When to plant in Putney, GA

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 1

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 12

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 20

1 year in 10 by Nov 3

Frost-free days

250

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Albany 3 Se · 7.7 km away · station 55 m, town 60 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 4 – Feb 18	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 26
Sweet pepper	Jan 21 – Feb 4	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 31
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 8 – Jan 15	Feb 12 – Feb 26	Mar 24
Peas	—	Jan 29 – Feb 26	Mar 25
Bush beans	—	Mar 25 – Apr 15	May 14
Carrot	—	Feb 19 – Apr 2	Apr 20
Beet	—	Feb 12 – Mar 26	Apr 3
Potato	—	Feb 19 – Mar 12	Apr 30
Kale	Jan 1 – Jan 15	Feb 12 – Feb 26	Mar 27
Broccoli	Jan 1 – Jan 15	Feb 12 – Mar 5	Apr 13
Cucumber	Mar 4 – Mar 11	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 21
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 4 – Mar 11	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 16
Winter squash	Mar 4 – Mar 11	Apr 1 – Apr 15	Jun 20
Sweet corn	—	Mar 25 – Apr 15	May 24
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 12 – Mar 5	May 13
Garlic	—	Nov 6 – Dec 4 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Jan 29 – Feb 26	Mar 8
Basil	Feb 18 – Mar 4	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 28

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Putney'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
1902	Feb 16
1903	Feb 18
1904	Feb 12
1905	Feb 17
1906	Mar 21
1907	Feb 21
1908	Mar 1
1909	Feb 17
1910	Mar 16
1911	Feb 25
1912	Feb 23
1913	Feb 16
1914	Mar 23
1915	Mar 24
1916	Mar 16
1917	Mar 6
1918	Feb 6
1919	Feb 17
1920	Mar 9
1922	Mar 5
1923	Mar 21
1924	Mar 15
1925	Mar 4
1926	Mar 15
1927	Mar 4
1928	Feb 20
1929	Feb 17
1930	Mar 3
1931	Mar 5
1932	Mar 15
1933	Feb 12
1934	Mar 15
1935	Mar 1
1936	Feb 20
1937	Mar 16
1938	Feb 26
1939	Feb 24
1940	Mar 9
1941	Mar 18
1942	Feb 28
1943	Mar 8
1944	Feb 13
1945	Feb 9
1946	Jan 25
1947	Mar 3
1948	Feb 1
1949	Mar 1
1951	Feb 9
1952	Jan 31
1953	Mar 9
1954	Mar 8
1955	Mar 30
1956	Mar 21
1957	Mar 10
1958	Feb 22
1959	Mar 8
1960	Mar 22
1961	Mar 11
1962	Mar 18
1963	Feb 28
1964	Apr 1
1965	Mar 23
1966	Mar 8
1967	Mar 19
1968	Mar 26
1969	Mar 28
1970	Mar 17
1971	Apr 8
1972	Mar 11
1973	Feb 25
1974	Mar 1
1975	Mar 9
1976	Mar 18
1977	Mar 8
1978	Mar 6
1979	Mar 26
1980	Mar 5
1981	Mar 25
1982	Mar 10
1983	Apr 19
1984	Mar 11
1985	Apr 10
1987	Apr 7
1988	Mar 21
1989	Apr 13
1990	Apr 9
1991	Mar 12
1992	Apr 5
1993	Apr 30
1994	Feb 26
1995	Mar 10
1996	Mar 13
1997	Feb 13
1999	Mar 6
2000	Feb 22
2001	Mar 9
2002	Mar 23
2003	Feb 14
2004	Mar 1
2005	Mar 10
2006	Mar 27
2007	Apr 10
2008	Mar 26
2010	Mar 9
2011	Feb 15
2012	Feb 14
2013	Mar 28
2014	Mar 27
2015	Mar 8
2016	Feb 28
2017	Mar 17
2020	Feb 28
2021	Mar 10

