When to plant in Waycross, GA

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 2

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 15

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 17

1 year in 10 by Oct 30

Frost-free days

242

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Waycross 4 Ne · 5.9 km away · station 44 m, town 39 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 5 – Feb 19	Apr 2 – Apr 16	May 27
Sweet pepper	Jan 22 – Feb 5	Apr 2 – Apr 16	Jun 1
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 11 – Jan 18	Feb 15 – Mar 1	Mar 27
Peas	—	Feb 1 – Mar 1	Mar 28
Bush beans	—	Mar 26 – Apr 16	May 15
Carrot	—	Feb 22 – Apr 5	Apr 23
Beet	—	Feb 15 – Mar 29	Apr 6
Potato	—	Feb 22 – Mar 15	May 3
Kale	Jan 4 – Jan 18	Feb 15 – Mar 1	Mar 30
Broccoli	Jan 4 – Jan 18	Feb 15 – Mar 8	Apr 16
Cucumber	Mar 5 – Mar 12	Apr 2 – Apr 16	May 22
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 5 – Mar 12	Apr 2 – Apr 16	May 17
Winter squash	Mar 5 – Mar 12	Apr 2 – Apr 16	Jun 21
Sweet corn	—	Mar 26 – Apr 16	May 25
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 15 – Mar 8	May 16
Garlic	—	Nov 3 – Dec 1 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 1 – Mar 1	Mar 11
Basil	Feb 19 – Mar 5	Apr 2 – Apr 16	May 29

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Waycross'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
1900	Mar 4
1901	Mar 17
1902	Mar 4
1903	Feb 19
1904	Feb 14
1905	Feb 16
1907	Feb 9
1908	Feb 23
1909	Mar 4
1910	Mar 16
1911	Feb 25
1912	Feb 23
1913	Feb 15
1914	Mar 9
1915	Mar 24
1916	Apr 10
1917	Mar 6
1918	Feb 6
1919	Feb 17
1920	Mar 9
1921	Jan 27
1922	Feb 17
1923	Mar 20
1924	Mar 17
1925	Mar 4
1926	Mar 16
1927	Mar 5
1928	Feb 19
1929	Feb 12
1930	Mar 5
1931	Mar 10
1932	Mar 15
1933	Mar 5
1934	Mar 12
1935	Mar 1
1936	Feb 19
1937	Mar 3
1938	Jan 29
1939	Feb 24
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 15
1942	Mar 4
1943	Mar 24
1944	Mar 9
1945	Feb 9
1946	Feb 8
1947	Mar 17
1948	Feb 2
1949	Mar 16
1950	Mar 31
1951	Mar 15
1952	Feb 8
1953	Feb 18
1954	Mar 17
1955	Mar 30
1956	Mar 21
1957	Mar 10
1958	Mar 22
1959	Mar 8
1960	Apr 11
1961	Feb 11
1962	Mar 18
1963	Mar 4
1965	Mar 9
1966	Apr 7
1967	Mar 17
1968	Mar 26
1972	Mar 11
1973	Feb 25
1974	Mar 19
1975	Mar 10
1976	Mar 19
1977	Mar 3
1978	Mar 20
1979	Mar 28
1980	Mar 5
1981	Mar 22
1982	Mar 10
1983	Mar 26
1984	Mar 12
1985	Apr 11
1986	Mar 24
1987	Apr 7
1988	Mar 20
1989	Apr 13
1990	Apr 14
1991	Mar 12
1992	Apr 4
1993	Mar 16
1994	Mar 17
1995	Mar 11
1996	Mar 13
1997	Feb 18
1998	Mar 15
1999	Mar 6
2000	Mar 13
2001	Mar 8
2002	Mar 23
2003	Feb 14
2004	Mar 23
2005	Mar 3
2006	Mar 28
2007	Apr 9
2008	Apr 17
2009	Mar 6
2010	Mar 9
2011	Mar 13
2012	Feb 14
2013	Mar 28
2014	Mar 26

