When to plant in McEwen, TN

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 23

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 13

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 23

1 year in 10 by Oct 7

Frost-free days

188

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Dickson · 21.9 km away · station 232 m, town 253 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 26 – Mar 12	Apr 23 – May 7	Jun 17
Sweet pepper	Feb 12 – Feb 26	Apr 23 – May 7	Jun 22
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 9 – Feb 16	Mar 16 – Mar 30	Apr 25
Peas	—	Mar 2 – Mar 30	Apr 26
Bush beans	—	Apr 16 – May 7	Jun 5
Carrot	—	Mar 23 – May 4	May 22
Beet	—	Mar 16 – Apr 27	May 5
Potato	—	Mar 23 – Apr 13	Jun 1
Kale	Feb 2 – Feb 16	Mar 16 – Mar 30	Apr 28
Broccoli	Feb 2 – Feb 16	Mar 16 – Apr 6	May 15
Cucumber	Mar 26 – Apr 2	Apr 23 – May 7	Jun 12
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 26 – Apr 2	Apr 23 – May 7	Jun 7
Winter squash	Mar 26 – Apr 2	Apr 23 – May 7	Jul 12
Sweet corn	—	Apr 16 – May 7	Jun 15
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 16 – Apr 6	Jun 14
Garlic	—	Oct 9 – Nov 6 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 2 – Mar 30	Apr 9
Basil	Mar 12 – Mar 26	Apr 23 – May 7	Jun 19

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McEwen'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
1901	Apr 4
1903	Apr 24
1904	Apr 17
1905	Apr 17
1906	May 10
1907	Apr 15
1908	Apr 4
1909	May 2
1910	Apr 25
1911	Apr 1
1912	Apr 18
1913	Mar 29
1914	Apr 23
1916	Apr 10
1917	Apr 15
1921	Apr 18
1922	Apr 20
1923	Apr 9
1924	Apr 3
1925	Mar 16
1926	Apr 20
1927	Apr 22
1928	Apr 16
1929	Mar 17
1931	Apr 7
1932	Apr 13
1933	Mar 24
1934	Mar 29
1935	Apr 14
1936	Apr 18
1937	Apr 10
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 12
1940	Apr 14
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 12
1943	Apr 15
1944	May 7
1945	Apr 6
1946	Mar 11
1947	Mar 31
1948	Apr 2
1949	Apr 19
1950	Apr 21
1951	Apr 17
1952	Apr 7
1953	Apr 21
1954	Apr 2
1955	Mar 30
1956	Mar 31
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 8
1959	Mar 28
1960	Apr 10
1961	Apr 16
1962	Apr 16
1963	May 2
1964	Apr 30
1965	Mar 27
1966	Apr 10
1967	Mar 22
1968	Mar 25
1969	Mar 31
1970	Apr 7
1971	Apr 8
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 14
1974	Apr 9
1975	Apr 6
1976	Apr 13
1977	Apr 6
1978	Apr 22
1979	Mar 26
1980	Apr 16
1981	Apr 7
1982	Apr 23
1983	Apr 26
1985	Apr 10
1986	Apr 23
1987	Apr 10
1988	Apr 29
1989	Apr 13
1990	Apr 12
1991	Apr 1
1992	Apr 5
1993	Apr 22
1995	Apr 2
1996	Apr 16
1997	Apr 18
1998	Apr 11
1999	Apr 18
2000	Apr 10
2001	Apr 19
2002	Apr 7
2003	Mar 31
2004	Apr 15
2005	May 3
2006	Apr 10
2007	Apr 10
2009	Apr 22
2010	Mar 19
2011	Apr 17
2012	Apr 12
2013	Apr 25
2014	Apr 16
2015	Apr 5
2016	Apr 3
2017	Apr 8
2018	Apr 20
2019	Apr 15
2020	May 9
2021	Apr 22
2022	Mar 27
2023	Mar 29
2024	Apr 22
2025	Apr 9
2026	Mar 18

