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When to plant in Cairo, GA

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

Safe to plant out
Mar 27
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Mar 7
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Nov 18
1 year in 10 by Nov 2
Frost-free days
251
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Camilla 3se · 36.6 km away · station 60 m, town 74 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Jan 30 – Feb 13 Mar 27 – Apr 10 May 21
Sweet pepper Jan 16 – Jan 30 Mar 27 – Apr 10 May 26
Lettuce (leaf) Jan 3 – Jan 10 Feb 7 – Feb 21 Mar 19
Peas — Jan 24 – Feb 21 Mar 20
Bush beans — Mar 20 – Apr 10 May 9
Carrot — Feb 14 – Mar 28 Apr 15
Beet — Feb 7 – Mar 21 Mar 29
Potato — Feb 14 – Mar 7 Apr 25
Kale Dec 27 – Jan 10 Feb 7 – Feb 21 Mar 22
Broccoli Dec 27 – Jan 10 Feb 7 – Feb 28 Apr 8
Cucumber Feb 27 – Mar 6 Mar 27 – Apr 10 May 16
Summer squash and zucchini Feb 27 – Mar 6 Mar 27 – Apr 10 May 11
Winter squash Feb 27 – Mar 6 Mar 27 – Apr 10 Jun 15
Sweet corn — Mar 20 – Apr 10 May 19
Onion (from sets) — Feb 7 – Feb 28 May 8
Garlic — Dec 19 – Jan 16 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Jan 24 – Feb 21 Mar 3
Basil Feb 13 – Feb 27 Mar 27 – Apr 10 May 23

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Cairo's weather over time

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

Feb 1Mar 1Apr 1 1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1894Mar 28
1938Feb 1
1939Feb 24
1940Apr 13
1942Mar 4
1943Mar 8
1944Mar 9
1945Feb 9
1946Feb 3
1947Mar 4
1950Mar 10
1951Mar 15
1952Mar 17
1953Feb 18
1954Mar 8
1955Mar 29
1956Mar 25
1958Feb 22
1960Mar 22
1961Feb 26
1962Mar 18
1963Mar 23
1964Mar 31
1965Mar 21
1966Mar 9
1967Feb 27
1968Mar 25
1969Mar 27
1970Mar 16
1971Mar 21
1972Mar 10
1973Feb 22
1974Feb 28
1975Mar 9
1976Feb 24
1977Mar 8
1978Mar 6
1979Mar 26
1980Mar 4
1981Mar 18
1982Mar 8
1983Mar 25
1984Mar 10
1985Mar 19
1986Mar 22
1987Feb 11
1988Mar 17
1989Mar 26
1990Jan 14
1991Feb 26
1992Feb 9
1993Mar 15
1994Feb 14
1995Mar 9
1996Mar 13
1997Feb 16
1998Mar 14
1999Mar 4
2004Feb 19
2007Apr 8
2008Mar 26
2009Mar 4
2010Mar 7
2011Feb 14
2012Feb 14
2013Mar 28
2014Mar 27
2015Mar 7
2016Mar 22
2017Mar 18
2018Mar 16
2019Mar 6
2020Feb 28
2021Feb 21
2022Mar 14
2023Mar 20
2025Feb 23
2026Mar 19

What this means for you: Since 1894, Cairo'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 Camilla 3se (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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