When to plant in Medina, TN

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 21

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 10

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 23

1 year in 10 by Oct 8

Frost-free days

194

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Milan Exp Stn · 15.1 km away · station 132 m, town 150 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	Feb 24 – Mar 10	Apr 21 – May 5	Jun 15
Sweet pepper	Feb 10 – Feb 24	Apr 21 – May 5	Jun 20
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 6 – Feb 13	Mar 13 – Mar 27	Apr 22
Peas	—	Feb 27 – Mar 27	Apr 23
Bush beans	—	Apr 14 – May 5	Jun 3
Carrot	—	Mar 20 – May 1	May 19
Beet	—	Mar 13 – Apr 24	May 2
Potato	—	Mar 20 – Apr 10	May 29
Kale	Jan 30 – Feb 13	Mar 13 – Mar 27	Apr 25
Broccoli	Jan 30 – Feb 13	Mar 13 – Apr 3	May 12
Cucumber	Mar 24 – Mar 31	Apr 21 – May 5	Jun 10
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 24 – Mar 31	Apr 21 – May 5	Jun 5
Winter squash	Mar 24 – Mar 31	Apr 21 – May 5	Jul 10
Sweet corn	—	Apr 14 – May 5	Jun 13
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 13 – Apr 3	Jun 11
Garlic	—	Oct 9 – Nov 6 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 27 – Mar 27	Apr 6
Basil	Mar 10 – Mar 24	Apr 21 – May 5	Jun 17

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Medina'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
1906	Apr 2
1907	Apr 28
1908	Apr 4
1909	Apr 9
1910	Apr 25
1911	Mar 16
1912	Mar 25
1913	Mar 29
1914	Apr 11
1915	Apr 5
1916	Mar 24
1917	Apr 9
1918	Apr 13
1919	Apr 26
1920	Apr 14
1921	Apr 18
1922	Mar 22
1923	Apr 9
1924	Apr 3
1925	Mar 16
1926	Apr 20
1927	Apr 22
1928	Apr 16
1929	Mar 17
1930	Mar 31
1931	Mar 30
1932	Mar 18
1933	Mar 22
1934	Apr 13
1935	Mar 17
1936	Apr 19
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 12
1940	Apr 15
1941	Mar 29
1942	Apr 1
1943	Apr 21
1944	May 7
1945	Mar 9
1946	Mar 11
1947	Mar 28
1948	Apr 2
1949	Mar 20
1950	Apr 15
1951	Apr 17
1952	Apr 7
1953	Apr 19
1954	Apr 2
1955	Mar 31
1956	Mar 30
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 8
1959	Apr 14
1960	Apr 10
1961	Mar 25
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 22
1964	Apr 9
1965	Mar 28
1966	Apr 11
1967	Mar 23
1968	Mar 26
1969	Apr 1
1970	Mar 27
1971	Apr 7
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 14
1974	Apr 10
1975	Apr 13
1976	Apr 10
1977	Mar 23
1978	Mar 28
1979	Mar 27
1980	Mar 22
1981	Mar 25
1982	Apr 11
1983	Apr 21
1984	Apr 1
1985	Apr 10
1986	Apr 24
1987	Apr 5
1988	Apr 17
1989	Apr 13
1990	Apr 13
1991	Apr 1
1992	Apr 3
1996	Apr 11
1997	Apr 19
1998	Apr 12
1999	Apr 18
2000	Apr 22
2001	Apr 19
2002	Apr 6
2003	Mar 31
2004	Apr 15
2005	Apr 3
2006	Apr 10
2007	Apr 10
2008	Apr 16
2009	Apr 2
2010	Mar 31
2011	Mar 26
2012	Apr 13
2013	Apr 25
2014	Apr 17
2015	Apr 5
2016	Mar 22
2017	Mar 17
2018	Apr 20
2019	Apr 2
2020	May 11
2021	Apr 23
2023	Mar 21
2024	Mar 29
2025	Mar 22
2026	Mar 18

