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When to plant in Brunswick, GA

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

Safe to plant out
Mar 8
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Feb 13
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Dec 15
1 year in 10 by Nov 24
Frost-free days
298
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Brunswick · 2.2 km away · station 4 m, town 3 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato
Season likely too short		 Jan 11 – Jan 25 Mar 8 – Mar 22 May 2
Sweet pepper
Season likely too short		 Dec 28 – Jan 11 Mar 8 – Mar 22 May 7
Lettuce (leaf) Dec 12 – Dec 19 Jan 16 – Jan 30 Feb 25
Peas — Jan 2 – Jan 30 Feb 26
Bush beans — Mar 1 – Mar 22 Apr 20
Carrot — Jan 23 – Mar 6 Mar 24
Beet — Jan 16 – Feb 27 Mar 7
Potato — Jan 23 – Feb 13 Apr 3
Kale Dec 5 – Dec 19 Jan 16 – Jan 30 Feb 28
Broccoli Dec 5 – Dec 19 Jan 16 – Feb 6 Mar 17
Cucumber
Season likely too short		 Feb 8 – Feb 15 Mar 8 – Mar 22 Apr 27
Summer squash and zucchini
Season likely too short		 Feb 8 – Feb 15 Mar 8 – Mar 22 Apr 22
Winter squash
Season likely too short		 Feb 8 – Feb 15 Mar 8 – Mar 22 May 27
Sweet corn — Mar 1 – Mar 22 Apr 30
Onion (from sets) — Jan 16 – Feb 6 Apr 16
Garlic — Dec 1 – Dec 29 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Jan 2 – Jan 30 Feb 9
Basil
Season likely too short		 Jan 25 – Feb 8 Mar 8 – Mar 22 May 4

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Brunswick's weather over time

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

Jan 1Feb 1Mar 1Apr 1 1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1895Feb 19
1896Feb 22
1914Mar 9
1915Jan 21
1916Mar 16
1918Feb 6
1919Feb 17
1920Mar 9
1921Jan 27
1922Feb 9
1923Mar 20
1924Mar 11
1925Mar 3
1926Mar 14
1927Mar 3
1928Feb 20
1930Jan 31
1931Feb 11
1932Mar 15
1933Feb 9
1934Mar 11
1935Feb 28
1936Feb 11
1938Jan 29
1939Feb 24
1940Feb 4
1941Mar 2
1942Feb 3
1943Mar 4
1944Feb 13
1945Feb 2
1946Jan 2
1947Mar 3
1948Feb 1
1951Feb 8
1952Jan 30
1953Jan 4
1954Jan 13
1955Mar 27
1956Jan 17
1957Jan 19
1958Feb 22
1959Jan 24
1960Mar 6
1961Feb 4
1962Mar 6
1963Feb 27
1964Feb 12
1965Feb 26
1966Mar 7
1967Feb 27
1968Mar 4
1969Feb 19
1971Mar 28
1972Feb 5
1978Mar 6
1979Feb 20
1980Mar 4
1981Feb 13
1982Jan 27
1983Feb 9
1984Mar 2
1985Feb 17
1986Mar 2
1987Feb 11
1988Mar 16
1989Feb 26
1991Feb 17
1992Feb 10
1993Mar 15
1994Feb 3
1995Feb 9
1996Mar 10
1997Jan 19
1999Feb 15
2001Jan 26
2002Mar 5
2003Jan 28
2004Feb 8
2005Mar 2
2006Feb 14
2007Feb 19
2008Feb 28
2009Feb 21
2010Mar 24
2011Jan 24
2012Feb 13
2013Feb 18
2014Jan 30
2015Feb 20
2016Jan 24
2025Mar 5

What this means for you: Since 1895, Brunswick'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 Brunswick (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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