When to plant in Hawkinsville, GA

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

Safe to plant out

Mar 23

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 7

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 13

1 year in 10 by Oct 31

Frost-free days

254

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Hawkinsville · 2.1 km away · station 86 m, town 78 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	Jan 26 – Feb 9	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 17
Sweet pepper	Jan 12 – Jan 26	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 22
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 3 – Jan 10	Feb 7 – Feb 21	Mar 19
Peas	—	Jan 24 – Feb 21	Mar 20
Bush beans	—	Mar 16 – Apr 6	May 5
Carrot	—	Feb 14 – Mar 28	Apr 15
Beet	—	Feb 7 – Mar 21	Mar 29
Potato	—	Feb 14 – Mar 7	Apr 25
Kale	Dec 27 – Jan 10	Feb 7 – Feb 21	Mar 22
Broccoli	Dec 27 – Jan 10	Feb 7 – Feb 28	Apr 8
Cucumber	Feb 23 – Mar 2	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 12
Summer squash and zucchini	Feb 23 – Mar 2	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 7
Winter squash	Feb 23 – Mar 2	Mar 23 – Apr 6	Jun 11
Sweet corn	—	Mar 16 – Apr 6	May 15
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 7 – Feb 28	May 8
Garlic	—	Oct 30 – Nov 27 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Jan 24 – Feb 21	Mar 3
Basil	Feb 9 – Feb 23	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 19

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Hawkinsville'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 30
1894	Mar 30
1901	Mar 16
1902	Mar 20
1903	Feb 26
1905	Mar 1
1908	Feb 28
1909	Feb 26
1910	Apr 26
1911	Mar 17
1912	Mar 10
1913	Mar 28
1914	Mar 23
1915	Mar 25
1917	Mar 6
1918	Feb 7
1919	Feb 19
1920	Mar 14
1921	Feb 26
1922	Mar 5
1923	Mar 20
1924	Mar 17
1925	Mar 4
1927	Mar 5
1928	Mar 3
1929	Feb 23
1930	Mar 5
1931	Mar 18
1932	Mar 15
1933	Mar 11
1934	Mar 16
1935	Mar 2
1936	Feb 23
1937	Mar 29
1938	Mar 8
1939	Mar 20
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 18
1942	Mar 1
1944	Apr 6
1945	Feb 10
1946	Feb 8
1947	Mar 29
1948	Feb 11
1949	Mar 17
1951	Mar 15
1952	Feb 28
1953	Feb 18
1954	Mar 17
1955	Mar 30
1956	Mar 25
1957	Mar 10
1958	Mar 22
1959	Mar 8
1960	Mar 23
1961	Mar 11
1962	Mar 17
1963	Mar 23
1964	Apr 1
1965	Mar 23
1966	Mar 29
1967	Mar 19
1968	Mar 25
1969	Mar 27
1970	Mar 17
1972	Mar 11
1974	Mar 1
1975	Mar 10
1978	Mar 28
1980	Mar 5
1981	Mar 25
1982	Apr 7
1983	Apr 21
1986	Mar 23
1987	Apr 1
1988	Mar 17
1989	Feb 26
1990	Jan 31
1992	Mar 17
1995	Mar 11
1996	Mar 23
1997	Feb 17
1998	Mar 14
1999	Mar 5
2000	Feb 21
2001	Feb 7
2002	Mar 23
2008	Mar 26
2009	Mar 6
2010	Mar 9
2011	Feb 15
2012	Feb 14
2013	Mar 29
2016	Mar 1
2017	Mar 19
2018	Mar 16
2019	Mar 8
2020	Mar 4
2021	Apr 4
2022	Mar 16
2023	Mar 22
2024	Feb 26
2025	Mar 3
2026	Mar 19

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1894	271
1901	245
1903	240
1905	254
1911	240
1912	238
1914	239
1915	235
1917	232
1918	321
1919	268
1920	247
1921	259
1922	268
1923	234
1924	247
1927	258
1928	262
1930	234
1932	242
1933	242
1934	240
1935	265
1936	266
1937	208
1938	261
1939	225
1940	209
1941	236
1942	239
1944	215
1945	267
1946	279
1947	242
1948	302
1949	234
1951	233
1952	242
1953	261
1954	227
1955	214
1956	229
1957	231
1958	234
1959	255
1960	229
1961	242
1962	222
1963	220
1964	234
1965	215
1966	218
1967	230
1968	215
1969	232
1970	243
1972	251
1975	247
1981	227
1982	212
1986	257
1987	204
1988	258
1989	263
1990	302
1995	242
1996	224
1997	272
1998	278
1999	243
2000	272
2001	262
2008	217
2009	274
2010	242
2011	269
2012	283
2016	254
2017	225
2018	244
2021	233
2022	216
2023	224
2024	276
2025	252

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1894	22.6 °C
1900	25.4 °C
1901	23.8 °C
1902	24.6 °C
1903	23.3 °C
1904	23.9 °C
1905	25.8 °C
1906	25.6 °C
1909	24.2 °C
1911	25.1 °C
1913	25.1 °C
1914	25.1 °C
1916	25.2 °C
1917	24.1 °C
1918	24.2 °C
1919	24.5 °C
1920	24.5 °C
1921	25.1 °C
1922	24.9 °C
1923	24.2 °C
1924	24.5 °C
1926	24.9 °C
1927	25.3 °C
1928	23.8 °C
1930	24.4 °C
1931	24.8 °C
1932	24.9 °C
1933	25.4 °C
1934	25.0 °C
1935	24.5 °C
1936	25.2 °C
1937	24.8 °C
1938	24.8 °C
1939	24.9 °C
1940	24.2 °C
1941	25.6 °C
1942	24.9 °C
1943	25.4 °C
1944	24.7 °C
1945	24.9 °C
1946	24.3 °C
1947	24.5 °C
1948	25.0 °C
1949	23.9 °C
1951	24.6 °C
1952	25.0 °C
1953	24.2 °C
1954	25.2 °C
1955	24.6 °C
1956	24.2 °C
1957	24.4 °C
1958	24.8 °C
1959	24.8 °C
1960	24.6 °C
1961	23.4 °C
1962	24.9 °C
1963	24.2 °C
1964	24.2 °C
1965	24.3 °C
1966	23.3 °C
1967	23.0 °C
1968	24.5 °C
1969	23.9 °C
1970	24.4 °C
1972	23.9 °C
1975	23.1 °C
1981	24.1 °C
1982	23.1 °C
1984	23.3 °C
1986	25.6 °C
1987	24.7 °C
1988	24.3 °C
1989	24.1 °C
1990	24.8 °C
1994	23.6 °C
1995	24.2 °C
1997	23.1 °C
1998	25.1 °C
2000	24.2 °C
2001	23.7 °C
2002	25.1 °C
2005	24.2 °C
2008	24.4 °C
2009	24.1 °C
2010	25.6 °C
2011	25.9 °C
2012	24.5 °C
2016	23.7 °C
2018	24.7 °C
2020	23.7 °C
2021	23.7 °C
2022	24.5 °C
2023	24.0 °C
2024	24.5 °C
2025	24.8 °C
2026	25.0 °C

What this means for you: Since 1893, Hawkinsville's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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