When to plant in Greeneville, TN

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

Safe to plant out

May 8

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 24

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 16

1 year in 10 by Oct 1

Frost-free days

172

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Greeneville Exp Stn · 6.5 km away · station 402 m, town 463 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Mar 13 – Mar 27	May 8 – May 22	Jul 2
Sweet pepper	Feb 27 – Mar 13	May 8 – May 22	Jul 7
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 20 – Feb 27	Mar 27 – Apr 10	May 6
Peas	—	Mar 13 – Apr 10	May 7
Bush beans	—	May 1 – May 22	Jun 20
Carrot	—	Apr 3 – May 15	Jun 2
Beet	—	Mar 27 – May 8	May 16
Potato	—	Apr 3 – Apr 24	Jun 12
Kale	Feb 13 – Feb 27	Mar 27 – Apr 10	May 9
Broccoli	Feb 13 – Feb 27	Mar 27 – Apr 17	May 26
Cucumber	Apr 10 – Apr 17	May 8 – May 22	Jun 27
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 10 – Apr 17	May 8 – May 22	Jun 22
Winter squash	Apr 10 – Apr 17	May 8 – May 22	Jul 27
Sweet corn	—	May 1 – May 22	Jun 30
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 27 – Apr 17	Jun 25
Garlic	—	Oct 2 – Oct 30 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 13 – Apr 10	Apr 20
Basil	Mar 27 – Apr 10	May 8 – May 22	Jul 4

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Greeneville'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 24
1894	Apr 13
1895	May 15
1896	Apr 7
1897	Apr 18
1898	Apr 8
1899	Apr 17
1900	Apr 13
1901	Apr 24
1902	Apr 9
1903	Apr 24
1904	Apr 21
1905	Apr 19
1906	May 10
1933	Mar 29
1934	Apr 28
1935	Apr 17
1936	Apr 20
1937	Apr 13
1938	Apr 11
1939	May 4
1940	May 5
1941	Apr 2
1942	Apr 22
1943	Apr 22
1944	Apr 13
1945	Apr 8
1946	Apr 28
1947	May 11
1948	May 8
1949	Apr 25
1950	Apr 22
1951	Apr 18
1952	Apr 18
1953	Apr 28
1954	May 10
1955	Apr 9
1956	Apr 21
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 13
1959	Apr 15
1960	Apr 19
1961	Apr 29
1962	Apr 21
1963	May 2
1964	Apr 10
1965	Apr 3
1966	May 10
1967	Apr 29
1968	Apr 16
1969	Apr 25
1970	Apr 15
1971	May 4
1972	Apr 27
1973	May 18
1974	Apr 26
1975	Apr 21
1976	May 4
1977	May 10
1978	Mar 30
1979	Apr 29
1980	Apr 17
1981	Apr 25
1982	Apr 23
1984	Apr 19
1985	Apr 11
1986	May 5
1987	Apr 10
1988	May 1
1989	May 9
1990	Apr 19
1991	Apr 3
1992	Apr 30
1993	Apr 27
1994	Apr 9
1995	Apr 29
1996	May 2
1997	May 18
1998	Apr 12
1999	May 2
2000	May 1
2002	May 22
2003	Apr 1
2004	May 5
2005	May 5
2006	Apr 10
2007	Apr 17
2008	May 1
2009	Apr 12
2010	Apr 18
2011	May 6
2012	Apr 14
2013	Apr 26
2014	Apr 17
2015	Apr 25
2016	May 16
2017	Apr 9
2018	Apr 30
2019	Apr 16
2020	Apr 17
2021	Apr 24
2022	Apr 20
2023	Apr 25
2024	Apr 23
2025	Apr 17
2026	Mar 21

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1893	188
1894	183
1895	137
1896	194
1897	194
1898	189
1899	165
1900	206
1901	173
1902	188
1904	184
1905	176
1906	153
1933	193
1934	169
1935	170
1936	204
1937	184
1938	196
1939	161
1940	165
1941	205
1942	159
1943	178
1944	196
1945	184
1946	156
1947	139
1948	162
1949	190
1950	197
1951	174
1952	183
1953	185
1954	159
1955	190
1956	202
1957	187
1958	181
1959	201
1960	184
1961	168
1962	185
1963	180
1964	178
1965	204
1966	171
1967	173
1968	171
1969	175
1970	184
1971	183
1972	175
1973	151
1974	159
1975	192
1976	166
1977	157
1978	192
1979	167
1980	178
1981	160
1984	167
1985	209
1986	169
1987	176
1988	159
1989	152
1990	183
1991	186
1992	171
1993	156
1994	200
1995	169
1996	160
1997	157
1998	193
1999	143
2000	137
2002	163
2003	184
2004	164
2005	163
2006	185
2008	170
2009	189
2010	186
2011	149
2012	202
2013	180
2014	170
2015	176
2016	159
2017	199
2018	174
2019	199
2020	182
2021	185
2022	180
2023	180
2024	176

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	20.4 °C
1894	20.1 °C
1895	20.1 °C
1896	21.1 °C
1897	19.6 °C
1898	20.1 °C
1899	20.4 °C
1900	20.8 °C
1901	19.0 °C
1902	19.9 °C
1904	19.8 °C
1905	20.7 °C
1906	20.9 °C
1933	21.8 °C
1934	21.6 °C
1935	20.5 °C
1936	22.0 °C
1937	20.9 °C
1938	20.8 °C
1939	21.3 °C
1940	20.1 °C
1941	21.9 °C
1942	21.1 °C
1943	21.2 °C
1944	21.6 °C
1945	20.9 °C
1946	20.7 °C
1947	20.6 °C
1948	21.0 °C
1949	21.0 °C
1950	20.1 °C
1951	20.6 °C
1952	21.3 °C
1953	21.1 °C
1954	21.8 °C
1955	21.5 °C
1956	20.5 °C
1957	21.7 °C
1958	21.1 °C
1959	21.7 °C
1960	21.0 °C
1961	19.5 °C
1962	20.8 °C
1963	20.2 °C
1964	20.9 °C
1965	21.2 °C
1966	20.3 °C
1967	19.7 °C
1968	20.8 °C
1969	21.1 °C
1970	21.5 °C
1971	20.6 °C
1972	20.2 °C
1973	20.4 °C
1974	19.6 °C
1975	20.5 °C
1976	19.3 °C
1977	21.2 °C
1978	20.9 °C
1979	19.7 °C
1980	20.8 °C
1981	20.0 °C
1982	19.6 °C
1984	18.8 °C
1985	19.8 °C
1986	20.8 °C
1987	20.6 °C
1988	19.6 °C
1989	19.5 °C
1990	19.6 °C
1991	20.6 °C
1992	19.1 °C
1993	20.2 °C
1994	19.2 °C
1995	19.6 °C
1996	18.5 °C
1997	17.8 °C
1998	19.7 °C
1999	19.7 °C
2000	18.8 °C
2002	21.1 °C
2003	19.8 °C
2004	19.4 °C
2005	19.5 °C
2006	20.5 °C
2008	20.4 °C
2009	20.0 °C
2010	22.1 °C
2011	21.1 °C
2012	21.0 °C
2013	20.1 °C
2014	20.5 °C
2015	21.1 °C
2016	21.3 °C
2017	20.5 °C
2018	21.4 °C
2019	21.4 °C
2020	19.6 °C
2021	19.8 °C
2022	20.5 °C
2023	19.8 °C
2024	20.9 °C
2025	21.0 °C

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

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