When to plant in Wrens, GA

Planting dates worked out from Wrens'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 25

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 9

1 year in 10 by Oct 27

Frost-free days

232

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Louisville 1 E · 21.7 km away · station 98 m, town 123 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 21 – Jan 28	Feb 25 – Mar 11	Apr 6
Peas	—	Feb 11 – Mar 11	Apr 7
Bush beans	—	Apr 2 – Apr 23	May 22
Carrot	—	Mar 4 – Apr 15	May 3
Beet	—	Feb 25 – Apr 8	Apr 16
Potato	—	Mar 4 – Mar 25	May 13
Kale	Jan 14 – Jan 28	Feb 25 – Mar 11	Apr 9
Broccoli	Jan 14 – Jan 28	Feb 25 – Mar 18	Apr 26
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 25 – Mar 18	May 26
Garlic	—	Oct 26 – Nov 23 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 11 – Mar 11	Mar 21
Basil	Feb 26 – Mar 12	Apr 9 – Apr 23	Jun 5

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Wrens'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
1893	Mar 19
1895	Mar 18
1898	Feb 26
1901	Mar 22
1903	Feb 25
1904	Feb 21
1905	Feb 18
1906	Mar 21
1907	Apr 15
1908	Feb 27
1909	Feb 18
1910	Mar 16
1911	Mar 17
1912	Mar 10
1914	Mar 24
1915	Apr 4
1916	Apr 10
1917	Mar 19
1918	Feb 6
1921	Feb 26
1922	Mar 5
1928	Mar 18
1930	Mar 5
1932	Mar 15
1933	Mar 6
1934	Mar 22
1935	Mar 1
1936	Apr 4
1937	Mar 29
1938	Mar 8
1939	Mar 20
1942	Mar 4
1944	Apr 6
1945	Feb 9
1946	Feb 21
1947	Mar 29
1948	Mar 30
1949	Mar 19
1950	Apr 14
1951	Mar 14
1952	Mar 17
1953	Apr 21
1954	Mar 17
1955	Mar 30
1956	Mar 25
1957	Mar 11
1958	Mar 22
1959	Mar 8
1960	Apr 11
1961	Feb 11
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 23
1964	Mar 31
1965	Mar 22
1966	Mar 29
1967	Mar 20
1968	Mar 25
1970	Mar 16
1971	Mar 27
1973	Apr 11
1974	Feb 28
1975	Mar 9
1976	Apr 10
1977	Mar 8
1978	Mar 18
1979	Mar 26
1980	Mar 5
1981	Mar 21
1982	Apr 8
1983	Apr 20
1984	Mar 12
1985	Apr 3
1986	Apr 23
1987	Apr 1
1988	Mar 17
1989	Apr 12
1990	Mar 21
1991	Mar 11
1992	Apr 3
1993	Apr 3
1994	Mar 17
1995	Mar 11
1996	Apr 10
1997	Apr 1
1998	Mar 23
1999	Mar 23
2000	Apr 10
2001	Mar 28
2002	Mar 24
2003	Mar 31
2004	Apr 5
2005	Mar 10
2006	Mar 27
2007	Apr 9
2008	Apr 16
2009	Apr 8
2010	Mar 7
2011	Mar 12
2012	Mar 6
2016	Mar 22
2017	Mar 20
2018	Mar 23
2019	Mar 20
2020	Mar 8
2021	Apr 4
2022	Apr 10
2023	Mar 22

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1895	239
1901	238
1903	241
1904	266
1905	276
1906	236
1907	212
1908	251
1909	273
1910	226
1911	240
1914	218
1915	225
1916	219
1918	280
1921	259
1930	240
1932	242
1933	247
1934	220
1935	265
1936	225
1937	208
1938	261
1939	225
1942	236
1944	229
1945	268
1946	284
1947	242
1948	255
1949	229
1950	205
1951	234
1952	225
1953	199
1954	227
1955	215
1956	229
1957	230
1958	233
1959	245
1960	204
1961	270
1962	192
1963	224
1964	235
1965	216
1966	217
1967	230
1968	232
1970	244
1971	226
1973	212
1974	235
1975	250
1976	201
1977	220
1978	262
1979	233
1980	252
1982	212
1983	207
1984	240
1985	243
1986	204
1987	204
1988	210
1990	241
1991	237
1992	227
1993	211
1994	251
1995	242
1996	206
1997	229
1998	269
1999	225
2000	182
2001	213
2002	238
2003	227
2004	223
2005	229
2007	211
2008	197
2009	233
2010	244
2011	231
2012	247
2016	233
2017	244
2018	237
2019	234
2020	239
2021	223
2022	191
2023	224

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	24.0 °C
1895	23.5 °C
1898	24.3 °C
1902	24.4 °C
1903	23.4 °C
1904	23.1 °C
1905	24.9 °C
1906	24.6 °C
1908	24.1 °C
1909	23.8 °C
1910	23.2 °C
1911	24.6 °C
1913	23.7 °C
1914	24.2 °C
1915	24.3 °C
1916	23.5 °C
1917	23.4 °C
1918	23.4 °C
1921	23.8 °C
1928	23.8 °C
1930	24.5 °C
1931	24.3 °C
1932	24.4 °C
1933	25.0 °C
1934	24.9 °C
1935	24.4 °C
1936	24.6 °C
1937	23.8 °C
1938	24.2 °C
1939	24.5 °C
1942	24.8 °C
1944	25.1 °C
1945	24.5 °C
1946	23.7 °C
1947	24.0 °C
1948	24.5 °C
1949	24.2 °C
1950	24.1 °C
1951	24.6 °C
1952	25.4 °C
1953	24.9 °C
1954	25.6 °C
1955	24.7 °C
1956	24.7 °C
1957	24.2 °C
1958	24.5 °C
1959	24.8 °C
1960	24.1 °C
1961	23.0 °C
1962	24.2 °C
1963	23.6 °C
1964	23.9 °C
1965	24.3 °C
1966	23.3 °C
1967	22.8 °C
1968	23.7 °C
1969	23.6 °C
1970	24.5 °C
1971	23.9 °C
1974	23.8 °C
1975	24.0 °C
1976	23.0 °C
1977	24.6 °C
1978	24.2 °C
1979	23.0 °C
1980	24.8 °C
1981	24.3 °C
1982	23.5 °C
1983	23.4 °C
1985	24.0 °C
1986	25.3 °C
1987	24.5 °C
1989	23.5 °C
1990	24.7 °C
1991	24.8 °C
1993	24.6 °C
1994	23.6 °C
1995	24.5 °C
1996	24.0 °C
1997	23.5 °C
1998	25.2 °C
1999	24.1 °C
2000	23.7 °C
2001	23.9 °C
2002	24.6 °C
2003	23.4 °C
2004	24.2 °C
2005	23.7 °C
2006	24.4 °C
2007	24.2 °C
2008	24.2 °C
2009	24.0 °C
2010	25.2 °C
2011	25.3 °C
2012	23.6 °C
2016	24.4 °C
2017	23.7 °C
2018	23.9 °C
2019	24.6 °C
2020	23.2 °C
2021	22.8 °C
2022	23.7 °C
2023	23.3 °C

What this means for you: Since 1893, Wrens'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 Louisville 1 E (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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