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1901	213
1903	183
1905	177
1907	181
1908	209
1909	162
1910	185
1911	204
1912	189
1913	204
1916	193
1917	174
1921	177
1922	181
1923	193
1924	180
1925	208
1926	187
1927	197
1928	197
1929	220
1931	194
1932	176
1933	215
1934	212
1935	175
1936	192
1937	187
1938	197
1939	185
1940	206
1941	212
1942	169
1943	184
1944	173
1945	211
1946	246
1947	221
1948	198
1949	195
1950	197
1951	198
1952	182
1953	191
1954	210
1955	208
1956	222
1957	194
1958	208
1959	213
1960	193
1961	193
1962	190
1963	180
1964	162
1965	211
1966	205
1967	202
1968	193
1969	200
1970	192
1971	209
1972	193
1973	205
1974	176
1975	221
1976	187
1977	188
1978	168
1979	201
1980	172
1981	195
1982	181
1983	182
1985	209
1987	176
1988	165
1989	189
1990	196
1991	188
1992	215
1993	188
1995	195
1996	185
1997	182
1998	194
1999	185
2000	180
2001	159
2002	208
2003	185
2004	213
2005	175
2006	185
2007	205
2009	178
2010	200
2011	186
2012	201
2014	199
2015	195
2016	221
2017	203
2018	184
2019	199
2020	176
2021	195
2022	204
2023	215
2024	215
2025	207

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1903	20.2 °C
1904	20.6 °C
1905	21.9 °C
1907	21.1 °C
1908	22.3 °C
1909	21.4 °C
1910	20.5 °C
1911	21.8 °C
1912	21.3 °C
1913	21.8 °C
1916	20.6 °C
1917	20.0 °C
1921	23.1 °C
1922	22.1 °C
1923	20.7 °C
1925	23.4 °C
1927	22.0 °C
1928	20.7 °C
1929	21.8 °C
1931	22.1 °C
1932	22.6 °C
1933	23.1 °C
1934	22.9 °C
1935	21.7 °C
1936	23.7 °C
1937	21.9 °C
1938	22.5 °C
1939	22.5 °C
1940	20.7 °C
1941	23.0 °C
1942	22.3 °C
1943	22.6 °C
1944	22.6 °C
1945	21.7 °C
1946	21.6 °C
1947	22.0 °C
1948	22.5 °C
1949	21.9 °C
1950	21.0 °C
1951	22.1 °C
1952	23.2 °C
1953	23.0 °C
1954	23.5 °C
1955	22.9 °C
1956	22.4 °C
1957	22.3 °C
1958	22.0 °C
1959	22.3 °C
1960	22.2 °C
1961	20.8 °C
1962	22.2 °C
1963	21.7 °C
1964	22.3 °C
1965	22.5 °C
1966	21.5 °C
1967	20.9 °C
1968	22.1 °C
1969	22.5 °C
1970	22.5 °C
1971	21.3 °C
1972	21.7 °C
1973	21.5 °C
1974	21.0 °C
1975	21.6 °C
1976	20.6 °C
1977	22.9 °C
1978	22.2 °C
1979	20.7 °C
1980	22.1 °C
1981	21.5 °C
1982	21.0 °C
1983	21.1 °C
1985	21.4 °C
1986	22.3 °C
1987	22.2 °C
1988	21.8 °C
1989	21.0 °C
1990	21.5 °C
1991	22.6 °C
1992	20.8 °C
1993	21.7 °C
1995	21.0 °C
1996	20.4 °C
1997	19.6 °C
1998	21.7 °C
1999	21.8 °C
2000	21.1 °C
2001	21.1 °C
2002	21.8 °C
2003	19.6 °C
2004	20.5 °C
2005	21.4 °C
2006	21.5 °C
2007	22.2 °C
2008	22.0 °C
2009	20.8 °C
2010	22.8 °C
2011	21.9 °C
2012	21.8 °C
2013	20.3 °C
2014	20.9 °C
2015	21.7 °C
2016	22.0 °C
2017	21.4 °C
2018	22.1 °C
2019	22.3 °C
2021	21.0 °C
2022	23.2 °C
2023	22.2 °C
2024	22.2 °C
2025	22.2 °C
2026	22.9 °C

What this means for you: Since 1901, McEwen'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 Dickson (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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