When to plant in Lakeview Estates, GA

Planting dates worked out from Lakeview Estates'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 23

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 8

1 year in 10 by Oct 23

Frost-free days

233

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Covington · 21.2 km away · station 234 m, town 240 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 19 – Jan 26	Feb 23 – Mar 9	Apr 4
Peas	—	Feb 9 – Mar 9	Apr 5
Bush beans	—	Apr 3 – Apr 24	May 23
Carrot	—	Mar 2 – Apr 13	May 1
Beet	—	Feb 23 – Apr 6	Apr 14
Potato	—	Mar 2 – Mar 23	May 11
Kale	Jan 12 – Jan 26	Feb 23 – Mar 9	Apr 7
Broccoli	Jan 12 – Jan 26	Feb 23 – Mar 16	Apr 24
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)	—	Feb 23 – Mar 16	May 24
Garlic	—	Oct 25 – Nov 22 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 9 – Mar 9	Mar 19
Basil	Feb 27 – Mar 13	Apr 10 – Apr 24	Jun 6

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Lakeview Estates'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
1894	Mar 30
1895	Apr 4
1896	Apr 2
1897	May 4
1898	Apr 6
1899	Apr 9
1900	Apr 12
1901	Mar 21
1902	Mar 20
1903	Mar 2
1904	Apr 17
1905	Apr 17
1927	Mar 4
1929	Mar 18
1930	Apr 1
1931	Mar 26
1932	Mar 24
1933	Mar 27
1934	Apr 13
1935	Mar 13
1936	Apr 19
1937	Apr 12
1938	Apr 10
1939	Mar 20
1940	Apr 13
1942	Apr 13
1943	Apr 16
1944	Apr 6
1945	Mar 10
1946	Apr 13
1948	Mar 29
1949	Apr 17
1950	Apr 16
1951	Mar 31
1952	Mar 29
1953	Apr 21
1954	Mar 22
1955	Mar 31
1956	Mar 25
1957	Mar 10
1958	Apr 8
1959	Mar 18
1960	Apr 11
1961	Apr 11
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 23
1964	Apr 10
1965	Mar 22
1966	Apr 10
1967	Mar 23
1968	Mar 25
1969	Mar 28
1970	Mar 24
1971	Apr 3
1972	Apr 2
1973	Apr 12
1974	Apr 7
1975	Apr 13
1976	Mar 18
1977	Apr 6
1978	Apr 22
1979	Mar 26
1980	Mar 15
1981	Mar 21
1982	Apr 7
1983	Apr 21
1984	Mar 31
1985	Mar 19
1986	Apr 23
1987	Apr 4
1989	Apr 12
1990	Apr 8
1991	Mar 5
1992	Apr 4
1993	Apr 3
1994	Mar 17
1995	Mar 11
1996	Apr 10
1997	Mar 16
1998	Mar 23
2001	Apr 20
2002	Mar 25
2003	Apr 1
2004	Mar 26
2007	Apr 10
2008	Mar 27
2010	Mar 8
2011	Feb 14
2012	Mar 7

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1894	220
1895	222
1896	197
1897	197
1898	202
1899	207
1900	209
1901	228
1902	252
1903	236
1904	211
1929	231
1930	206
1931	219
1932	232
1933	226
1934	198
1935	252
1936	210
1937	194
1938	198
1939	225
1943	184
1944	214
1945	239
1946	214
1948	226
1949	200
1950	203
1952	205
1953	199
1954	208
1955	208
1956	228
1957	231
1958	216
1959	233
1960	207
1961	198
1962	190
1963	221
1964	193
1965	216
1966	206
1967	219
1968	215
1969	220
1970	225
1971	218
1972	229
1973	211
1974	198
1975	215
1976	217
1977	218
1978	227
1979	222
1980	241
1981	212
1982	211
1983	204
1984	220
1985	258
1986	204
1987	200
1989	190
1990	223
1991	243
1992	217
1993	211
1994	251
1995	239
1996	206
1997	244
2001	180
2002	233
2003	224
2004	233
2007	202
2010	241
2011	270
2012	263

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1894	23.1 °C
1895	22.8 °C
1896	24.2 °C
1897	21.6 °C
1898	22.5 °C
1899	24.4 °C
1900	23.9 °C
1901	22.9 °C
1902	24.0 °C
1903	22.4 °C
1904	22.7 °C
1928	22.1 °C
1929	22.9 °C
1930	22.9 °C
1931	23.8 °C
1932	23.4 °C
1933	24.1 °C
1934	23.6 °C
1935	23.4 °C
1936	23.9 °C
1937	23.2 °C
1938	23.3 °C
1939	23.1 °C
1942	23.4 °C
1943	23.6 °C
1944	23.5 °C
1945	23.7 °C
1946	22.9 °C
1947	23.1 °C
1948	23.6 °C
1949	22.7 °C
1950	22.6 °C
1951	23.6 °C
1952	23.6 °C
1953	23.7 °C
1954	24.4 °C
1955	23.6 °C
1956	23.4 °C
1957	23.0 °C
1958	22.9 °C
1959	23.3 °C
1960	22.9 °C
1961	21.3 °C
1962	22.6 °C
1963	22.0 °C
1964	22.2 °C
1965	22.6 °C
1966	21.6 °C
1967	21.1 °C
1968	22.3 °C
1969	22.4 °C
1970	22.9 °C
1971	21.8 °C
1972	21.9 °C
1973	22.5 °C
1974	22.2 °C
1975	22.8 °C
1976	22.1 °C
1977	23.9 °C
1978	23.4 °C
1979	22.4 °C
1980	23.8 °C
1981	23.2 °C
1982	22.4 °C
1983	22.5 °C
1984	22.2 °C
1985	22.7 °C
1986	23.9 °C
1987	23.6 °C
1989	22.0 °C
1990	22.9 °C
1991	23.1 °C
1992	21.7 °C
1993	23.4 °C
1994	22.3 °C
1995	22.5 °C
1996	22.4 °C
1997	21.6 °C
2001	22.3 °C
2003	22.1 °C
2004	22.4 °C
2006	23.0 °C
2007	22.6 °C
2009	22.5 °C
2010	24.3 °C
2011	24.1 °C
2012	23.6 °C

What this means for you: Since 1894, Lakeview Estates's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. 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 Covington (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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