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When to plant in Georgiana, AL

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

Last spring frost

  1. Early · riskyMar 79 years in 10 still get a later frost
  2. TypicalMar 22about half of years get a later frost
  3. Safe to plant outApr 81 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. EarlyOct 261 year in 10 has frost by then
  2. TypicalNov 9about half of years have had frost
  3. LateNov 279 years in 10 have had frost by then

A typical year has 230 frost-free days. Plan for tender crops to be ripe by the early date.

Station used: Greenville · 21.2 km away · station 104 m, town 89 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Feb 11 – Feb 25 Apr 8 – Apr 22 Jun 2
Sweet pepper Jan 28 – Feb 11 Apr 8 – Apr 22 Jun 7
Lettuce (leaf) Jan 18 – Jan 25 Feb 22 – Mar 8 Apr 3
Peas — Feb 8 – Mar 8 Apr 4
Bush beans — Apr 1 – Apr 22 May 21
Carrot — Mar 1 – Apr 12 Apr 30
Beet — Feb 22 – Apr 5 Apr 13
Potato — Mar 1 – Mar 22 May 10
Kale Jan 11 – Jan 25 Feb 22 – Mar 8 Apr 6
Broccoli Jan 11 – Jan 25 Feb 22 – Mar 15 Apr 23
Cucumber Mar 11 – Mar 18 Apr 8 – Apr 22 May 28
Summer squash and zucchini Mar 11 – Mar 18 Apr 8 – Apr 22 May 23
Winter squash Mar 11 – Mar 18 Apr 8 – Apr 22 Jun 27
Sweet corn — Apr 1 – Apr 22 May 31
Onion (from sets) — Feb 22 – Mar 15 May 23
Garlic — Oct 26 – Nov 23 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Feb 8 – Mar 8 Mar 18
Basil Feb 25 – Mar 11 Apr 8 – Apr 22 Jun 4

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Georgiana's weather over time

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

Feb 15Mar 1Mar 15Apr 1Apr 15 1930194019501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1928Mar 18
1929Feb 23
1930Mar 4
1931Feb 15
1932Mar 15
1933Mar 4
1934Mar 20
1935Mar 1
1936Feb 19
1937Mar 28
1938Feb 26
1939Feb 24
1940Apr 13
1941Mar 18
1942Mar 4
1943Mar 8
1944Mar 9
1945Feb 9
1946Feb 15
1947Mar 17
1948Mar 29
1950Mar 31
1951Feb 8
1952Apr 6
1953Feb 18
1954Mar 16
1955Mar 29
1956Mar 21
1957Mar 10
1958Feb 22
1959Mar 13
1960Mar 22
1961Mar 10
1962Mar 7
1963Feb 28
1964Mar 30
1965Mar 22
1966Mar 25
1967Mar 18
1968Mar 25
1969Mar 27
1970Mar 23
1971Apr 3
1972Mar 10
1973Apr 11
1974Mar 22
1978Mar 28
1979Mar 26
1981Mar 21
1982Apr 7
1983Apr 19
1984Mar 10
1985Feb 17
1986Mar 22
1987Apr 5
1988Mar 20
1989Feb 25
1990Apr 7
1991Mar 14
1992Mar 14
1993Apr 3
1994Apr 2
1995Mar 9
1996Mar 22
1997Feb 16
1998Mar 13
1999Mar 4
2000Apr 9
2002Mar 12
2003Apr 1
2004Apr 2
2005Mar 19
2006Mar 27
2007Apr 8
2008Apr 16
2009Apr 8
2011Mar 13
2012Mar 6
2013Mar 29
2014Apr 16
2015Mar 9
2016Mar 23
2017Mar 16
2018Mar 16
2022Mar 15
2023Mar 22
2024Mar 21
2025Mar 22
2026Mar 18

What this means for you: Since 1928, Georgiana's last spring frost has come about 2 days later per decade, on average. The frost-free season has shrunk by about 4 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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