When to plant in Nicholls, GA

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

Safe to plant out

Mar 26

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 4

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 23

1 year in 10 by Nov 5

Frost-free days

266

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Alma Bacon Co Ap · 12.4 km away · station 58 m, town 58 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 29 – Feb 12	Mar 26 – Apr 9	May 20
Sweet pepper	Jan 15 – Jan 29	Mar 26 – Apr 9	May 25
Lettuce (leaf)	Dec 31 – Jan 7	Feb 4 – Feb 18	Mar 16
Peas	—	Jan 21 – Feb 18	Mar 17
Bush beans Season likely too short	—	Mar 19 – Apr 9	May 8
Carrot	—	Feb 11 – Mar 25	Apr 12
Beet	—	Feb 4 – Mar 18	Mar 26
Potato	—	Feb 11 – Mar 4	Apr 22
Kale	Dec 24 – Jan 7	Feb 4 – Feb 18	Mar 19
Broccoli	Dec 24 – Jan 7	Feb 4 – Feb 25	Apr 5
Cucumber	Feb 26 – Mar 5	Mar 26 – Apr 9	May 15
Summer squash and zucchini	Feb 26 – Mar 5	Mar 26 – Apr 9	May 10
Winter squash	Feb 26 – Mar 5	Mar 26 – Apr 9	Jun 14
Sweet corn Season likely too short	—	Mar 19 – Apr 9	May 18
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 4 – Feb 25	May 5
Garlic	—	Nov 9 – Dec 7 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Jan 21 – Feb 18	Feb 28
Basil	Feb 12 – Feb 26	Mar 26 – Apr 9	May 22

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Nicholls'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
1939	Feb 24
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 18
1942	Mar 4
1943	Mar 24
1944	Mar 9
1945	Feb 10
1946	Feb 15
1947	Mar 27
1948	Feb 2
1949	Mar 16
1950	Mar 10
1951	Mar 16
1952	Mar 9
1953	Feb 18
1954	Mar 17
1955	Mar 30
1956	Mar 25
1957	Mar 11
1958	Mar 22
1959	Mar 8
1960	Mar 22
1961	Mar 11
1962	Mar 18
1963	Feb 28
1964	Mar 31
1965	Mar 22
1966	Mar 9
1967	Feb 27
1968	Mar 25
1969	Mar 27
1970	Mar 16
1971	Apr 4
1972	Mar 10
1973	Feb 24
1974	Feb 28
1975	Mar 9
1976	Mar 18
1977	Mar 1
1978	Mar 6
1979	Feb 27
1980	Mar 4
1981	Mar 21
1982	Mar 9
1983	Feb 26
1984	Mar 10
1985	Feb 18
1986	Mar 23
1987	Apr 1
1988	Mar 17
1989	Feb 25
1990	Jan 27
1991	Feb 27
1992	Feb 9
1993	Mar 15
1994	Feb 4
1995	Feb 9
1996	Mar 13
1997	Feb 12
1998	Mar 14
1999	Mar 5
2000	Feb 7
2001	Feb 7
2002	Mar 23
2003	Feb 12
2004	Mar 23
2005	Mar 2
2006	Mar 27
2007	Apr 8
2008	Mar 9
2009	Mar 5
2010	Mar 8
2011	Mar 12
2012	Feb 14
2013	Mar 27
2014	Mar 26
2015	Feb 21
2016	Feb 28
2017	Mar 17
2018	Mar 15
2019	Mar 7
2020	Mar 1
2021	Apr 3
2022	Mar 14
2023	Mar 16
2024	Feb 20

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1939	250
1940	208
1941	235
1942	252
1943	230
1944	242
1945	267
1946	290
1947	247
1948	321
1949	235
1950	240
1951	236
1952	233
1953	280
1954	213
1955	215
1956	228
1957	230
1958	244
1959	265
1960	230
1961	243
1962	220
1963	243
1964	244
1965	217
1966	239
1967	251
1968	232
1969	232
1970	245
1971	220
1972	258
1973	278
1974	260
1975	250
1976	232
1977	257
1978	278
1979	261
1980	269
1981	237
1982	278
1983	259
1984	247
1985	287
1986	282
1987	224
1988	256
1989	264
1990	311
1991	250
1992	324
1993	271
1994	292
1995	278
1996	242
1997	277
1998	278
1999	243
2000	287
2001	262
2002	244
2003	289
2004	265
2005	275
2006	243
2007	212
2008	253
2009	275
2010	244
2011	243
2012	283
2013	230
2014	220
2015	275
2016	266
2017	267
2018	257
2019	250
2020	274
2021	233
2022	248
2023	257
2024	282

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1939	24.3 °C
1940	23.5 °C
1941	24.5 °C
1942	24.3 °C
1943	24.5 °C
1944	24.2 °C
1945	24.4 °C
1946	24.2 °C
1947	24.3 °C
1948	24.6 °C
1949	24.2 °C
1950	23.8 °C
1951	24.3 °C
1952	24.4 °C
1953	24.4 °C
1954	24.9 °C
1955	24.4 °C
1956	23.7 °C
1957	24.4 °C
1958	24.5 °C
1959	24.6 °C
1960	24.6 °C
1961	23.8 °C
1962	24.8 °C
1963	24.7 °C
1964	24.5 °C
1965	24.6 °C
1966	24.1 °C
1967	24.3 °C
1968	24.9 °C
1969	24.7 °C
1970	25.0 °C
1971	24.1 °C
1972	24.0 °C
1973	24.5 °C
1974	24.4 °C
1975	24.5 °C
1976	23.9 °C
1977	25.3 °C
1978	24.8 °C
1979	24.3 °C
1980	24.9 °C
1981	24.6 °C
1982	24.2 °C
1983	24.1 °C
1984	23.8 °C
1985	24.4 °C
1986	25.0 °C
1987	24.6 °C
1988	24.6 °C
1989	24.6 °C
1990	25.5 °C
1991	25.7 °C
1992	24.5 °C
1993	25.0 °C
1994	24.7 °C
1995	25.6 °C
1996	24.9 °C
1997	24.3 °C
1998	25.3 °C
1999	25.1 °C
2000	24.5 °C
2001	24.1 °C
2002	25.5 °C
2003	24.7 °C
2004	24.5 °C
2005	24.6 °C
2006	25.1 °C
2007	24.9 °C
2008	24.9 °C
2009	24.7 °C
2010	25.8 °C
2011	26.0 °C
2012	25.1 °C
2013	24.4 °C
2014	24.9 °C
2015	25.5 °C
2016	25.3 °C
2017	25.5 °C
2018	25.8 °C
2019	26.0 °C
2020	24.8 °C
2021	24.1 °C
2022	25.4 °C
2023	25.5 °C
2024	25.6 °C

What this means for you: Since 1939, Nicholls's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. The frost-free season has grown by about 3 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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