When to plant in Hannahs Mill, GA

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 10

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 6

1 year in 10 by Oct 25

Frost-free days

219

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Talbotton · 31.7 km away · station 189 m, town 225 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 13 – Feb 27	Apr 10 – Apr 24	Jun 4
Sweet pepper	Jan 30 – Feb 13	Apr 10 – Apr 24	Jun 9
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 25 – Feb 1	Mar 1 – Mar 15	Apr 10
Peas	—	Feb 15 – Mar 15	Apr 11
Bush beans	—	Apr 3 – Apr 24	May 23
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 13 – Mar 20	Apr 10 – Apr 24	May 30
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 13 – Mar 20	Apr 10 – Apr 24	May 25
Winter squash	Mar 13 – Mar 20	Apr 10 – Apr 24	Jun 29
Sweet corn	—	Apr 3 – Apr 24	Jun 2
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 1 – Mar 22	May 30
Garlic	—	Oct 23 – Nov 20 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 15 – Mar 15	Mar 25
Basil	Feb 27 – Mar 13	Apr 10 – Apr 24	Jun 6

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Hannahs Mill'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
1893	Mar 19
1894	Apr 8
1896	Mar 21
1897	Feb 28
1898	Mar 5
1899	Apr 10
1900	Apr 1
1901	Mar 22
1902	Mar 19
1903	Feb 24
1904	Apr 5
1905	Apr 17
1906	Mar 21
1907	Apr 15
1910	Apr 26
1911	Mar 17
1912	Mar 10
1913	Mar 28
1914	Apr 10
1915	Mar 24
1916	Apr 10
1917	Mar 19
1918	Apr 11
1919	Apr 1
1920	Apr 6
1921	Feb 28
1922	Mar 5
1923	Apr 1
1924	Apr 2
1925	Mar 4
1927	Mar 6
1928	Mar 19
1929	Mar 11
1930	Mar 4
1931	Mar 17
1932	Mar 15
1934	Mar 20
1935	Mar 13
1936	Apr 19
1937	Mar 29
1938	Apr 10
1939	Mar 20
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 19
1942	Apr 2
1943	Apr 16
1944	Apr 6
1945	Feb 9
1946	Feb 21
1947	Mar 29
1948	Mar 29
1949	Apr 17
1950	Apr 7
1951	Mar 16
1952	Apr 7
1953	Apr 21
1954	Mar 17
1955	Mar 30
1956	Mar 25
1957	Mar 10
1958	Mar 22
1959	Mar 19
1961	Apr 11
1962	Mar 18
1963	Mar 24
1964	Apr 10
1965	Mar 22
1966	Apr 5
1967	Mar 20
1968	Mar 26
1969	Mar 28
1970	Mar 23
1971	Apr 3
1972	Apr 10
1973	Apr 14
1974	Apr 7
1975	Apr 13
1976	Mar 24
1977	Apr 10
1978	Apr 22
1979	Apr 29
1980	Mar 23
1981	Mar 26
1982	Apr 7
1983	Apr 22
1984	Apr 2
1985	Apr 11
1986	Apr 24
1987	Apr 4
1988	Mar 28
1989	Apr 13
1990	Apr 16
1991	Apr 1
1992	Apr 3
1993	Apr 3
1994	Apr 2
1995	Mar 11
1996	Apr 11
1997	Mar 17
1998	Mar 24
1999	Mar 24
2001	Mar 28
2002	Mar 24
2003	Mar 31
2004	Mar 24
2006	Mar 27
2007	Apr 9
2009	Apr 7
2010	Mar 7
2011	Apr 6
2012	Mar 6
2013	Mar 30
2016	Mar 23
2018	Apr 12
2019	Apr 3
2020	Apr 11
2021	Apr 22
2022	Apr 10

