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When to plant in Springfield, GA

Planting dates worked out from Springfield'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 10
Frost-free days
272
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Savannah Intl Ap · 28.7 km away · station 9 m, town 24 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
Season likely too short		 — 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
Season likely too short		 — 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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Springfield'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 10
1950Mar 31
1951Mar 14
1952Feb 18
1953Feb 18
1954Mar 17
1955Mar 30
1956Mar 23
1957Mar 10
1958Mar 22
1959Feb 22
1960Mar 24
1961Feb 11
1962Apr 16
1963Feb 28
1964Mar 31
1965Mar 22
1966Mar 10
1967Mar 2
1968Mar 25
1969Mar 14
1970Mar 16
1971Mar 21
1972Mar 10
1973Feb 18
1974Feb 28
1975Mar 4
1976Feb 10
1977Feb 22
1978Mar 6
1979Feb 27
1980Mar 4
1981Mar 15
1982Mar 2
1983Feb 26
1984Mar 1
1985Feb 18
1986Mar 23
1987Apr 1
1988Mar 17
1989Feb 26
1990Jan 27
1991Mar 11
1992Feb 9
1993Mar 15
1994Feb 4
1995Feb 9
1996Mar 10
1997Feb 17
1998Mar 14
1999Mar 5
2000Feb 22
2001Mar 8
2002Mar 23
2003Feb 19
2004Mar 11
2005Mar 4
2006Mar 27
2007Apr 9
2008Mar 9
2009Mar 5
2010Mar 7
2011Feb 13
2012Feb 13
2013Mar 27
2014Feb 28
2015Feb 21
2016Feb 27
2017Mar 17
2018Mar 15
2019Jan 31
2020Mar 1
2021Apr 3
2022Mar 14
2023Jan 28
2024Jan 22

What this means for you: Since 1948, Springfield's last spring frost has come about 2 days earlier per decade, on average. 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 Savannah Intl Ap (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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