When to plant in Hardwick, GA

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 12

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 27

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 10

1 year in 10 by Oct 30

Frost-free days

234

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Milledgeville · 3.0 km away · station 112 m, town 82 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 15 – Mar 1	Apr 12 – Apr 26	Jun 6
Sweet pepper	Feb 1 – Feb 15	Apr 12 – Apr 26	Jun 11
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 23 – Jan 30	Feb 27 – Mar 13	Apr 8
Peas	—	Feb 13 – Mar 13	Apr 9
Bush beans	—	Apr 5 – Apr 26	May 25
Carrot	—	Mar 6 – Apr 17	May 5
Beet	—	Feb 27 – Apr 10	Apr 18
Potato	—	Mar 6 – Mar 27	May 15
Kale	Jan 16 – Jan 30	Feb 27 – Mar 13	Apr 11
Broccoli	Jan 16 – Jan 30	Feb 27 – Mar 20	Apr 28
Cucumber	Mar 15 – Mar 22	Apr 12 – Apr 26	Jun 1
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 15 – Mar 22	Apr 12 – Apr 26	May 27
Winter squash	Mar 15 – Mar 22	Apr 12 – Apr 26	Jul 1
Sweet corn	—	Apr 5 – Apr 26	Jun 4
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 27 – Mar 20	May 28
Garlic	—	Oct 27 – Nov 24 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 13 – Mar 13	Mar 23
Basil	Mar 1 – Mar 15	Apr 12 – Apr 26	Jun 8

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Hardwick'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 16
1896	Mar 21
1897	Feb 28
1902	Mar 19
1903	Apr 26
1904	Mar 16
1905	Feb 27
1906	Mar 22
1907	Apr 15
1908	Mar 1
1909	Mar 18
1910	Mar 16
1911	Mar 17
1912	Mar 10
1913	Mar 28
1914	Mar 23
1915	Apr 4
1916	Apr 10
1917	Mar 19
1918	Feb 11
1919	Apr 2
1920	Apr 6
1921	Apr 12
1922	Mar 6
1923	Mar 21
1924	Apr 3
1925	Apr 1
1926	Mar 14
1927	Mar 5
1928	Mar 19
1930	Mar 31
1931	Mar 19
1932	Mar 25
1933	Mar 11
1934	Mar 16
1935	Mar 2
1936	Feb 23
1937	Mar 28
1938	Mar 8
1939	Mar 20
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 19
1942	Mar 10
1943	Apr 16
1944	Apr 5
1946	Mar 12
1947	Mar 29
1948	Mar 29
1949	Apr 17
1950	Apr 16
1951	Mar 17
1952	Mar 9
1953	Apr 22
1954	Mar 23
1955	Mar 31
1956	Apr 21
1957	Mar 11
1958	Mar 23
1959	Mar 20
1960	Apr 12
1961	Apr 11
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 25
1964	Apr 1
1965	Mar 23
1966	Mar 30
1967	Mar 20
1968	Mar 26
1969	Mar 29
1970	Mar 18
1971	Apr 8
1972	Apr 10
1973	Apr 13
1974	Mar 18
1975	Apr 13
1976	Apr 10
1977	Mar 26
1978	Mar 29
1979	Mar 27
1980	Mar 16
1985	Apr 10
1986	Apr 24
1987	Apr 5
1988	Mar 18
1989	Apr 13
1990	Apr 14
1991	Mar 12
1992	Apr 5
1993	Apr 4
1994	Apr 3
1995	Mar 12
1996	Apr 11
1997	Apr 2
2001	Apr 19
2002	Mar 24
2003	Apr 2
2004	Mar 25
2006	Mar 28
2007	Apr 9
2008	Apr 17
2010	Mar 9
2011	Mar 12
2012	Feb 14
2013	Mar 30
2016	Mar 23
2017	Mar 18

