to the information that accompanies any purchased plant material for information specifying ideal growing zones.