When to plant in Cedartown, GA

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 22

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 6

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 31

1 year in 10 by Oct 20

Frost-free days

200

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Cedartown · 5.7 km away · station 239 m, town 256 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 25 – Mar 11	Apr 22 – May 6	Jun 16
Sweet pepper	Feb 11 – Feb 25	Apr 22 – May 6	Jun 21
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 2 – Feb 9	Mar 9 – Mar 23	Apr 18
Peas	—	Feb 23 – Mar 23	Apr 19
Bush beans	—	Apr 15 – May 6	Jun 4
Carrot	—	Mar 16 – Apr 27	May 15
Beet	—	Mar 9 – Apr 20	Apr 28
Potato	—	Mar 16 – Apr 6	May 25
Kale	Jan 26 – Feb 9	Mar 9 – Mar 23	Apr 21
Broccoli	Jan 26 – Feb 9	Mar 9 – Mar 30	May 8
Cucumber	Mar 25 – Apr 1	Apr 22 – May 6	Jun 11
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 25 – Apr 1	Apr 22 – May 6	Jun 6
Winter squash	Mar 25 – Apr 1	Apr 22 – May 6	Jul 11
Sweet corn	—	Apr 15 – May 6	Jun 14
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 9 – Mar 30	Jun 7
Garlic	—	Oct 17 – Nov 14 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 23 – Mar 23	Apr 2
Basil	Mar 11 – Mar 25	Apr 22 – May 6	Jun 18

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Cedartown'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
1897	Mar 28
1898	Apr 8
1900	Apr 1
1937	Apr 12
1938	Apr 11
1939	Apr 8
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 12
1943	Apr 16
1944	Apr 6
1945	Apr 7
1946	Mar 12
1947	Mar 31
1948	Mar 29
1949	Apr 18
1950	Apr 21
1951	Apr 4
1952	Apr 7
1953	Apr 21
1955	Mar 31
1956	Apr 21
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 12
1959	Apr 15
1960	Apr 19
1961	Apr 14
1962	Apr 21
1963	Apr 15
1964	Apr 10
1965	Mar 22
1966	Apr 11
1967	Mar 23
1968	Apr 6
1969	Apr 1
1970	Apr 8
1971	Apr 9
1972	Apr 5
1973	Apr 14
1974	Apr 10
1975	Apr 13
1976	Apr 10
1977	Mar 24
1978	Apr 22
1979	Mar 27
1980	Apr 11
1981	Mar 26
1982	Apr 11
1983	Apr 21
1984	Apr 2
1985	Apr 11
1986	Apr 24
1987	Apr 6
1988	Apr 20
1989	Apr 13
1990	Apr 13
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 29
1993	Apr 23
1994	Apr 9
1995	Apr 2
1996	Apr 11
1997	Apr 15
1998	Mar 23
1999	Mar 27
2002	Mar 29
2003	Apr 1
2007	Apr 11
2008	Apr 17
2009	Apr 9
2010	Apr 27
2011	Apr 18
2012	Apr 12
2015	Mar 30
2016	Mar 19
2017	Mar 15
2018	Apr 17
2019	Mar 31
2020	Mar 7
2021	Apr 2
2022	Mar 13
2023	Mar 21
2026	Mar 18

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1938	196
1940	207
1942	198
1943	184
1944	204
1946	246
1947	222
1948	202
1949	199
1950	198
1951	212
1952	196
1953	192
1955	202
1956	201
1957	187
1958	198
1959	205
1960	198
1961	184
1962	185
1963	197
1964	183
1965	216
1966	204
1967	210
1968	181
1969	199
1970	212
1971	208
1972	224
1973	205
1974	175
1975	200
1976	194
1977	206
1978	169
1979	200
1980	197
1981	207
1982	195
1983	197
1984	218
1985	210
1986	202
1987	184
1988	175
1989	190
1990	196
1991	190
1992	173
1993	191
1994	200
1995	215
1996	191
1997	190
1998	228
2002	217
2003	237
2007	200
2008	193
2010	185
2011	185
2012	199
2015	237
2016	235
2017	227
2018	206
2019	214
2020	239
2021	224
2022	219
2023	224

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1897	22.4 °C
1937	22.6 °C
1938	23.1 °C
1939	23.2 °C
1940	22.0 °C
1941	23.9 °C
1942	22.7 °C
1943	23.4 °C
1944	23.2 °C
1945	23.0 °C
1946	22.6 °C
1947	22.9 °C
1948	23.1 °C
1949	22.6 °C
1950	22.3 °C
1951	23.0 °C
1952	23.1 °C
1953	22.9 °C
1955	23.2 °C
1956	22.5 °C
1957	23.1 °C
1958	22.6 °C
1959	22.9 °C
1960	22.8 °C
1961	21.3 °C
1962	22.6 °C
1963	22.0 °C
1964	22.2 °C
1965	22.3 °C
1966	21.6 °C
1967	20.8 °C
1968	21.7 °C
1969	22.0 °C
1970	22.7 °C
1971	22.0 °C
1972	22.0 °C
1973	22.1 °C
1974	21.9 °C
1975	22.0 °C
1976	21.3 °C
1977	23.7 °C
1978	23.0 °C
1979	21.9 °C
1980	23.2 °C
1981	22.6 °C
1982	21.9 °C
1983	22.1 °C
1984	21.6 °C
1985	22.3 °C
1986	23.1 °C
1987	22.8 °C
1988	22.6 °C
1989	21.8 °C
1990	22.7 °C
1991	22.9 °C
1992	21.3 °C
1993	22.7 °C
1994	21.6 °C
1995	22.8 °C
1996	22.1 °C
1997	21.1 °C
1998	24.0 °C
1999	23.1 °C
2002	22.3 °C
2003	21.5 °C
2005	21.7 °C
2007	22.4 °C
2008	21.8 °C
2010	23.6 °C
2011	21.9 °C
2012	23.0 °C
2015	23.9 °C
2016	24.5 °C
2017	23.2 °C
2018	23.6 °C
2019	24.2 °C
2021	22.2 °C
2022	23.4 °C
2023	22.9 °C

What this means for you: Since 1897, Cedartown's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. 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 Cedartown (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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