When to plant in Centerville, GA

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

Safe to plant out

Mar 30

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 12

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 23

1 year in 10 by Nov 8

Frost-free days

266

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Warner Robins · 7.2 km away · station 128 m, town 137 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

Plan your garden.

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 2 – Feb 16	Mar 30 – Apr 13	May 24
Sweet pepper	Jan 19 – Feb 2	Mar 30 – Apr 13	May 29
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 8 – Jan 15	Feb 12 – Feb 26	Mar 24
Peas	—	Jan 29 – Feb 26	Mar 25
Bush beans	—	Mar 23 – Apr 13	May 12
Carrot	—	Feb 19 – Apr 2	Apr 20
Beet	—	Feb 12 – Mar 26	Apr 3
Potato	—	Feb 19 – Mar 12	Apr 30
Kale	Jan 1 – Jan 15	Feb 12 – Feb 26	Mar 27
Broccoli	Jan 1 – Jan 15	Feb 12 – Mar 5	Apr 13
Cucumber	Mar 2 – Mar 9	Mar 30 – Apr 13	May 19
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 2 – Mar 9	Mar 30 – Apr 13	May 14
Winter squash	Mar 2 – Mar 9	Mar 30 – Apr 13	Jun 18
Sweet corn	—	Mar 23 – Apr 13	May 22
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 12 – Mar 5	May 13
Garlic	—	Nov 9 – Dec 7 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Jan 29 – Feb 26	Mar 8
Basil	Feb 16 – Mar 2	Mar 30 – Apr 13	May 26

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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Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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

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What this means for you: This station's record is too short to show a reliable trend yet.

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