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1893	241
1894	212
1896	232
1897	290
1898	262
1899	237
1900	221
1901	206
1902	253
1903	256
1904	222
1906	203
1907	211
1910	185
1911	240
1912	237
1913	226
1914	220
1915	236
1916	218
1917	218
1918	215
1919	227
1920	206
1921	257
1922	265
1923	222
1924	236
1925	250
1927	257
1928	246
1930	241
1931	234
1934	235
1935	252
1937	208
1938	212
1939	225
1940	209
1941	234
1942	236
1943	184
1944	229
1945	279
1946	283
1947	242
1948	256
1949	200
1950	218
1952	205
1953	199
1955	210
1956	229
1962	221
1963	222
1964	225
1967	222
1968	213
1969	220
1970	237
1971	215
1972	193
1974	178
1975	214
1976	211
1977	189
1978	176
1980	216
1981	207
1983	197
1984	218
1985	211
1986	203
1990	193
1992	224
1993	211
1994	235
1995	239
1996	205
1997	243
1998	214
2001	213
2002	234
2003	237
2004	235
2006	211
2007	212
2009	193
2010	243
2011	197
2012	239
2016	232
2018	212
2020	205
2021	199
2022	191

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	23.3 °C
1894	23.0 °C
1897	22.5 °C
1898	22.8 °C
1899	24.3 °C
1900	24.1 °C
1901	22.7 °C
1902	24.2 °C
1903	22.4 °C
1904	23.3 °C
1905	24.2 °C
1906	23.9 °C
1907	23.3 °C
1910	23.4 °C
1911	24.6 °C
1912	24.3 °C
1913	24.2 °C
1914	24.5 °C
1915	24.9 °C
1916	24.1 °C
1917	22.9 °C
1918	23.5 °C
1919	23.2 °C
1920	23.1 °C
1921	23.8 °C
1922	23.6 °C
1923	23.4 °C
1924	23.4 °C
1925	25.5 °C
1927	24.3 °C
1929	24.2 °C
1930	24.6 °C
1931	24.4 °C
1932	23.9 °C
1937	23.2 °C
1938	23.1 °C
1939	23.1 °C
1940	22.5 °C
1941	23.8 °C
1942	23.1 °C
1944	23.1 °C
1945	23.5 °C
1946	22.7 °C
1947	22.9 °C
1948	23.4 °C
1949	23.0 °C
1950	22.8 °C
1951	23.9 °C
1952	24.1 °C
1953	23.5 °C
1954	24.5 °C
1955	23.9 °C
1956	23.1 °C
1959	23.6 °C
1961	21.5 °C
1962	23.8 °C
1963	23.0 °C
1964	22.9 °C
1965	23.5 °C
1966	22.8 °C
1967	22.0 °C
1968	22.7 °C
1969	22.3 °C
1970	23.4 °C
1971	23.3 °C
1972	22.9 °C
1973	22.9 °C
1974	23.2 °C
1975	23.1 °C
1976	22.4 °C
1977	24.7 °C
1978	24.8 °C
1979	23.8 °C
1980	24.4 °C
1981	23.8 °C
1983	22.6 °C
1984	22.7 °C
1985	22.9 °C
1986	23.6 °C
1987	23.1 °C
1990	23.2 °C
1991	23.2 °C
1992	22.6 °C
1993	23.3 °C
1994	22.6 °C
1995	23.6 °C
1996	23.0 °C
1997	22.2 °C
1998	23.5 °C
2001	22.5 °C
2002	23.2 °C
2003	22.0 °C
2004	22.1 °C
2006	23.2 °C
2007	22.6 °C
2008	22.9 °C
2009	22.4 °C
2010	23.8 °C
2011	23.3 °C
2012	22.8 °C
2016	23.0 °C
2018	22.7 °C
2020	22.3 °C
2021	22.1 °C
2022	22.8 °C

What this means for you: Since 1893, Hannahs Mill's last spring frost has come about 1 day later per decade, on average. The frost-free season has shrunk 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 Talbotton (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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