When to plant in Demorest, GA

Planting dates worked out from Demorest'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 29

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 7

1 year in 10 by Oct 28

Frost-free days

226

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Cornelia · 5.4 km away · station 448 m, town 411 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 25 – Feb 1	Mar 1 – Mar 15	Apr 10
Peas	—	Feb 15 – Mar 15	Apr 11
Bush beans	—	Apr 4 – Apr 25	May 24
Carrot	—	Mar 8 – Apr 19	May 7
Beet	—	Mar 1 – Apr 12	Apr 20
Potato	—	Mar 8 – Mar 29	May 17
Kale	Jan 18 – Feb 1	Mar 1 – Mar 15	Apr 13
Broccoli	Jan 18 – Feb 1	Mar 1 – Mar 22	Apr 30
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)	—	Mar 1 – Mar 22	May 30
Garlic	—	Oct 24 – Nov 21 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 15 – Mar 15	Mar 25
Basil	Feb 28 – Mar 14	Apr 11 – Apr 25	Jun 7

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Demorest'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
1920	Apr 14
1921	Apr 18
1922	Mar 22
1923	Apr 2
1924	Apr 2
1925	Apr 1
1926	Apr 4
1927	Mar 5
1928	Mar 31
1930	Mar 31
1931	Mar 30
1932	Mar 23
1933	Mar 27
1934	Apr 21
1935	Mar 13
1937	Apr 12
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 13
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 13
1943	Apr 16
1945	Apr 7
1946	Mar 11
1947	Mar 31
1948	Mar 29
1949	Apr 17
1951	Apr 4
1952	Apr 7
1953	Apr 21
1954	Mar 22
1955	Mar 31
1956	Apr 21
1957	Mar 29
1958	Apr 8
1959	Apr 15
1960	Apr 11
1961	May 27
1962	Apr 17
1963	May 2
1964	Apr 10
1965	Mar 22
1966	Apr 11
1967	Apr 28
1968	May 6
1969	Apr 1
1970	Apr 8
1971	May 4
1972	Apr 10
1973	May 18
1974	Apr 25
1975	Apr 21
1976	May 4
1977	Apr 7
1978	Apr 22
1979	May 26
1980	Apr 17
1981	Mar 26
1982	Apr 24
1983	Apr 21
1984	Apr 2
1985	Apr 11
1986	Apr 24
1987	Apr 6
1988	Apr 20
1989	Apr 14
1990	Apr 13
1991	Mar 16
1992	Apr 4
1993	Apr 4
1994	Apr 1
1995	Mar 11
1996	Apr 11
1997	Apr 15
1998	Mar 24
1999	Mar 17
2000	Apr 10
2001	Mar 28
2002	Mar 24
2003	Apr 1
2004	Mar 24
2005	Mar 19
2006	Mar 28
2007	Apr 9
2008	Mar 26
2009	Apr 9
2010	Mar 23
2011	Mar 26
2012	Apr 13
2013	Mar 29
2014	Apr 17
2015	Mar 30
2016	Mar 23
2017	Mar 17
2018	Apr 6
2019	Apr 2
2020	Mar 9
2021	Apr 22
2022	Apr 10
2023	Mar 22
2024	Mar 20
2025	Mar 22
2026	Mar 19

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1920	212
1921	206
1922	243
1923	220
1924	230
1925	201
1926	205
1927	257
1928	233
1930	204
1931	216
1932	231
1933	225
1934	189
1935	207
1937	194
1938	212
1939	201
1940	207
1941	222
1942	196
1943	184
1945	211
1947	238
1948	203
1951	212
1952	196
1953	199
1954	221
1955	198
1956	201
1957	204
1958	202
1959	205
1960	196
1961	140
1962	189
1963	180
1964	192
1965	216
1966	191
1967	154
1968	151
1969	199
1970	191
1971	183
1972	192
1973	152
1974	160
1975	180
1976	167
1977	189
1978	168
1979	140
1980	191
1981	190
1982	175
1983	198
1984	218
1985	210
1986	203
1987	180
1989	188
1990	218
1991	232
1992	217
1993	210
1994	236
1995	237
1996	205
1997	195
1998	227
1999	230
2000	181
2001	213
2002	238
2003	226
2004	235
2005	242
2006	209
2007	211
2008	228
2009	192
2010	227
2011	217
2012	225
2013	228
2014	198
2015	228
2016	241
2017	247
2018	218
2019	212
2020	238
2021	205
2022	191
2023	223
2024	254
2025	232

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1920	21.0 °C
1921	22.1 °C
1922	21.6 °C
1923	21.3 °C
1924	20.9 °C
1925	23.4 °C
1926	22.1 °C
1927	21.9 °C
1928	20.7 °C
1929	21.1 °C
1930	22.0 °C
1931	22.1 °C
1932	21.7 °C
1933	22.1 °C
1934	22.2 °C
1935	21.8 °C
1936	23.1 °C
1937	21.8 °C
1938	21.6 °C
1939	21.6 °C
1940	20.6 °C
1941	22.1 °C
1942	20.9 °C
1943	21.8 °C
1945	21.6 °C
1946	21.3 °C
1947	21.6 °C
1948	21.5 °C
1949	20.6 °C
1951	22.0 °C
1952	22.1 °C
1953	22.0 °C
1954	22.0 °C
1955	21.2 °C
1956	21.0 °C
1957	21.3 °C
1958	20.9 °C
1959	21.1 °C
1960	21.1 °C
1961	19.6 °C
1962	21.0 °C
1963	20.1 °C
1964	19.4 °C
1965	21.2 °C
1966	20.0 °C
1967	19.3 °C
1968	19.6 °C
1969	20.4 °C
1970	20.8 °C
1971	19.7 °C
1972	20.1 °C
1973	19.9 °C
1974	19.7 °C
1975	20.2 °C
1976	18.7 °C
1977	21.7 °C
1978	20.5 °C
1979	19.4 °C
1980	21.4 °C
1981	21.0 °C
1982	19.9 °C
1983	20.4 °C
1984	19.4 °C
1985	19.6 °C
1986	21.8 °C
1987	21.3 °C
1988	20.9 °C
1989	19.6 °C
1990	20.8 °C
1991	21.1 °C
1992	19.8 °C
1993	21.2 °C
1994	20.3 °C
1995	20.9 °C
1996	20.6 °C
1997	19.6 °C
1998	21.9 °C
1999	21.3 °C
2000	21.0 °C
2001	20.7 °C
2002	21.4 °C
2003	20.3 °C
2004	20.9 °C
2005	20.7 °C
2006	21.5 °C
2007	21.3 °C
2008	20.7 °C
2009	20.5 °C
2010	22.4 °C
2011	21.9 °C
2012	21.9 °C
2013	21.3 °C
2014	20.6 °C
2015	21.3 °C
2016	22.1 °C
2017	21.1 °C
2018	21.6 °C
2019	22.0 °C
2020	20.9 °C
2021	21.1 °C
2022	22.1 °C
2023	21.3 °C
2024	22.1 °C
2025	21.8 °C
2026	22.5 °C

What this means for you: Since 1920, Demorest's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. The frost-free season has grown by about 1 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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