When to plant in Wrightsville, GA

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

Safe to plant out

Mar 31

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 19

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 10

1 year in 10 by Nov 3

Frost-free days

229

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Dublin · 25.7 km away · station 70 m, town 105 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 3 – Feb 17	Mar 31 – Apr 14	May 25
Sweet pepper	Jan 20 – Feb 3	Mar 31 – Apr 14	May 30
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 15 – Jan 22	Feb 19 – Mar 5	Mar 31
Peas	—	Feb 5 – Mar 5	Apr 1
Bush beans	—	Mar 24 – Apr 14	May 13
Carrot	—	Feb 26 – Apr 9	Apr 27
Beet	—	Feb 19 – Apr 2	Apr 10
Potato	—	Feb 26 – Mar 19	May 7
Kale	Jan 8 – Jan 22	Feb 19 – Mar 5	Apr 3
Broccoli	Jan 8 – Jan 22	Feb 19 – Mar 12	Apr 20
Cucumber	Mar 3 – Mar 10	Mar 31 – Apr 14	May 20
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 3 – Mar 10	Mar 31 – Apr 14	May 15
Winter squash	Mar 3 – Mar 10	Mar 31 – Apr 14	Jun 19
Sweet corn	—	Mar 24 – Apr 14	May 23
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 19 – Mar 12	May 20
Garlic	—	Oct 27 – Nov 24 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 5 – Mar 5	Mar 15
Basil	Feb 17 – Mar 3	Mar 31 – Apr 14	May 27

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Wrightsville'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
1894	Mar 29
1912	Mar 11
1913	Mar 28
1914	Mar 23
1915	Apr 5
1917	Mar 19
1918	Feb 11
1919	Apr 2
1920	Apr 6
1921	Apr 12
1922	Mar 5
1923	Mar 20
1924	Mar 17
1925	Apr 1
1926	Mar 16
1927	Mar 5
1928	Mar 3
1929	Feb 23
1930	Mar 5
1931	Mar 18
1932	Mar 24
1933	Mar 11
1934	Mar 15
1935	Mar 2
1936	Feb 23
1937	Mar 29
1938	Mar 8
1939	Mar 20
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 19
1942	Mar 4
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 6
1945	Feb 10
1946	Feb 21
1947	Mar 29
1948	Mar 29
1949	Mar 8
1950	Apr 7
1951	Mar 15
1952	Mar 17
1953	Feb 18
1954	Mar 17
1955	Mar 29
1956	Mar 25
1957	Mar 10
1958	Mar 22
1959	Mar 8
1961	Mar 11
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 24
1964	Apr 1
1965	Mar 23
1966	Mar 29
1967	Mar 19
1968	Mar 26
1969	Mar 27
1970	Mar 17
1971	Apr 4
1972	Mar 11
1973	Feb 25
1974	Mar 18
1975	Apr 6
1976	Mar 19
1977	Mar 23
1978	Mar 29
1979	Mar 27
1980	Mar 16
1982	Apr 8
1983	Apr 21
1984	Mar 12
1985	Mar 20
1986	Mar 23
1987	Apr 4
1988	Mar 18
1989	Mar 8
1990	Feb 28
1991	Feb 28
1992	Apr 4
1993	Mar 17
1994	Mar 13
1995	Mar 12
1996	Mar 24
1997	Apr 2
1998	Mar 15
2000	Feb 23
2001	Mar 27
2002	Mar 23
2003	Mar 30
2004	Mar 24
2005	Mar 9
2006	Mar 27
2008	Mar 26

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1912	237
1913	218
1914	218
1919	226
1920	206
1921	214
1922	261
1923	233
1924	246
1925	229
1926	224
1927	258
1928	262
1929	279
1930	234
1931	228
1932	232
1933	242
1934	227
1935	264
1937	208
1938	261
1939	225
1940	209
1941	235
1942	236
1943	185
1944	214
1945	267
1946	265
1947	242
1948	265
1949	242
1950	219
1951	233
1952	226
1953	261
1954	227
1955	216
1956	229
1958	234
1959	255
1961	230
1962	192
1963	219
1964	234
1965	215
1966	219
1967	223
1968	214
1969	222
1970	243
1971	220
1972	251
1973	258
1974	219
1975	221
1976	216
1977	208
1978	251
1979	232
1980	235
1982	211
1983	198
1984	239
1985	257
1986	235
1987	196
1988	256
1989	240
1990	275
1991	249
1992	226
1993	229
1994	255
1995	241
1996	225
1997	228
2001	213
2002	238
2003	227
2004	236
2005	253
2006	221

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	24.9 °C
1912	24.9 °C
1913	23.9 °C
1914	24.9 °C
1915	25.1 °C
1917	23.6 °C
1919	23.8 °C
1920	23.8 °C
1921	24.4 °C
1922	24.6 °C
1923	24.8 °C
1924	24.1 °C
1925	26.0 °C
1926	24.7 °C
1927	25.1 °C
1928	23.9 °C
1929	24.3 °C
1930	24.5 °C
1931	24.8 °C
1932	24.7 °C
1933	25.0 °C
1934	24.8 °C
1935	24.5 °C
1936	25.1 °C
1937	24.1 °C
1938	24.0 °C
1939	24.8 °C
1940	23.9 °C
1941	25.4 °C
1942	24.6 °C
1943	24.9 °C
1944	24.4 °C
1945	24.6 °C
1946	24.1 °C
1947	24.4 °C
1948	24.4 °C
1949	24.0 °C
1950	24.1 °C
1951	24.6 °C
1952	24.8 °C
1953	25.2 °C
1954	25.9 °C
1955	25.1 °C
1956	24.7 °C
1957	24.8 °C
1958	25.1 °C
1959	24.7 °C
1961	23.9 °C
1962	24.7 °C
1963	24.1 °C
1964	24.1 °C
1965	24.0 °C
1966	23.5 °C
1967	23.0 °C
1968	24.0 °C
1969	23.8 °C
1970	24.4 °C
1971	23.6 °C
1972	23.4 °C
1973	23.8 °C
1974	23.6 °C
1975	23.2 °C
1976	22.6 °C
1977	24.3 °C
1978	24.3 °C
1979	23.5 °C
1980	24.7 °C
1982	24.0 °C
1983	23.7 °C
1984	23.4 °C
1985	23.9 °C
1986	25.2 °C
1987	24.4 °C
1988	23.7 °C
1990	24.3 °C
1991	24.5 °C
1992	23.1 °C
1993	24.4 °C
1994	23.7 °C
1995	24.5 °C
1996	24.0 °C
1997	23.2 °C
1999	24.7 °C
2001	24.0 °C
2002	24.0 °C
2003	23.8 °C
2004	24.2 °C
2005	23.9 °C
2007	25.1 °C

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

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