When to plant in Oglethorpe, GA

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

Safe to plant out

Mar 27

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 12

1 year in 10 by Oct 30

Frost-free days

247

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Byromville Georgia · 15.8 km away · station 152 m, town 91 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

Plan your garden.

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Jan 30 – Feb 13	Mar 27 – Apr 10	May 21
Sweet pepper	Jan 16 – Jan 30	Mar 27 – Apr 10	May 26
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 3 – Jan 10	Feb 7 – Feb 21	Mar 19
Peas	—	Jan 24 – Feb 21	Mar 20
Bush beans	—	Mar 20 – Apr 10	May 9
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 27 – Mar 6	Mar 27 – Apr 10	May 16
Summer squash and zucchini	Feb 27 – Mar 6	Mar 27 – Apr 10	May 11
Winter squash	Feb 27 – Mar 6	Mar 27 – Apr 10	Jun 15
Sweet corn	—	Mar 20 – Apr 10	May 19
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 7 – Feb 28	May 8
Garlic	—	Dec 21 – Jan 18 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Jan 24 – Feb 21	Mar 3
Basil	Feb 13 – Feb 27	Mar 27 – Apr 10	May 23

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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Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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

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What this means for you: This station's record is too short to show a reliable trend yet.

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