When to plant in Monticello, GA

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 15

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 30

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 3

1 year in 10 by Oct 21

Frost-free days

218

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Monticello · 3.4 km away · station 158 m, town 207 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	Feb 18 – Mar 4	Apr 15 – Apr 29	Jun 9
Sweet pepper	Feb 4 – Feb 18	Apr 15 – Apr 29	Jun 14
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 26 – Feb 2	Mar 2 – Mar 16	Apr 11
Peas	—	Feb 16 – Mar 16	Apr 12
Bush beans	—	Apr 8 – Apr 29	May 28
Carrot	—	Mar 9 – Apr 20	May 8
Beet	—	Mar 2 – Apr 13	Apr 21
Potato	—	Mar 9 – Mar 30	May 18
Kale	Jan 19 – Feb 2	Mar 2 – Mar 16	Apr 14
Broccoli	Jan 19 – Feb 2	Mar 2 – Mar 23	May 1
Cucumber	Mar 18 – Mar 25	Apr 15 – Apr 29	Jun 4
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 18 – Mar 25	Apr 15 – Apr 29	May 30
Winter squash	Mar 18 – Mar 25	Apr 15 – Apr 29	Jul 4
Sweet corn	—	Apr 8 – Apr 29	Jun 7
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 2 – Mar 23	May 31
Garlic	—	Oct 20 – Nov 17 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 16 – Mar 16	Mar 26
Basil	Mar 4 – Mar 18	Apr 15 – Apr 29	Jun 11

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Monticello'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
1903	Mar 2
1904	Mar 16
1905	Apr 17
1906	Mar 21
1907	Apr 15
1908	Mar 1
1909	Feb 26
1910	Mar 16
1911	Mar 17
1912	Mar 10
1913	Mar 28
1914	Mar 23
1915	Apr 4
1916	Mar 17
1917	Mar 19
1918	Feb 23
1919	Apr 2
1920	Apr 14
1921	Feb 26
1922	Mar 22
1923	Apr 2
1924	Apr 2
1925	Mar 6
1926	Apr 1
1927	Mar 5
1928	Mar 19
1929	Mar 11
1930	Mar 27
1931	Mar 18
1932	Mar 16
1933	Mar 11
1934	Mar 15
1935	Mar 14
1936	Apr 4
1937	Apr 12
1938	Apr 10
1939	Mar 19
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 19
1942	Apr 12
1943	Apr 16
1944	Apr 6
1945	Feb 9
1946	Mar 12
1948	Mar 29
1949	Apr 17
1950	Apr 16
1951	Mar 22
1955	Apr 8
1960	Apr 10
1961	Apr 11
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 22
1964	Apr 1
1965	Mar 23
1966	Mar 29
1967	Mar 9
1968	Mar 24
1969	Mar 28
1970	Mar 18
1971	Mar 27
1972	Mar 27
1975	Mar 16
1976	Mar 19
1977	Feb 22
1978	Mar 19
1979	Mar 27
1980	Mar 5
1981	Mar 21
1986	Mar 23
1987	Apr 6
1988	Mar 17
1989	Mar 9
1990	Mar 21
1991	Feb 28
1992	Apr 3
1993	Apr 3
1994	Mar 30
1995	Mar 12
1996	Apr 11
1997	Apr 11
1998	Mar 23
1999	Mar 29
2000	Apr 13
2001	Apr 22
2002	Mar 25
2004	Mar 24
2005	Apr 3
2006	Mar 29
2007	Apr 11
2008	Apr 17
2009	Apr 9
2010	Mar 20
2011	Mar 13
2012	Mar 10
2013	Mar 29
2016	Mar 23
2018	Apr 19
2019	Mar 29
2021	Apr 21
2023	Mar 24

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1903	236
1904	243
1905	218
1906	203
1907	211
1908	258
1909	240
1910	227
1911	240
1912	237
1913	206
1914	218
1915	225
1916	242
1917	218
1918	305
1919	226
1920	213
1921	259
1922	245
1923	220
1924	230
1925	236
1926	223
1927	246
1928	246
1929	263
1930	218
1931	265
1932	240
1933	242
1934	241
1935	253
1936	225
1937	194
1938	212
1939	231
1940	215
1941	235
1942	197
1943	184
1944	214
1946	246
1948	245
1949	200
1950	210
1951	225
1955	199
1961	198
1962	192
1963	224
1964	234
1965	239
1966	218
1967	240
1968	232
1969	231
1970	242
1971	225
1975	243
1976	223
1978	261
1979	232
1980	258
1981	244
1986	235
1987	218
1988	256
1989	252
1990	253
1991	248
1993	211
1994	238
1995	237
1996	191
1997	218
1998	213
2000	179
2001	178
2002	233
2004	230
2005	206
2006	208
2007	201
2008	194
2010	231
2011	230
2012	235
2016	241
2018	211
2019	219
2021	206
2023	222

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1903	23.2 °C
1904	23.6 °C
1905	24.4 °C
1906	24.2 °C
1907	23.5 °C
1908	24.3 °C
1909	23.5 °C
1910	23.3 °C
1911	24.3 °C
1912	23.8 °C
1913	23.5 °C
1914	24.2 °C
1915	24.4 °C
1916	23.1 °C
1917	23.3 °C
1918	23.7 °C
1919	23.8 °C
1920	23.6 °C
1921	24.5 °C
1922	23.9 °C
1923	22.8 °C
1924	23.0 °C
1925	25.2 °C
1926	24.0 °C
1927	24.1 °C
1928	23.0 °C
1929	23.7 °C
1930	24.6 °C
1931	24.4 °C
1932	24.2 °C
1933	24.6 °C
1935	24.2 °C
1936	24.9 °C
1937	23.8 °C
1938	24.1 °C
1939	24.2 °C
1940	23.2 °C
1941	24.9 °C
1942	24.3 °C
1943	24.2 °C
1944	23.9 °C
1945	23.8 °C
1946	23.1 °C
1947	23.6 °C
1948	23.9 °C
1949	22.9 °C
1950	22.8 °C
1951	23.3 °C
1952	23.2 °C
1954	23.6 °C
1955	22.6 °C
1960	23.5 °C
1961	22.3 °C
1962	23.6 °C
1963	22.5 °C
1964	22.9 °C
1966	22.6 °C
1967	22.1 °C
1968	23.0 °C
1969	22.9 °C
1970	23.8 °C
1971	23.1 °C
1972	22.5 °C
1975	23.5 °C
1976	22.3 °C
1977	24.3 °C
1978	24.1 °C
1979	23.0 °C
1980	24.5 °C
1981	23.8 °C
1984	22.9 °C
1985	22.8 °C
1987	24.1 °C
1988	23.8 °C
1989	22.4 °C
1990	24.3 °C
1991	24.1 °C
1995	23.1 °C
1996	22.6 °C
1997	21.8 °C
1998	23.7 °C
1999	22.6 °C
2000	22.1 °C
2001	21.7 °C
2002	22.9 °C
2004	22.1 °C
2005	22.1 °C
2006	22.7 °C
2007	22.4 °C
2008	22.1 °C
2010	23.4 °C
2011	23.5 °C
2012	23.4 °C
2016	24.5 °C
2018	23.3 °C
2019	23.9 °C
2020	22.6 °C
2021	22.3 °C
2022	23.2 °C
2023	23.0 °C

What this means for you: Since 1903, Monticello'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 Monticello (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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