When to plant in Kenton, TN

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 16

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 28

1 year in 10 by Oct 16

Frost-free days

205

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Union City · 21.2 km away · station 98 m, town 95 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 19 – Mar 5	Apr 16 – Apr 30	Jun 10
Sweet pepper	Feb 5 – Feb 19	Apr 16 – Apr 30	Jun 15
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 30 – Feb 6	Mar 6 – Mar 20	Apr 15
Peas	—	Feb 28 – Mar 28	Apr 24
Bush beans	—	Apr 9 – Apr 30	May 29
Carrot	—	Mar 13 – Apr 24	May 12
Beet	—	Mar 12 – Apr 23	May 1
Potato	—	Mar 13 – Apr 3	May 22
Kale	Jan 24 – Feb 7	Mar 7 – Mar 21	Apr 19
Broccoli	Jan 23 – Feb 6	Mar 6 – Mar 27	May 5
Cucumber	Mar 19 – Mar 26	Apr 16 – Apr 30	Jun 5
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 19 – Mar 26	Apr 16 – Apr 30	May 31
Winter squash	Mar 19 – Mar 26	Apr 16 – Apr 30	Jul 5
Sweet corn	—	Apr 9 – Apr 30	Jun 8
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 6 – Mar 27	Jun 4
Garlic	—	Oct 14 – Nov 11 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 28 – Mar 28	Apr 7
Basil	Mar 5 – Mar 19	Apr 16 – Apr 30	Jun 12

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Kenton'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
1896	Apr 3
1897	Mar 25
1898	Apr 7
1899	Apr 3
1900	Apr 12
1901	Apr 20
1905	Apr 18
1907	Apr 14
1909	Apr 13
1910	Apr 25
1912	Mar 25
1913	Mar 22
1914	Apr 10
1915	Apr 4
1916	Apr 9
1917	Apr 9
1918	Apr 10
1919	Apr 26
1920	Apr 14
1921	Apr 18
1922	Mar 22
1924	Apr 3
1925	Mar 16
1926	Apr 20
1927	Mar 5
1928	Apr 16
1929	Mar 17
1930	Mar 31
1931	Mar 30
1932	Mar 23
1933	Mar 24
1934	Mar 29
1935	Mar 17
1936	Apr 18
1937	Mar 29
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 12
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 29
1942	Apr 2
1943	Apr 21
1944	Apr 6
1945	Mar 10
1946	Mar 12
1947	Mar 30
1948	Mar 28
1949	Mar 19
1950	Apr 15
1951	Apr 18
1952	Apr 7
1953	Apr 20
1954	May 4
1955	Mar 31
1956	Apr 19
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 8
1959	Apr 14
1960	Apr 10
1961	Apr 7
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 24
1964	Apr 9
1965	Mar 27
1966	Apr 7
1967	Mar 19
1968	Apr 7
1969	Apr 1
1970	Mar 28
1971	Apr 8
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 11
1974	Apr 10
1975	Apr 12
1976	Mar 18
1977	Mar 23
1978	Mar 19
1979	Mar 27
1980	Mar 27
1981	Mar 20
1982	Apr 10
1983	Apr 21
1984	Apr 2
1985	Apr 9
1986	Mar 23
1987	Apr 6
1988	Apr 17
1989	Apr 13
1990	Apr 14
1991	Apr 1
1992	Apr 5
1993	Apr 17
1994	Apr 8
1995	Apr 2
1996	Apr 11
1997	Apr 15
1998	Mar 15
1999	Mar 28
2000	Apr 10
2001	Apr 18
2002	Apr 6
2003	Apr 1
2004	Apr 6
2005	Mar 18
2006	Mar 27
2007	Apr 10
2008	Apr 16
2010	Mar 7
2011	Mar 17
2012	Apr 8
2013	Apr 25
2014	Mar 31
2015	Mar 30
2016	Mar 23
2017	Mar 17
2018	Apr 16
2019	Apr 3
2020	Apr 16
2021	Apr 21
2022	Apr 2
2023	Mar 19
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
1896	197
1898	193
1899	214
1900	206
1901	197
1905	176
1909	182
1910	186
1914	199
1915	187
1916	194
1917	182
1918	204
1919	200
1920	197
1921	177
1922	231
1925	217
1926	187
1927	243
1928	197
1929	220
1930	213
1931	219
1932	222
1933	215
1934	212
1935	203
1936	192
1937	199
1938	211
1939	185
1940	207
1941	226
1942	206
1943	178
1944	204
1945	238
1946	244
1947	222
1948	203
1949	226
1950	203
1951	173
1952	178
1953	170
1954	169
1955	207
1956	171
1957	194
1958	203
1959	187
1960	193
1961	190
1962	190
1963	219
1964	183
1965	211
1966	192
1967	205
1968	200
1969	209
1970	220
1971	209
1972	193
1973	208
1974	175
1975	215
1976	213
1977	203
1978	209
1979	200
1980	191
1981	196
1982	194
1983	197
1984	214
1985	209
1986	233
1987	180
1988	178
1989	189
1990	194
1991	188
1992	215
1993	193
1995	205
1996	205
1997	189
1998	235
1999	209
2000	181
2001	191
2002	209
2003	226
2004	232
2005	221
2006	199
2007	205
2008	194
2010	236
2011	217
2012	206
2013	182
2015	201
2016	231
2017	224
2018	188
2019	211
2020	199
2021	196
2022	197
2023	224
2024	210
2025	232

