When to plant in Thomson, GA

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 9

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 26

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 6

1 year in 10 by Oct 25

Frost-free days

227

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Warrenton · 13.3 km away · station 149 m, town 162 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 12 – Feb 26	Apr 9 – Apr 23	Jun 3
Sweet pepper	Jan 29 – Feb 12	Apr 9 – Apr 23	Jun 8
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 22 – Jan 29	Feb 26 – Mar 12	Apr 7
Peas	—	Feb 12 – Mar 12	Apr 8
Bush beans	—	Apr 2 – Apr 23	May 22
Carrot	—	Mar 5 – Apr 16	May 4
Beet	—	Feb 26 – Apr 9	Apr 17
Potato	—	Mar 5 – Mar 26	May 14
Kale	Jan 15 – Jan 29	Feb 26 – Mar 12	Apr 10
Broccoli	Jan 15 – Jan 29	Feb 26 – Mar 19	Apr 27
Cucumber	Mar 12 – Mar 19	Apr 9 – Apr 23	May 29
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 12 – Mar 19	Apr 9 – Apr 23	May 24
Winter squash	Mar 12 – Mar 19	Apr 9 – Apr 23	Jun 28
Sweet corn	—	Apr 2 – Apr 23	Jun 1
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 26 – Mar 19	May 27
Garlic	—	Oct 23 – Nov 20 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 12 – Mar 12	Mar 22
Basil	Feb 26 – Mar 12	Apr 9 – Apr 23	Jun 5

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Thomson'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
1915	Apr 4
1916	Apr 10
1917	Mar 19
1918	Feb 27
1919	Apr 2
1920	Apr 6
1921	Feb 26
1922	Mar 5
1923	Apr 2
1924	Apr 2
1926	Mar 16
1927	Mar 25
1928	Mar 22
1929	Feb 24
1930	Mar 5
1931	Mar 18
1932	Mar 15
1933	Mar 11
1934	Mar 15
1935	Mar 1
1936	Apr 4
1937	Mar 29
1938	Mar 8
1939	Mar 20
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 19
1942	Apr 1
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 6
1945	Feb 9
1946	Mar 10
1947	Mar 29
1948	Mar 29
1949	Apr 18
1950	Apr 14
1951	Mar 14
1952	Mar 17
1953	Apr 21
1954	Mar 16
1955	Mar 29
1956	Mar 25
1957	Mar 10
1958	Mar 22
1959	Mar 19
1960	Apr 11
1961	Mar 2
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 23
1964	Mar 31
1965	Mar 22
1966	Mar 29
1968	Mar 25
1969	Mar 28
1970	Mar 17
1971	Apr 8
1972	Mar 27
1973	Apr 12
1974	Mar 1
1975	Mar 16
1976	Mar 19
1977	Mar 24
1978	Mar 29
1979	Mar 27
1980	Mar 16
1981	Mar 22
1982	Apr 7
1983	Apr 21
1984	Mar 13
1985	Apr 3
1986	Apr 24
1987	Apr 5
1988	Mar 18
1990	Mar 22
1991	Mar 12
1992	Apr 6
1993	Apr 4
1994	Mar 13
1997	Mar 18
1998	Mar 14
1999	Mar 29
2001	Mar 28
2002	Mar 24
2003	Mar 31
2004	Mar 25
2005	Mar 19
2006	Mar 28
2007	Apr 9
2008	Apr 17
2009	Apr 9
2010	Mar 8
2011	Apr 7
2012	Mar 7
2013	Mar 29
2016	Mar 24
2017	Mar 21

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1915	225
1916	219
1917	218
1919	226
1920	220
1921	257
1922	261
1923	220
1924	230
1926	239
1927	238
1928	243
1929	278
1930	240
1931	233
1932	242
1933	242
1934	241
1935	266
1936	225
1937	208
1938	261
1939	225
1940	215
1941	235
1942	240
1943	208
1944	229
1945	268
1946	267
1947	242
1948	256
1949	199
1950	205
1951	233
1952	218
1953	199
1954	228
1955	215
1956	229
1957	231
1958	234
1959	243
1960	209
1961	251
1962	191
1963	220
1964	235
1965	217
1966	219
1968	215
1969	231
1970	243
1971	214
1972	234
1973	211
1974	234
1975	243
1976	223
1977	232
1978	251
1979	232
1980	247
1981	237
1982	212
1983	205
1984	238
1985	243
1986	203
1987	200
1988	209
1990	242
1991	237
1992	222
1993	211
1994	255
1997	243
1998	238
1999	210
2001	212
2002	238
2003	227
2004	234
2005	237
2006	210
2007	211
2008	196
2009	193
2010	243
2011	205
2016	241

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1915	23.9 °C
1916	23.4 °C
1917	23.2 °C
1918	23.0 °C
1919	23.5 °C
1920	23.4 °C
1921	24.3 °C
1922	24.0 °C
1923	23.6 °C
1924	23.4 °C
1926	24.2 °C
1927	23.9 °C
1928	22.9 °C
1929	23.6 °C
1930	24.5 °C
1931	24.1 °C
1932	24.1 °C
1933	24.6 °C
1934	24.4 °C
1935	24.0 °C
1936	24.5 °C
1937	23.6 °C
1938	23.6 °C
1939	23.7 °C
1940	22.8 °C
1941	24.3 °C
1942	23.7 °C
1943	23.9 °C
1946	23.2 °C
1947	23.2 °C
1948	23.4 °C
1949	23.0 °C
1950	23.0 °C
1951	23.7 °C
1952	24.1 °C
1953	23.6 °C
1954	24.4 °C
1955	23.8 °C
1956	23.5 °C
1957	23.9 °C
1958	23.8 °C
1959	24.1 °C
1960	23.8 °C
1961	22.7 °C
1962	23.8 °C
1963	23.1 °C
1964	22.9 °C
1966	22.4 °C
1968	23.5 °C
1969	23.3 °C
1970	24.1 °C
1971	22.9 °C
1972	22.6 °C
1973	23.2 °C
1974	23.0 °C
1975	23.5 °C
1976	22.6 °C
1977	24.4 °C
1978	23.9 °C
1979	22.7 °C
1980	23.9 °C
1981	23.2 °C
1982	22.9 °C
1983	22.4 °C
1984	22.2 °C
1985	23.1 °C
1986	23.6 °C
1987	23.3 °C
1990	23.1 °C
1991	23.0 °C
1994	22.1 °C
1997	21.5 °C
1998	23.6 °C
1999	23.1 °C
2000	22.8 °C
2001	22.6 °C
2002	23.3 °C
2004	23.2 °C
2005	22.6 °C
2006	23.3 °C
2007	22.9 °C
2008	22.8 °C
2009	22.9 °C
2010	24.3 °C
2011	24.0 °C
2012	23.3 °C
2016	23.8 °C

What this means for you: Since 1915, Thomson's last spring frost has come about 1 day later per decade, on average. The frost-free season has shrunk by about 2 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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