When to plant in Atlantic Beach, NC

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

Safe to plant out

Mar 30

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 11

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Dec 11

1 year in 10 by Nov 19

Frost-free days

275

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Atlantic Beach Wtp · 0.2 km away · station 1 m, town 3 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

Plan your garden.

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 2 – Feb 16	Mar 30 – Apr 13	May 24
Sweet pepper	Jan 19 – Feb 2	Mar 30 – Apr 13	May 29
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 7 – Jan 14	Feb 11 – Feb 25	Mar 23
Peas	—	Jan 28 – Feb 25	Mar 24
Bush beans	—	Mar 23 – Apr 13	May 12
Carrot	—	Feb 18 – Apr 1	Apr 19
Beet	—	Feb 11 – Mar 25	Apr 2
Potato	—	Feb 18 – Mar 11	Apr 29
Kale	Dec 31 – Jan 14	Feb 11 – Feb 25	Mar 26
Broccoli	Dec 31 – Jan 14	Feb 11 – Mar 4	Apr 12
Cucumber	Mar 2 – Mar 9	Mar 30 – Apr 13	May 19
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 2 – Mar 9	Mar 30 – Apr 13	May 14
Winter squash	Mar 2 – Mar 9	Mar 30 – Apr 13	Jun 18
Sweet corn	—	Mar 23 – Apr 13	May 22
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 11 – Mar 4	May 12
Garlic	—	Nov 27 – Dec 25 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Jan 28 – Feb 25	Mar 7
Basil	Feb 16 – Mar 2	Mar 30 – Apr 13	May 26

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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Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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

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What this means for you: This station's record is too short to show a reliable trend yet.

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