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1900	250
1901	238
1902	268
1903	272
1904	273
1907	278
1908	265
1909	259
1910	259
1911	260
1912	266
1913	267
1914	255
1915	250
1916	219
1917	232
1918	280
1919	301
1920	253
1921	337
1922	228
1923	234
1924	253
1925	257
1926	239
1927	260
1928	274
1929	290
1930	240
1931	295
1932	241
1933	248
1934	245
1935	267
1936	270
1937	262
1938	299
1939	250
1940	209
1941	239
1942	252
1943	206
1944	242
1945	268
1946	297
1947	257
1948	326
1949	235
1950	235
1951	237
1952	263
1953	281
1954	227
1955	235
1956	233
1957	232
1958	252
1960	210
1961	271
1962	220
1965	230
1966	210
1967	225
1968	214
1973	246
1974	235
1975	248
1976	216
1977	228
1978	209
1979	231
1980	234
1981	211
1983	224
1985	235
1987	204
1988	207
1989	190
1991	237
1992	223
1993	229
1994	282
1995	242
1996	242
1997	271
1998	277
1999	242
2000	253
2001	233
2002	239
2003	272
2004	266
2005	272
2006	210
2007	212
2008	194
2009	274
2010	242
2011	243
2012	281
2013	230

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1900	26.1 °C
1901	25.0 °C
1902	25.2 °C
1903	24.7 °C
1904	24.7 °C
1907	25.1 °C
1908	26.0 °C
1909	25.2 °C
1910	24.9 °C
1911	25.7 °C
1912	25.6 °C
1913	24.7 °C
1914	25.2 °C
1915	25.7 °C
1916	24.6 °C
1917	25.0 °C
1918	24.6 °C
1919	25.0 °C
1920	24.8 °C
1921	25.4 °C
1922	25.1 °C
1923	24.8 °C
1924	25.7 °C
1925	25.6 °C
1926	24.9 °C
1927	25.4 °C
1928	24.4 °C
1929	25.1 °C
1930	24.8 °C
1931	25.8 °C
1932	25.7 °C
1933	25.5 °C
1934	26.2 °C
1935	26.2 °C
1936	25.8 °C
1937	25.2 °C
1938	25.4 °C
1939	25.0 °C
1940	24.2 °C
1941	25.3 °C
1942	24.8 °C
1943	25.1 °C
1944	25.0 °C
1945	25.5 °C
1946	24.8 °C
1947	25.3 °C
1948	25.5 °C
1949	24.9 °C
1950	24.8 °C
1951	25.3 °C
1952	25.2 °C
1953	25.1 °C
1954	25.6 °C
1955	25.1 °C
1956	24.4 °C
1957	25.1 °C
1958	25.1 °C
1959	24.9 °C
1960	24.5 °C
1961	23.5 °C
1962	24.4 °C
1963	24.2 °C
1965	24.9 °C
1966	23.7 °C
1967	23.8 °C
1968	24.3 °C
1973	24.6 °C
1974	24.0 °C
1975	24.4 °C
1976	23.5 °C
1977	25.1 °C
1978	24.8 °C
1979	24.2 °C
1980	24.7 °C
1981	24.5 °C
1983	23.7 °C
1984	23.8 °C
1985	24.0 °C
1987	24.4 °C
1988	24.1 °C
1989	23.3 °C
1991	25.4 °C
1992	24.2 °C
1993	24.8 °C
1994	24.5 °C
1995	25.3 °C
1996	25.1 °C
1997	24.9 °C
1998	26.3 °C
1999	25.5 °C
2000	24.6 °C
2001	24.1 °C
2002	25.4 °C
2003	24.6 °C
2004	25.2 °C
2005	24.2 °C
2006	24.5 °C
2007	24.4 °C
2008	25.0 °C
2009	24.9 °C
2010	26.0 °C
2011	26.1 °C
2012	24.7 °C
2013	24.9 °C

What this means for you: Since 1900, Waycross's last spring frost has come about 2 days later per decade, on average. The frost-free season has shrunk 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 Waycross 4 Ne (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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