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When to plant in Statesboro, GA

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

Last spring frost

  1. Early · riskyFeb 119 years in 10 still get a later frost
  2. TypicalMar 6about half of years get a later frost
  3. Safe to plant outMar 251 year in 10 gets a later frost

Hardy crops like peas and spinach are timed from the typical date. Wait for the safe date before planting out tomatoes, peppers and squash.

First fall frost

  1. EarlyNov 71 year in 10 has frost by then
  2. TypicalNov 22about half of years have had frost
  3. LateDec 119 years in 10 have had frost by then

A typical year has 260 frost-free days. Plan for tender crops to be ripe by the early date.

Station used: Brooklet 1 W · 13.0 km away · station 55 m, town 77 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Jan 28 – Feb 11 Mar 25 – Apr 8 May 19
Sweet pepper Jan 14 – Jan 28 Mar 25 – Apr 8 May 24
Lettuce (leaf) Jan 2 – Jan 9 Feb 6 – Feb 20 Mar 18
Peas — Jan 23 – Feb 20 Mar 19
Bush beans — Mar 18 – Apr 8 May 7
Carrot — Feb 13 – Mar 27 Apr 14
Beet — Feb 6 – Mar 20 Mar 28
Potato — Feb 13 – Mar 6 Apr 24
Kale Dec 26 – Jan 9 Feb 6 – Feb 20 Mar 21
Broccoli Dec 26 – Jan 9 Feb 6 – Feb 27 Apr 7
Cucumber Feb 25 – Mar 4 Mar 25 – Apr 8 May 14
Summer squash and zucchini Feb 25 – Mar 4 Mar 25 – Apr 8 May 9
Winter squash Feb 25 – Mar 4 Mar 25 – Apr 8 Jun 13
Sweet corn — Mar 18 – Apr 8 May 17
Onion (from sets) — Feb 6 – Feb 27 May 7
Garlic — Dec 19 – Jan 16 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Jan 23 – Feb 20 Mar 2
Basil Feb 11 – Feb 25 Mar 25 – Apr 8 May 21

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Statesboro'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 1930194019501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
See the data as a table
YearLast spring frost
1925Mar 4
1926Mar 17
1927Mar 5
1928Feb 20
1929Feb 14
1930Mar 5
1931Mar 18
1932Mar 16
1933Mar 4
1934Mar 16
1935Mar 1
1936Feb 20
1937Mar 10
1938Feb 26
1939Feb 24
1940Apr 13
1941Mar 18
1942Mar 4
1943Mar 24
1944Apr 6
1945Feb 9
1946Feb 8
1947Mar 27
1948Feb 11
1949Mar 16
1950Mar 3
1951Mar 15
1952Feb 8
1953Feb 18
1954Mar 17
1955Mar 29
1956Mar 22
1957Mar 10
1958Mar 22
1959Mar 8
1960Mar 22
1961Feb 10
1962Mar 7
1963Feb 28
1964Mar 31
1965Mar 22
1966Mar 9
1967Mar 19
1968Mar 25
1969Mar 14
1970Mar 16
1971Mar 27
1972Mar 10
1973Feb 24
1974Feb 28
1975Mar 9
1976Mar 18
1977Feb 22
1978Mar 7
1979Mar 26
1980Mar 4
1981Mar 21
1982Mar 9
1983Apr 20
1984Mar 10
1985Feb 18
1986Mar 23
1987Apr 1
1988Mar 17
1989Feb 25
1990Feb 26
1991Mar 11
1992Mar 17
1993Mar 15
1994Feb 15
1995Feb 9
1996Mar 23
1997Feb 12
1998Mar 14
2000Feb 9
2001Mar 6
2002Mar 24
2003Feb 5
2004Mar 1
2005Mar 5
2006Feb 27
2007Apr 10
2008Mar 10
2009Mar 5
2010Mar 8
2011Mar 14
2012Feb 14
2013Mar 27
2014Mar 27
2015Mar 7
2016Feb 14
2017Mar 17
2018Mar 15
2019Mar 7
2021Apr 4
2022Mar 15
2023Mar 16
2024Feb 20
2025Mar 3
2026Mar 18

What this means for you: Since 1925, Statesboro'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 Brooklet 1 W (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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