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1902	284
1903	274
1904	279
1905	316
1906	236
1907	265
1908	259
1909	274
1910	226
1911	260
1912	268
1913	266
1914	239
1915	250
1916	244
1917	263
1918	322
1919	300
1920	252
1921	363
1922	268
1923	234
1925	264
1926	240
1927	259
1928	273
1929	285
1930	269
1931	300
1932	242
1933	269
1934	242
1935	266
1936	275
1937	246
1938	271
1939	276
1940	250
1941	271
1942	288
1943	253
1944	290
1945	287
1946	331
1947	297
1948	327
1949	262
1950	327
1951	271
1952	317
1953	282
1954	239
1955	218
1956	233
1957	231
1958	279
1959	255
1960	252
1961	243
1962	221
1963	243
1964	234
1965	216
1966	239
1967	231
1968	213
1969	221
1970	244
1971	216
1972	257
1973	259
1974	256
1975	250
1976	231
1977	247
1978	274
1979	233
1980	246
1981	227
1982	228
1983	206
1984	241
1985	236
1987	204
1988	206
1989	189
1990	201
1991	236
1992	222
1993	184
1994	270
1995	246
1996	281
1997	276
1999	242
2000	272
2001	256
2002	244
2003	283
2004	288
2005	253
2006	230
2007	211
2008	216
2010	243
2011	268
2012	283
2013	230
2014	219
2015	285
2016	265
2017	247
2020	274

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1903	24.4 °C
1904	25.7 °C
1905	26.2 °C
1906	26.0 °C
1907	25.1 °C
1908	25.6 °C
1909	25.0 °C
1910	24.8 °C
1911	25.9 °C
1912	25.8 °C
1913	24.9 °C
1914	25.6 °C
1915	26.1 °C
1916	25.1 °C
1917	24.9 °C
1918	24.3 °C
1919	24.7 °C
1920	25.0 °C
1921	25.6 °C
1922	25.8 °C
1923	24.7 °C
1924	24.9 °C
1925	26.1 °C
1926	25.0 °C
1927	25.9 °C
1928	24.4 °C
1929	25.5 °C
1930	25.3 °C
1931	25.1 °C
1932	25.4 °C
1933	25.8 °C
1934	25.3 °C
1935	25.6 °C
1936	26.2 °C
1937	25.5 °C
1938	25.4 °C
1939	25.4 °C
1940	25.3 °C
1941	26.1 °C
1942	25.4 °C
1943	25.9 °C
1944	25.6 °C
1945	25.4 °C
1946	25.1 °C
1947	25.4 °C
1948	25.8 °C
1949	25.1 °C
1950	24.9 °C
1951	25.8 °C
1952	25.6 °C
1953	25.3 °C
1954	26.2 °C
1955	25.5 °C
1956	25.0 °C
1957	25.5 °C
1958	25.4 °C
1959	25.5 °C
1960	25.2 °C
1961	24.2 °C
1962	25.8 °C
1963	25.4 °C
1964	24.2 °C
1965	24.3 °C
1966	23.8 °C
1967	23.4 °C
1968	24.5 °C
1969	24.1 °C
1970	24.7 °C
1971	23.4 °C
1972	24.0 °C
1973	24.2 °C
1974	23.5 °C
1975	23.6 °C
1976	23.6 °C
1977	25.1 °C
1978	24.7 °C
1979	24.0 °C
1980	24.8 °C
1981	24.5 °C
1982	23.7 °C
1983	23.5 °C
1984	23.5 °C
1985	23.9 °C
1987	24.4 °C
1988	24.0 °C
1989	23.7 °C
1990	24.4 °C
1992	23.7 °C
1993	24.4 °C
1994	23.8 °C
1995	24.8 °C
1996	24.4 °C
1997	24.2 °C
1998	25.8 °C
1999	25.2 °C
2000	24.9 °C
2001	24.4 °C
2002	25.7 °C
2003	24.6 °C
2004	24.5 °C
2005	24.5 °C
2006	25.3 °C
2007	24.8 °C
2010	25.9 °C
2011	25.6 °C
2012	24.6 °C
2013	24.1 °C
2014	24.4 °C
2015	25.1 °C
2016	25.2 °C
2017	24.7 °C
2020	24.3 °C
2021	23.8 °C

What this means for you: Since 1902, Putney's last spring frost has come about 2 days later per decade, on average. The frost-free season has shrunk 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 Albany 3 Se (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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