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When to plant in Quitman, GA

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

Safe to plant out
Mar 23
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Mar 3
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Nov 28
1 year in 10 by Nov 7
Frost-free days
270
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Valdosta Rgnl Ap · 27.3 km away · station 59 m, town 58 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Jan 26 – Feb 9 Mar 23 – Apr 6 May 17
Sweet pepper Jan 12 – Jan 26 Mar 23 – Apr 6 May 22
Lettuce (leaf) Dec 30 – Jan 6 Feb 3 – Feb 17 Mar 15
Peas — Jan 20 – Feb 17 Mar 16
Bush beans — Mar 16 – Apr 6 May 5
Carrot — Feb 10 – Mar 24 Apr 11
Beet — Feb 3 – Mar 17 Mar 25
Potato — Feb 10 – Mar 3 Apr 21
Kale Dec 23 – Jan 6 Feb 3 – Feb 17 Mar 18
Broccoli Dec 23 – Jan 6 Feb 3 – Feb 24 Apr 4
Cucumber Feb 23 – Mar 2 Mar 23 – Apr 6 May 12
Summer squash and zucchini Feb 23 – Mar 2 Mar 23 – Apr 6 May 7
Winter squash Feb 23 – Mar 2 Mar 23 – Apr 6 Jun 11
Sweet corn — Mar 16 – Apr 6 May 15
Onion (from sets) — Feb 3 – Feb 24 May 4
Garlic — Nov 14 – Dec 12 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Jan 20 – Feb 17 Feb 27
Basil Feb 9 – Feb 23 Mar 23 – Apr 6 May 19

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Quitman's weather over time

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

Feb 1Feb 15Mar 1Mar 15Apr 1Apr 15 19501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1948Feb 2
1949Mar 8
1950Feb 28
1951Mar 15
1952Feb 8
1953Feb 18
1954Mar 17
1959Mar 9
1960Apr 11
1961Feb 12
1962Mar 8
1963Mar 1
1964Mar 31
1965Mar 9
1966Mar 8
1967Feb 27
1968Mar 24
1969Mar 27
1970Feb 27
1971Mar 21
1972Feb 21
1973Feb 17
1974Feb 28
1975Mar 3
1976Feb 8
1977Mar 1
1978Mar 6
1979Mar 26
1980Mar 4
1981Mar 17
1982Jan 27
1983Mar 25
1984Mar 10
1985Mar 19
1986Mar 23
1987Apr 1
1988Mar 20
1989Feb 26
1990Mar 21
1991Feb 17
1992Feb 9
1993Mar 15
1994Feb 4
1995Feb 9
1996Mar 22
1997Feb 16
1998Mar 14
1999Mar 16
2000Feb 21
2001Feb 6
2002Mar 6
2003Feb 13
2004Mar 23
2005Mar 2
2006Mar 27
2007Apr 8
2008Mar 25
2009Mar 4
2010Mar 7
2011Feb 13
2012Feb 14
2013Mar 4
2014Feb 28
2015Feb 21
2016Feb 27
2017Mar 17
2018Mar 15
2019Mar 7
2020Feb 28
2021Apr 3
2022Mar 13
2023Mar 20
2024Feb 20

What this means for you: Since 1948, Quitman's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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