When to plant in Brentwood, TN

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 19

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 5

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 26

1 year in 10 by Oct 13

Frost-free days

201

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Franklin Sewage Plt · 12.8 km away · station 202 m, town 227 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 22 – Mar 8	Apr 19 – May 3	Jun 13
Sweet pepper	Feb 8 – Feb 22	Apr 19 – May 3	Jun 18
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 1 – Feb 8	Mar 8 – Mar 22	Apr 17
Peas	—	Feb 23 – Mar 23	Apr 19
Bush beans	—	Apr 12 – May 3	Jun 1
Carrot	—	Mar 15 – Apr 26	May 14
Beet	—	Mar 8 – Apr 19	Apr 27
Potato	—	Mar 15 – Apr 5	May 24
Kale	Jan 25 – Feb 8	Mar 8 – Mar 22	Apr 20
Broccoli	Jan 25 – Feb 8	Mar 8 – Mar 29	May 7
Cucumber	Mar 22 – Mar 29	Apr 19 – May 3	Jun 8
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 22 – Mar 29	Apr 19 – May 3	Jun 3
Winter squash	Mar 22 – Mar 29	Apr 19 – May 3	Jul 8
Sweet corn	—	Apr 12 – May 3	Jun 11
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 8 – Mar 29	Jun 6
Garlic	—	Oct 12 – Nov 9 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 23 – Mar 23	Apr 2
Basil	Mar 8 – Mar 22	Apr 19 – May 3	Jun 15

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Brentwood'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	Apr 23
1895	May 14
1897	Apr 10
1898	Apr 7
1899	Apr 9
1900	Apr 6
1901	Mar 21
1902	Apr 8
1903	Apr 5
1904	Apr 17
1910	Mar 16
1911	Apr 1
1912	Mar 25
1913	Mar 29
1916	Apr 10
1918	Apr 14
1919	Apr 27
1920	Apr 14
1921	Apr 12
1923	May 10
1924	Apr 3
1925	Mar 20
1926	Apr 20
1927	Mar 25
1928	Apr 16
1929	Mar 18
1930	Apr 24
1931	Apr 7
1932	Apr 13
1933	Apr 12
1934	Apr 21
1935	Apr 14
1936	Apr 19
1937	Apr 12
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 20
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 12
1943	Apr 16
1944	Apr 6
1945	Apr 6
1946	Apr 27
1947	May 8
1948	Apr 1
1949	Apr 20
1950	Apr 21
1951	Apr 17
1952	Apr 17
1953	Apr 21
1954	Apr 2
1955	Apr 9
1956	Apr 21
1957	Apr 15
1959	Apr 15
1960	Apr 11
1961	Apr 19
1962	Apr 16
1963	May 2
1964	Apr 12
1965	Mar 28
1966	Apr 15
1967	Mar 22
1968	Mar 26
1969	Mar 31
1970	Apr 3
1971	May 4
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 14
1974	Apr 9
1975	Apr 13
1976	May 4
1977	Apr 6
1978	Apr 22
1980	May 10
1981	Apr 5
1982	Apr 23
1983	Apr 26
1984	Apr 18
1985	Apr 10
1986	May 6
1987	Apr 11
1988	Apr 28
1989	Apr 14
1990	Apr 13
1991	Apr 2
1992	Apr 5
1993	Apr 22
1994	Apr 8
1995	Apr 3
1996	Apr 12
1997	Apr 19
1998	Mar 23
1999	Mar 29
2000	Apr 10
2001	Apr 19
2002	Apr 8
2003	Apr 1
2004	Mar 23
2005	Mar 19
2006	Mar 28
2007	Apr 10
2008	Apr 16
2009	Apr 9
2010	Mar 8
2011	Mar 26
2012	Apr 13
2013	Mar 29
2014	Apr 16
2015	Apr 6
2016	Apr 4
2017	Mar 20
2018	Apr 21
2019	Apr 2
2020	Apr 16
2021	Apr 4
2022	Mar 21
2024	Mar 20
2025	Mar 22
2026	Mar 19

