When to plant in Bowdon, GA

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 11

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 27

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 3

1 year in 10 by Oct 23

Frost-free days

225

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Carrollton · 17.3 km away · station 303 m, town 329 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	Feb 14 – Feb 28	Apr 11 – Apr 25	Jun 5
Sweet pepper	Jan 31 – Feb 14	Apr 11 – Apr 25	Jun 10
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 23 – Jan 30	Feb 27 – Mar 13	Apr 8
Peas	—	Feb 13 – Mar 13	Apr 9
Bush beans	—	Apr 4 – Apr 25	May 24
Carrot	—	Mar 6 – Apr 17	May 5
Beet	—	Feb 27 – Apr 10	Apr 18
Potato	—	Mar 6 – Mar 27	May 15
Kale	Jan 16 – Jan 30	Feb 27 – Mar 13	Apr 11
Broccoli	Jan 16 – Jan 30	Feb 27 – Mar 20	Apr 28
Cucumber	Mar 14 – Mar 21	Apr 11 – Apr 25	May 31
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 14 – Mar 21	Apr 11 – Apr 25	May 26
Winter squash	Mar 14 – Mar 21	Apr 11 – Apr 25	Jun 30
Sweet corn	—	Apr 4 – Apr 25	Jun 3
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 27 – Mar 20	May 28
Garlic	—	Oct 20 – Nov 17 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 13 – Mar 13	Mar 23
Basil	Feb 28 – Mar 14	Apr 11 – Apr 25	Jun 7

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Bowdon'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
1905	Apr 17
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 19
1942	Apr 2
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 6
1945	Feb 10
1947	Mar 29
1948	Mar 29
1949	Apr 17
1950	Apr 21
1951	Apr 4
1952	Apr 7
1954	Mar 22
1955	Apr 1
1956	Mar 31
1957	Apr 15
1958	Mar 29
1959	Mar 23
1960	Apr 11
1961	Apr 8
1962	Apr 18
1963	Apr 15
1964	Apr 10
1965	Mar 22
1966	Apr 11
1967	Mar 23
1968	Mar 26
1969	Apr 2
1970	Apr 3
1971	Apr 9
1972	Apr 10
1973	Apr 14
1974	Apr 10
1976	Apr 10
1977	Apr 6
1978	Mar 29
1979	Apr 10
1980	Mar 23
1981	Mar 26
1982	Apr 12
1983	Apr 27
1984	May 9
1985	Mar 12
1986	Apr 24
1987	Apr 7
1988	Apr 20
1989	Apr 12
1990	Apr 13
1991	Mar 31
1993	Apr 23
1994	Apr 2
1995	Apr 2
1996	Apr 11
1997	Feb 17
1998	Mar 23
1999	Mar 29
2000	Apr 11
2001	Apr 20
2002	Mar 25
2003	Apr 1
2004	Mar 24
2006	Mar 27
2007	Apr 9
2008	Mar 26
2009	Apr 9
2010	Mar 9
2011	Mar 14
2012	Mar 7
2013	Mar 29
2014	Mar 27
2015	Mar 30
2016	Mar 23
2017	Mar 18
2018	Mar 23
2019	Mar 21
2020	Mar 9
2021	Apr 23
2022	Mar 15
2023	Mar 22
2024	Mar 20
2025	Mar 5
2026	Mar 19

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1905	207
1940	209
1941	233
1942	207
1943	185
1944	228
1945	267
1947	242
1948	202
1949	198
1950	198
1951	212
1952	196
1954	208
1955	201
1956	222
1957	194
1958	212
1959	228
1960	206
1961	201
1962	189
1963	197
1964	192
1965	216
1966	204
1967	190
1968	213
1969	215
1970	217
1971	209
1972	219
1973	209
1974	177
1977	190
1978	192
1979	187
1980	240
1981	207
1982	196
1983	204
1984	181
1985	240
1986	203
1987	179
1988	175
1991	190
1993	191
1994	235
1995	215
1996	205
1997	272
1998	228
1999	209
2000	181
2001	190
2002	233
2003	237
2004	236
2006	210
2007	212
2008	216
2009	192
2010	241
2011	229
2012	239
2013	210
2014	219
2015	229
2016	232
2017	225
2018	232
2019	225
2020	238
2021	198
2022	218
2023	224
2024	247
2025	250

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1905	22.8 °C
1940	21.7 °C
1941	23.6 °C
1942	22.4 °C
1943	22.9 °C
1944	23.1 °C
1945	23.3 °C
1948	22.4 °C
1949	21.8 °C
1950	21.5 °C
1951	22.1 °C
1954	22.8 °C
1955	22.6 °C
1956	21.9 °C
1957	22.5 °C
1958	22.2 °C
1959	22.3 °C
1960	22.1 °C
1961	20.9 °C
1962	22.5 °C
1963	21.9 °C
1964	22.1 °C
1965	22.4 °C
1966	21.6 °C
1967	20.9 °C
1968	22.0 °C
1969	22.0 °C
1970	22.2 °C
1971	21.7 °C
1972	21.7 °C
1973	21.8 °C
1977	22.8 °C
1978	22.4 °C
1979	21.6 °C
1980	22.4 °C
1981	22.0 °C
1982	21.6 °C
1983	21.5 °C
1984	20.5 °C
1985	21.7 °C
1986	22.5 °C
1987	22.2 °C
1988	21.7 °C
1989	21.2 °C
1990	22.2 °C
1991	22.5 °C
1993	22.2 °C
1994	21.6 °C
1995	22.5 °C
1996	21.8 °C
1997	22.5 °C
1998	23.4 °C
1999	22.0 °C
2000	21.9 °C
2001	21.5 °C
2002	22.3 °C
2003	21.4 °C
2004	21.7 °C
2006	22.3 °C
2007	21.2 °C
2008	22.2 °C
2009	21.9 °C
2010	23.5 °C
2011	22.8 °C
2012	22.4 °C
2013	21.4 °C
2014	21.9 °C
2015	23.1 °C
2016	23.8 °C
2017	22.8 °C
2018	23.1 °C
2019	23.5 °C
2020	22.0 °C
2021	21.8 °C
2022	22.5 °C
2023	22.3 °C
2024	23.2 °C
2025	23.1 °C
2026	23.9 °C

What this means for you: Since 1905, Bowdon's last spring frost has come about 2 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 2 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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