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1893	252
1896	232
1902	253
1903	181
1904	243
1905	257
1906	220
1907	196
1908	249
1909	220
1910	227
1911	240
1912	237
1913	218
1914	238
1915	225
1916	219
1917	219
1918	274
1919	226
1920	206
1921	214
1922	260
1923	232
1924	203
1925	222
1926	236
1927	246
1928	238
1930	208
1931	227
1932	232
1933	242
1934	226
1935	264
1936	265
1937	209
1938	261
1939	226
1940	209
1941	235
1942	246
1943	184
1944	205
1946	247
1947	242
1949	200
1950	203
1951	230
1952	233
1953	198
1954	212
1955	208
1956	202
1957	230
1958	232
1959	232
1960	205
1961	199
1962	191
1963	219
1964	234
1965	215
1966	218
1967	229
1968	214
1969	230
1970	242
1971	213
1972	221
1973	210
1974	217
1975	215
1976	201
1977	205
1978	200
1979	232
1980	223
1985	212
1986	203
1987	200
1988	255
1989	190
1990	217
1991	236
1992	216
1993	210
1994	234
1995	237
1996	206
2001	191
2002	238
2004	234
2006	209
2007	211
2008	196
2010	242
2011	244
2012	283

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	23.4 °C
1896	24.9 °C
1897	24.7 °C
1901	23.0 °C
1902	23.9 °C
1903	22.9 °C
1904	23.6 °C
1905	24.8 °C
1906	24.5 °C
1907	23.9 °C
1908	24.5 °C
1909	23.9 °C
1910	23.8 °C
1911	24.8 °C
1912	24.4 °C
1913	23.9 °C
1914	24.7 °C
1915	24.8 °C
1916	24.2 °C
1917	23.8 °C
1918	24.0 °C
1919	24.1 °C
1920	24.3 °C
1921	24.6 °C
1923	24.3 °C
1924	24.1 °C
1925	26.2 °C
1926	24.6 °C
1927	25.0 °C
1928	23.6 °C
1930	24.9 °C
1931	24.6 °C
1932	24.3 °C
1933	24.7 °C
1934	24.7 °C
1935	24.5 °C
1936	25.5 °C
1937	23.9 °C
1938	24.2 °C
1939	24.6 °C
1940	23.7 °C
1941	25.5 °C
1942	24.2 °C
1943	23.9 °C
1946	23.7 °C
1947	23.9 °C
1949	23.2 °C
1950	23.0 °C
1951	23.4 °C
1952	24.0 °C
1953	23.3 °C
1954	24.1 °C
1955	23.3 °C
1956	23.0 °C
1957	23.4 °C
1958	23.1 °C
1959	23.4 °C
1960	23.0 °C
1961	22.0 °C
1962	23.0 °C
1963	22.6 °C
1964	23.0 °C
1965	23.2 °C
1966	22.4 °C
1967	21.9 °C
1968	23.1 °C
1969	22.8 °C
1970	23.7 °C
1971	22.4 °C
1972	22.4 °C
1973	22.5 °C
1974	22.4 °C
1975	22.5 °C
1976	21.8 °C
1977	23.6 °C
1978	23.4 °C
1979	22.8 °C
1980	24.0 °C
1985	23.0 °C
1986	24.2 °C
1987	23.9 °C
1988	22.9 °C
1989	22.5 °C
1990	23.7 °C
1991	24.0 °C
1992	22.4 °C
1993	23.9 °C
1994	22.8 °C
1995	23.8 °C
1996	23.4 °C
1997	22.6 °C
2000	23.9 °C
2001	23.0 °C
2002	24.0 °C
2003	22.9 °C
2004	23.9 °C
2006	24.2 °C
2007	23.7 °C
2008	23.5 °C
2010	24.9 °C
2011	25.1 °C
2012	24.7 °C

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

Nearby towns

Milledgeville Gordon Gray Sparta Eatonton Mount Zion (near Greensboro)