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1896	23.3 °C
1898	22.5 °C
1899	22.5 °C
1900	22.9 °C
1901	23.4 °C
1905	22.6 °C
1909	22.9 °C
1910	22.3 °C
1911	24.5 °C
1914	23.8 °C
1915	22.6 °C
1916	22.6 °C
1917	21.5 °C
1918	22.4 °C
1919	22.9 °C
1920	21.9 °C
1921	24.0 °C
1922	23.5 °C
1923	22.3 °C
1924	21.5 °C
1925	24.1 °C
1926	22.5 °C
1927	22.5 °C
1928	21.5 °C
1929	22.1 °C
1930	23.4 °C
1931	22.6 °C
1932	22.8 °C
1933	23.1 °C
1934	23.4 °C
1935	22.5 °C
1936	23.9 °C
1937	22.9 °C
1938	23.4 °C
1939	23.8 °C
1940	21.8 °C
1941	24.4 °C
1942	22.8 °C
1943	23.1 °C
1944	22.9 °C
1945	21.6 °C
1946	21.4 °C
1947	22.4 °C
1948	22.2 °C
1949	21.5 °C
1950	20.8 °C
1951	21.3 °C
1952	21.5 °C
1953	21.5 °C
1954	22.9 °C
1955	23.4 °C
1956	21.6 °C
1957	21.8 °C
1958	21.4 °C
1959	21.2 °C
1960	20.7 °C
1961	20.1 °C
1962	21.6 °C
1963	21.3 °C
1964	22.0 °C
1965	22.1 °C
1966	20.8 °C
1967	20.4 °C
1968	21.2 °C
1969	21.6 °C
1970	21.9 °C
1971	21.0 °C
1972	21.3 °C
1973	21.8 °C
1974	20.9 °C
1975	21.2 °C
1976	20.2 °C
1977	22.8 °C
1978	22.0 °C
1979	20.7 °C
1980	22.2 °C
1981	21.8 °C
1982	21.3 °C
1983	21.4 °C
1984	20.9 °C
1985	21.7 °C
1986	22.6 °C
1987	22.4 °C
1988	21.7 °C
1989	20.8 °C
1990	21.3 °C
1991	22.6 °C
1992	20.6 °C
1993	21.5 °C
1994	21.1 °C
1995	21.7 °C
1996	21.2 °C
1997	20.6 °C
1998	22.9 °C
1999	22.3 °C
2000	21.6 °C
2001	22.1 °C
2002	22.6 °C
2003	21.2 °C
2004	21.2 °C
2005	22.0 °C
2006	22.0 °C
2007	22.6 °C
2008	21.3 °C
2010	23.3 °C
2011	22.2 °C
2012	22.3 °C
2013	20.8 °C
2015	21.9 °C
2016	22.5 °C
2017	21.7 °C
2018	22.2 °C
2019	22.3 °C
2020	21.1 °C
2021	21.3 °C
2022	21.8 °C
2023	22.1 °C
2024	22.8 °C
2025	23.0 °C

What this means for you: Since 1896, Kenton'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 Union City (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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