When to plant in Erin, TN

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 18

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 3

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 29

1 year in 10 by Oct 15

Frost-free days

205

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Dover 1 W · 23.4 km away · station 150 m, town 136 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 21 – Mar 7	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 12
Sweet pepper	Feb 7 – Feb 21	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 17
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 30 – Feb 6	Mar 6 – Mar 20	Apr 15
Peas	—	Feb 20 – Mar 20	Apr 16
Bush beans	—	Apr 11 – May 2	May 31
Carrot	—	Mar 13 – Apr 24	May 12
Beet	—	Mar 6 – Apr 17	Apr 25
Potato	—	Mar 13 – Apr 3	May 22
Kale	Jan 23 – Feb 6	Mar 6 – Mar 20	Apr 18
Broccoli	Jan 23 – Feb 6	Mar 6 – Mar 27	May 5
Cucumber	Mar 21 – Mar 28	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 7
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 21 – Mar 28	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 2
Winter squash	Mar 21 – Mar 28	Apr 18 – May 2	Jul 7
Sweet corn	—	Apr 11 – May 2	Jun 10
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 6 – Mar 27	Jun 4
Garlic	—	Oct 15 – Nov 12 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 20 – Mar 20	Mar 30
Basil	Mar 7 – Mar 21	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 14

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Erin'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
1898	Apr 7
1899	Apr 10
1904	Apr 18
1905	Apr 19
1906	Apr 2
1907	May 16
1908	Apr 30
1909	May 2
1910	Apr 25
1911	Apr 1
1912	Apr 19
1913	Mar 29
1914	Apr 13
1915	Apr 4
1916	Apr 10
1917	Apr 14
1918	May 2
1919	Apr 26
1920	Apr 14
1921	Apr 12
1922	Mar 22
1923	Apr 9
1924	Apr 3
1925	Apr 2
1926	Apr 20
1927	Apr 23
1928	Apr 16
1929	Mar 18
1930	Apr 25
1931	Apr 27
1932	Apr 15
1933	Apr 12
1934	Apr 21
1935	Mar 14
1936	Apr 19
1937	Apr 12
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 12
1940	May 4
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 12
1943	Apr 21
1944	May 7
1946	Apr 13
1947	May 10
1948	Apr 15
1949	Apr 20
1950	Apr 21
1951	Apr 23
1952	Apr 17
1953	Apr 21
1954	May 8
1955	Apr 9
1956	Apr 21
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 12
1959	Apr 23
1960	May 9
1961	May 27
1962	Apr 16
1963	May 2
1964	Apr 10
1966	Apr 15
1967	Mar 22
1968	Apr 25
1969	Apr 30
1970	Apr 7
1971	May 4
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 29
1974	Apr 26
1975	Apr 13
1976	May 9
1977	Apr 7
1978	Apr 22
1979	Apr 29
1980	May 9
1981	Mar 25
1982	Apr 11
1983	Apr 21
1984	Apr 2
1985	Apr 10
1986	Apr 23
1987	Apr 4
1988	Apr 20
1989	Apr 12
1990	Apr 12
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 3
1994	Apr 8
1995	Apr 1
1996	Apr 10
1997	Apr 18
1998	Mar 14
1999	Mar 27
2000	Apr 9
2001	Apr 19
2002	Apr 5
2003	Apr 6
2005	Mar 21
2006	Mar 27
2009	Mar 31
2010	Mar 19
2011	Mar 13
2012	Apr 14
2013	Apr 25
2021	Apr 3

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1898	198
1899	169
1904	187
1905	175
1906	190
1907	149
1908	154
1909	163
1910	186
1912	187
1913	204
1915	187
1916	183
1917	177
1918	183
1919	200
1920	170
1921	183
1922	209
1923	195
1924	180
1925	191
1926	196
1927	178
1928	160
1929	219
1930	175
1931	173
1932	195
1933	196
1934	189
1935	224
1936	191
1937	185
1938	196
1939	185
1940	145
1941	212
1942	168
1943	168
1944	162
1946	212
1947	182
1948	185
1949	162
1950	197
1951	168
1952	168
1953	169
1954	161
1955	198
1956	169
1957	179
1958	190
1959	178
1960	164
1961	140
1962	190
1963	180
1964	178
1966	184
1967	202
1968	162
1969	170
1970	191
1971	183
1972	193
1973	170
1974	159
1975	172
1976	161
1977	187
1979	167
1980	148
1981	208
1982	188
1984	182
1985	209
1986	203
1988	175
1989	190
1990	196
1991	189
1992	198
1994	200
1995	210
1996	205
1997	186
1998	236
1999	211
2000	181
2001	181
2002	210
2003	221
2005	220
2006	199
2009	239
2010	224
2012	200

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1898	22.6 °C
1899	22.9 °C
1904	21.5 °C
1905	22.7 °C
1906	23.0 °C
1907	21.2 °C
1908	22.8 °C
1909	22.3 °C
1910	21.6 °C
1911	23.0 °C
1912	21.9 °C
1913	22.8 °C
1915	21.7 °C
1916	21.3 °C
1917	20.2 °C
1918	21.9 °C
1919	22.4 °C
1920	21.3 °C
1921	23.3 °C
1923	21.4 °C
1924	21.2 °C
1925	23.2 °C
1926	21.7 °C
1927	21.8 °C
1929	21.4 °C
1930	22.3 °C
1931	21.8 °C
1932	22.3 °C
1933	22.4 °C
1934	22.3 °C
1935	21.5 °C
1936	23.1 °C
1937	21.7 °C
1938	22.1 °C
1939	22.0 °C
1940	20.6 °C
1941	23.2 °C
1942	22.1 °C
1943	22.4 °C
1944	22.4 °C
1946	21.7 °C
1947	22.0 °C
1948	21.7 °C
1949	21.2 °C
1950	20.6 °C
1951	21.4 °C
1952	22.3 °C
1953	22.1 °C
1954	22.6 °C
1955	22.2 °C
1956	21.6 °C
1957	21.8 °C
1958	21.4 °C
1959	21.9 °C
1960	21.4 °C
1961	20.2 °C
1962	21.6 °C
1963	21.3 °C
1964	22.1 °C
1966	20.8 °C
1967	20.3 °C
1968	21.5 °C
1969	21.5 °C
1970	22.0 °C
1971	20.8 °C
1972	21.3 °C
1973	21.1 °C
1974	20.1 °C
1975	20.5 °C
1976	19.6 °C
1977	22.0 °C
1979	20.5 °C
1980	21.4 °C
1981	21.4 °C
1982	20.5 °C
1984	20.8 °C
1985	21.6 °C
1986	22.3 °C
1988	21.8 °C
1989	20.6 °C
1990	20.9 °C
1991	22.3 °C
1992	20.2 °C
1994	21.0 °C
1995	21.8 °C
1996	21.1 °C
1997	20.2 °C
1998	22.5 °C
1999	22.4 °C
2000	21.6 °C
2001	21.8 °C
2002	22.8 °C
2003	21.3 °C
2005	22.0 °C
2006	22.0 °C
2009	21.3 °C
2010	23.4 °C
2011	22.6 °C
2012	23.1 °C
2013	21.2 °C
2021	21.4 °C

What this means for you: Since 1898, Erin's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown 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 Dover 1 W (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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