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1893	175
1897	202
1898	202
1899	208
1900	216
1902	203
1903	202
1904	188
1911	214
1912	214
1913	205
1916	193
1918	201
1919	189
1923	167
1924	180
1925	204
1926	196
1927	225
1928	202
1929	231
1930	180
1931	194
1932	176
1933	196
1934	191
1935	175
1936	192
1937	194
1938	193
1939	176
1941	208
1942	169
1943	183
1944	199
1945	186
1946	157
1947	181
1949	162
1950	197
1951	174
1954	201
1955	198
1956	201
1957	195
1960	192
1961	190
1962	190
1963	180
1964	177
1966	184
1967	202
1968	192
1969	200
1970	209
1971	183
1972	192
1973	205
1974	176
1975	200
1976	166
1977	188
1978	167
1980	148
1981	197
1982	176
1985	179
1986	190
1987	175
1988	163
1989	189
1990	195
1991	187
1992	196
1993	171
1994	201
1995	204
1996	190
1997	186
1998	227
1999	209
2000	181
2001	182
2002	207
2003	226
2004	237
2005	224
2006	198
2007	210
2008	195
2010	235
2011	216
2012	201
2013	209
2014	198
2015	194
2016	201
2017	222
2018	184
2019	212
2020	199
2021	213
2022	210
2024	251

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	21.8 °C
1897	21.7 °C
1898	22.0 °C
1899	22.8 °C
1900	22.4 °C
1901	20.9 °C
1902	22.6 °C
1903	21.0 °C
1904	20.7 °C
1911	22.1 °C
1912	21.7 °C
1913	22.1 °C
1916	21.4 °C
1917	20.8 °C
1918	21.4 °C
1919	21.6 °C
1920	20.8 °C
1921	22.7 °C
1924	21.3 °C
1925	23.6 °C
1926	21.6 °C
1927	21.8 °C
1928	20.6 °C
1929	21.6 °C
1930	22.4 °C
1931	22.1 °C
1932	22.1 °C
1933	22.5 °C
1934	22.6 °C
1935	21.5 °C
1936	22.9 °C
1937	21.9 °C
1938	22.0 °C
1939	22.2 °C
1941	22.9 °C
1942	21.7 °C
1943	22.9 °C
1944	22.9 °C
1945	21.6 °C
1946	21.3 °C
1947	21.5 °C
1949	21.2 °C
1950	20.7 °C
1951	21.5 °C
1952	22.3 °C
1955	21.8 °C
1956	21.6 °C
1957	21.8 °C
1962	21.9 °C
1963	21.7 °C
1964	22.6 °C
1966	21.6 °C
1967	21.0 °C
1968	22.0 °C
1969	22.2 °C
1970	22.2 °C
1971	21.5 °C
1972	21.6 °C
1973	21.7 °C
1974	21.2 °C
1975	21.9 °C
1976	20.6 °C
1977	22.5 °C
1978	22.5 °C
1980	22.7 °C
1981	22.0 °C
1982	21.5 °C
1984	20.4 °C
1985	22.0 °C
1986	21.8 °C
1987	21.3 °C
1988	21.0 °C
1989	20.1 °C
1990	20.6 °C
1991	22.1 °C
1992	20.2 °C
1993	21.0 °C
1994	20.6 °C
1995	21.1 °C
1996	20.5 °C
1997	19.7 °C
1998	22.5 °C
1999	22.2 °C
2000	21.4 °C
2001	21.4 °C
2002	22.1 °C
2003	21.1 °C
2004	21.6 °C
2005	22.4 °C
2006	22.4 °C
2007	23.0 °C
2008	22.3 °C
2009	21.9 °C
2010	23.5 °C
2011	22.3 °C
2012	22.3 °C
2013	21.2 °C
2014	20.7 °C
2015	20.6 °C
2016	19.9 °C
2017	22.5 °C
2018	22.9 °C
2019	22.7 °C
2020	21.7 °C
2021	21.7 °C
2022	22.4 °C
2024	23.0 °C
2025	23.5 °C
2026	24.4 °C

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

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