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When to plant in Maysville, GA

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

Last spring frost

  1. Early · riskyMar 99 years in 10 still get a later frost
  2. TypicalMar 25about half of years get a later frost
  3. Safe to plant outApr 101 year in 10 gets a later frost

Hardy crops like peas and spinach are timed from the typical date. Wait for the safe date before planting out tomatoes, peppers and squash.

First fall frost

  1. EarlyOct 241 year in 10 has frost by then
  2. TypicalNov 6about half of years have had frost
  3. LateNov 189 years in 10 have had frost by then

A typical year has 224 frost-free days. Plan for tender crops to be ripe by the early date.

Station used: Commerce 4 Nnw · 6.7 km away · station 271 m, town 275 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest 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 21 – Jan 28 Feb 25 – Mar 11 Apr 6
Peas — Feb 11 – Mar 11 Apr 7
Bush beans — Apr 3 – Apr 24 May 23
Carrot — Mar 4 – Apr 15 May 3
Beet — Feb 25 – Apr 8 Apr 16
Potato — Mar 4 – Mar 25 May 13
Kale Jan 14 – Jan 28 Feb 25 – Mar 11 Apr 9
Broccoli Jan 14 – Jan 28 Feb 25 – Mar 18 Apr 26
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 25 – Mar 18 May 26
Garlic — Oct 23 – Nov 20 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Feb 11 – Mar 11 Mar 21
Basil Feb 27 – Mar 13 Apr 10 – Apr 24 Jun 6

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Maysville's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Mar 1Apr 1May 1Jun 1 1960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1960May 13
1961May 27
1962Apr 20
1963May 2
1964Apr 10
1965Mar 23
1966Apr 12
1967Mar 23
1968Mar 27
1969Apr 23
1971Apr 4
1973Apr 13
1975Apr 13
1977Mar 23
1979Mar 27
1980Mar 16
1981Mar 25
1982Apr 26
1983Apr 21
1984Apr 1
1986Apr 24
1987Apr 6
1988Mar 28
1990Apr 13
1991Mar 15
1992Apr 5
1993Apr 3
1994Apr 1
1995Mar 12
1996Mar 23
1997Apr 13
1998Mar 23
1999Mar 16
2003Mar 31
2004Mar 24
2005Mar 20
2006Mar 28
2007Apr 10
2008Mar 26
2009Mar 6
2010Mar 8
2011Mar 9
2012Mar 10
2013Mar 30
2015Mar 31
2016Apr 10
2017Mar 18
2019Apr 2
2020Apr 11
2022Apr 10
2023Mar 24
2024Mar 19

What this means for you: Since 1960, Maysville's last spring frost has come about 4 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 5 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Commerce 4 Nnw (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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