When to plant in Timmonsville, SC

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 1

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 21

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 8

1 year in 10 by Oct 28

Frost-free days

235

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Darlington · 19.4 km away · station 46 m, town 44 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 4 – Feb 18	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 26
Sweet pepper	Jan 21 – Feb 4	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 31
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 17 – Jan 24	Feb 21 – Mar 7	Apr 2
Peas	—	Feb 7 – Mar 7	Apr 3
Bush beans	—	Mar 25 – Apr 15	May 14
Carrot	—	Feb 28 – Apr 11	Apr 29
Beet	—	Feb 21 – Apr 4	Apr 12
Potato	—	Feb 28 – Mar 21	May 9
Kale	Jan 10 – Jan 24	Feb 21 – Mar 7	Apr 5
Broccoli	Jan 10 – Jan 24	Feb 21 – Mar 14	Apr 22
Cucumber	Mar 4 – Mar 11	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 21
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 4 – Mar 11	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 16
Winter squash	Mar 4 – Mar 11	Apr 1 – Apr 15	Jun 20
Sweet corn	—	Mar 25 – Apr 15	May 24
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 21 – Mar 14	May 22
Garlic	—	Oct 25 – Nov 22 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 7 – Mar 7	Mar 17
Basil	Feb 18 – Mar 4	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 28

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Timmonsville'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
1902	Apr 2
1903	Feb 25
1904	Apr 5
1906	Apr 24
1907	Apr 15
1910	Mar 16
1912	Mar 11
1913	Apr 22
1914	Mar 24
1915	Apr 5
1916	Mar 18
1917	Apr 10
1919	Apr 3
1920	Mar 22
1921	Apr 12
1922	Mar 5
1923	Apr 2
1924	Apr 3
1925	Mar 5
1926	Apr 20
1927	Mar 6
1928	Apr 1
1929	Mar 18
1930	Mar 31
1931	Mar 18
1932	Mar 16
1933	Mar 27
1934	Mar 24
1936	Apr 4
1937	Mar 28
1938	Mar 2
1939	Mar 20
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 3
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 6
1945	Feb 25
1946	Feb 25
1947	Mar 27
1949	Apr 17
1950	Apr 16
1951	Mar 17
1952	Mar 17
1953	Apr 21
1954	Mar 22
1955	Mar 31
1956	Apr 21
1957	Mar 10
1958	Mar 22
1959	Mar 19
1960	Apr 11
1961	Mar 11
1962	Apr 17
1963	Mar 23
1964	Mar 31
1966	Mar 29
1967	Mar 19
1968	Mar 25
1970	Mar 17
1971	Mar 31
1972	Apr 10
1973	Apr 12
1974	Apr 7
1975	Mar 10
1976	Apr 13
1977	Mar 9
1978	Mar 18
1979	Mar 26
1981	Mar 25
1982	Apr 24
1984	Mar 12
1986	Mar 23
1987	Apr 1
1988	Mar 18
1989	Apr 12
1990	Mar 21
1991	Mar 11
1992	Apr 6
1993	Mar 20
1994	Mar 17
1995	Mar 11
1996	Apr 10
1997	Mar 17
1998	Mar 13
1999	Mar 16
2000	Mar 14
2001	Mar 28
2002	Mar 24
2003	Mar 8
2004	Mar 24
2005	Mar 10
2006	Mar 27
2008	Mar 26
2009	Mar 23
2010	Mar 9
2011	Mar 30
2012	Mar 9
2013	Mar 30
2014	Mar 28
2017	Mar 22
2018	Mar 24
2019	Apr 4
2020	Mar 9
2021	Apr 3
2023	Mar 22

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1902	238
1903	238
1910	226
1913	182
1914	217
1915	224
1916	242
1917	197
1922	262
1924	229
1925	219
1929	256
1931	222
1932	241
1933	226
1936	225
1937	210
1938	267
1939	226
1940	209
1941	223
1942	222
1943	185
1944	214
1945	252
1946	261
1947	244
1949	202
1950	203
1951	231
1952	217
1953	199
1954	223
1955	214
1956	202
1957	231
1958	243
1959	243
1960	210
1961	230
1962	190
1963	221
1964	235
1966	218
1967	223
1968	218
1970	214
1971	221
1972	192
1973	188
1974	179
1975	235
1976	191
1977	246
1978	258
1979	233
1981	208
1986	235
1987	204
1988	209
1989	218
1990	253
1991	239
1992	196
1993	226
1994	251
1995	238
1996	206
1997	244
1998	238
1999	232
2000	245
2001	214
2002	243
2003	250
2004	230
2006	210
2008	217
2009	249
2010	243
2011	213
2012	244
2013	209
2014	219
2017	242
2018	231
2019	218
2020	254

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1902	23.8 °C
1903	23.2 °C
1905	23.2 °C
1909	23.4 °C
1910	22.9 °C
1913	23.0 °C
1914	23.7 °C
1915	23.5 °C
1916	23.4 °C
1917	22.9 °C
1921	23.9 °C
1924	23.0 °C
1925	24.6 °C
1929	23.1 °C
1931	23.7 °C
1932	23.3 °C
1933	24.5 °C
1936	24.7 °C
1937	23.7 °C
1938	23.9 °C
1939	24.6 °C
1940	23.8 °C
1941	24.3 °C
1942	23.8 °C
1943	22.7 °C
1944	23.4 °C
1945	23.3 °C
1946	22.0 °C
1947	23.3 °C
1948	23.6 °C
1949	23.4 °C
1950	22.9 °C
1951	23.3 °C
1952	23.6 °C
1953	23.7 °C
1954	24.1 °C
1955	23.7 °C
1956	23.0 °C
1957	23.5 °C
1958	23.3 °C
1959	23.7 °C
1960	23.0 °C
1961	22.4 °C
1962	22.9 °C
1963	22.9 °C
1964	23.1 °C
1966	22.5 °C
1967	22.1 °C
1968	23.3 °C
1970	24.1 °C
1971	23.1 °C
1972	22.6 °C
1973	23.3 °C
1974	23.2 °C
1975	23.9 °C
1976	23.0 °C
1977	25.0 °C
1978	23.8 °C
1979	23.1 °C
1980	24.1 °C
1981	23.9 °C
1982	23.3 °C
1986	24.9 °C
1987	24.2 °C
1988	23.5 °C
1989	23.6 °C
1990	24.4 °C
1991	24.6 °C
1992	23.2 °C
1993	24.5 °C
1994	23.5 °C
1995	24.0 °C
1996	23.6 °C
1997	22.8 °C
1998	24.6 °C
1999	23.9 °C
2000	23.8 °C
2001	23.6 °C
2002	24.5 °C
2003	23.4 °C
2004	24.5 °C
2005	23.2 °C
2006	23.9 °C
2007	23.7 °C
2008	23.1 °C
2009	23.8 °C
2010	25.2 °C
2011	24.6 °C
2012	23.7 °C
2013	23.1 °C
2017	23.9 °C
2019	24.8 °C
2020	23.2 °C
2021	23.2 °C
2023	23.1 °C

What this means for you: Since 1902, Timmonsville'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 Darlington (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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