When to plant in Sylvester, GA

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

Safe to plant out

Mar 26

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 6

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 25

1 year in 10 by Nov 5

Frost-free days

270

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Tifton · 35.4 km away · station 116 m, town 118 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	Jan 29 – Feb 12	Mar 26 – Apr 9	May 20
Sweet pepper	Jan 15 – Jan 29	Mar 26 – Apr 9	May 25
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 2 – Jan 9	Feb 6 – Feb 20	Mar 18
Peas	—	Jan 23 – Feb 20	Mar 19
Bush beans	—	Mar 19 – Apr 9	May 8
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 26 – Mar 5	Mar 26 – Apr 9	May 15
Summer squash and zucchini	Feb 26 – Mar 5	Mar 26 – Apr 9	May 10
Winter squash	Feb 26 – Mar 5	Mar 26 – Apr 9	Jun 14
Sweet corn	—	Mar 19 – Apr 9	May 18
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 6 – Feb 27	May 7
Garlic	—	Nov 11 – Dec 9 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Jan 23 – Feb 20	Mar 2
Basil	Feb 12 – Feb 26	Mar 26 – Apr 9	May 22

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Sylvester'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
1923	Mar 20
1924	Mar 17
1925	Mar 3
1926	Mar 16
1927	Mar 5
1928	Feb 21
1929	Feb 23
1930	Mar 4
1931	Mar 17
1932	Mar 16
1933	Mar 5
1934	Mar 12
1935	Mar 2
1936	Feb 20
1937	Mar 17
1938	Feb 26
1939	Feb 24
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 18
1942	Mar 4
1943	Apr 15
1944	Mar 9
1945	Feb 10
1946	Feb 2
1947	Mar 17
1948	Feb 11
1949	Mar 16
1950	Mar 31
1951	Mar 16
1952	Mar 17
1953	Feb 19
1954	Mar 17
1955	Mar 29
1956	Mar 21
1957	Mar 10
1958	Mar 22
1959	Mar 13
1960	Mar 22
1961	Feb 11
1962	Mar 18
1963	Feb 28
1964	Mar 31
1965	Mar 22
1966	Mar 8
1967	Feb 28
1969	Mar 28
1970	Mar 14
1971	Mar 21
1972	Mar 6
1973	Feb 18
1974	Mar 1
1975	Mar 10
1976	Feb 9
1977	Mar 1
1978	Mar 6
1979	Feb 20
1980	Mar 4
1981	Feb 14
1982	Mar 9
1983	Feb 26
1984	Mar 11
1985	Feb 17
1986	Mar 23
1987	Apr 1
1988	Mar 17
1989	Feb 26
1990	Jan 27
1991	Feb 27
1992	Mar 12
1993	Mar 16
1994	Feb 15
1995	Mar 10
1996	Mar 12
1997	Feb 16
1998	Mar 13
1999	Feb 23
2000	Feb 7
2001	Feb 7
2002	Mar 7
2003	Jan 30
2004	Feb 20
2005	Mar 12
2006	Mar 26
2007	Apr 12
2008	Mar 26
2010	Mar 8
2011	Mar 12
2012	Feb 13
2013	Mar 28
2014	Mar 27
2015	Feb 21
2016	Mar 6
2017	Mar 17
2018	Mar 17
2019	Mar 8
2020	Mar 2
2021	Apr 5
2022	Mar 15
2023	Mar 22
2024	Feb 22
2025	Feb 24
2026	Mar 18

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1923	234
1924	253
1925	264
1926	239
1927	257
1928	272
1929	279
1930	241
1931	288
1932	241
1933	248
1934	245
1935	265
1936	269
1937	220
1938	271
1939	276
1940	215
1941	236
1942	252
1943	208
1944	257
1945	267
1946	303
1947	259
1948	317
1949	247
1950	238
1951	236
1952	226
1953	298
1954	227
1955	244
1956	233
1957	231
1958	242
1959	250
1960	253
1961	312
1962	221
1963	247
1964	235
1965	252
1966	239
1967	251
1969	231
1970	247
1971	245
1972	262
1973	284
1974	269
1975	249
1976	269
1977	256
1979	282
1980	260
1981	279
1982	278
1983	284
1984	246
1985	288
1986	282
1987	224
1988	256
1989	263
1990	311
1991	250
1992	261
1993	229
1994	318
1995	246
1996	282
1997	273
1998	279
1999	280
2000	285
2001	321
2002	260
2003	303
2005	284
2006	200
2007	208
2010	241
2011	243
2012	284
2013	230
2014	235
2015	275
2016	278
2017	267
2021	232
2024	280
2025	259

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1922	25.1 °C
1923	24.0 °C
1924	24.2 °C
1925	25.6 °C
1926	23.9 °C
1927	25.0 °C
1928	23.4 °C
1929	23.9 °C
1930	24.4 °C
1931	24.8 °C
1932	25.1 °C
1933	25.3 °C
1934	24.9 °C
1935	24.9 °C
1936	25.4 °C
1937	24.6 °C
1938	24.9 °C
1939	24.5 °C
1940	23.8 °C
1941	24.9 °C
1942	24.4 °C
1943	24.7 °C
1944	24.6 °C
1945	24.8 °C
1946	24.4 °C
1947	24.8 °C
1948	24.9 °C
1949	24.4 °C
1950	24.0 °C
1951	24.6 °C
1952	24.8 °C
1953	24.5 °C
1954	25.6 °C
1955	24.8 °C
1956	24.1 °C
1957	24.5 °C
1958	24.5 °C
1959	24.5 °C
1960	24.4 °C
1961	23.7 °C
1962	24.5 °C
1963	24.2 °C
1964	23.9 °C
1965	24.3 °C
1966	23.2 °C
1967	23.6 °C
1968	24.7 °C
1969	24.4 °C
1970	24.8 °C
1971	24.2 °C
1972	24.3 °C
1973	24.3 °C
1974	23.9 °C
1975	24.2 °C
1976	23.6 °C
1977	25.5 °C
1978	24.9 °C
1979	24.1 °C
1980	25.1 °C
1981	24.8 °C
1982	24.2 °C
1983	23.9 °C
1984	23.9 °C
1985	24.4 °C
1986	25.4 °C
1987	24.7 °C
1988	24.3 °C
1989	24.2 °C
1990	25.2 °C
1991	24.7 °C
1992	23.1 °C
1993	23.7 °C
1994	23.2 °C
1995	24.2 °C
1996	24.0 °C
1997	23.0 °C
1998	25.5 °C
1999	24.7 °C
2000	24.1 °C
2001	23.9 °C
2002	25.2 °C
2005	24.8 °C
2006	25.3 °C
2007	24.4 °C
2010	25.3 °C
2011	25.3 °C
2012	24.4 °C
2013	23.5 °C
2014	24.2 °C
2015	24.7 °C
2016	24.6 °C
2017	24.7 °C
2018	24.8 °C
2019	24.3 °C
2020	24.2 °C
2021	23.8 °C
2022	24.8 °C
2023	24.4 °C
2024	24.6 °C
2025	24.9 °C

What this means for you: Since 1923, Sylvester's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. The frost-free season has grown by about 1 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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