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1906	191
1908	206
1909	186
1911	230
1912	222
1913	205
1914	198
1915	186
1916	210
1917	182
1918	201
1919	200
1921	177
1922	209
1923	196
1924	180
1925	217
1926	187
1927	179
1928	197
1929	232
1930	213
1931	221
1932	228
1933	217
1934	212
1935	203
1936	191
1938	200
1939	185
1940	205
1941	222
1942	180
1943	178
1944	173
1945	239
1946	245
1947	225
1948	198
1949	225
1950	203
1951	198
1952	182
1953	193
1954	201
1955	201
1956	223
1957	194
1958	201
1959	196
1960	192
1961	215
1962	190
1963	221
1964	179
1965	210
1966	197
1967	201
1968	213
1969	199
1970	221
1971	210
1972	199
1973	205
1974	175
1975	200
1976	190
1977	203
1978	193
1979	200
1980	204
1981	191
1983	197
1984	183
1985	208
1986	174
1987	181
1989	203
1990	195
1991	188
1996	182
1997	178
1998	193
1999	165
2000	168
2001	180
2002	209
2003	227
2004	223
2005	203
2006	185
2007	205
2008	194
2009	198
2010	211
2011	209
2012	200
2013	182
2014	198
2015	195
2016	232
2017	224
2018	183
2019	192
2020	146
2021	176
2023	223
2024	238
2025	225

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1899	23.6 °C
1900	23.7 °C
1901	22.6 °C
1902	23.0 °C
1903	21.4 °C
1904	21.4 °C
1905	22.7 °C
1906	22.9 °C
1908	22.7 °C
1909	21.7 °C
1910	20.9 °C
1911	22.7 °C
1912	21.8 °C
1913	22.4 °C
1914	23.1 °C
1915	21.8 °C
1916	21.9 °C
1917	20.8 °C
1918	22.5 °C
1919	23.0 °C
1920	22.0 °C
1921	23.7 °C
1922	23.1 °C
1923	21.9 °C
1924	21.4 °C
1925	24.0 °C
1926	22.4 °C
1927	22.6 °C
1928	21.7 °C
1929	22.5 °C
1930	23.6 °C
1931	23.0 °C
1932	23.5 °C
1933	24.0 °C
1934	24.4 °C
1935	22.9 °C
1936	23.8 °C
1938	22.7 °C
1939	22.7 °C
1940	21.9 °C
1941	24.3 °C
1942	22.2 °C
1943	22.4 °C
1944	22.5 °C
1945	21.6 °C
1946	21.9 °C
1947	22.2 °C
1948	22.4 °C
1949	21.9 °C
1950	21.1 °C
1951	22.0 °C
1952	23.2 °C
1953	23.3 °C
1954	24.3 °C
1955	23.2 °C
1956	23.2 °C
1957	22.8 °C
1958	22.3 °C
1959	23.2 °C
1960	22.9 °C
1961	21.8 °C
1962	22.3 °C
1963	22.3 °C
1964	22.1 °C
1965	22.3 °C
1966	20.9 °C
1967	20.5 °C
1968	21.6 °C
1969	21.7 °C
1970	21.9 °C
1971	21.0 °C
1972	21.4 °C
1973	21.3 °C
1974	20.6 °C
1975	21.1 °C
1976	20.2 °C
1977	22.9 °C
1978	22.1 °C
1979	21.0 °C
1980	22.6 °C
1981	21.5 °C
1982	21.3 °C
1983	21.3 °C
1984	20.8 °C
1985	21.5 °C
1986	22.9 °C
1987	22.8 °C
1988	21.9 °C
1989	21.4 °C
1990	22.1 °C
1991	23.1 °C
1996	21.0 °C
1997	20.0 °C
1998	22.3 °C
1999	21.6 °C
2000	21.1 °C
2001	22.5 °C
2002	22.8 °C
2003	22.1 °C
2004	21.7 °C
2005	22.1 °C
2006	22.5 °C
2007	23.1 °C
2008	22.2 °C
2009	22.1 °C
2010	24.2 °C
2011	23.1 °C
2012	23.3 °C
2013	21.8 °C
2014	21.9 °C
2015	22.8 °C
2016	23.4 °C
2017	22.9 °C
2018	22.9 °C
2020	20.6 °C
2021	20.3 °C
2022	20.3 °C
2023	21.9 °C
2024	22.9 °C
2025	22.9 °C
2026	23.7 °C

What this means for you: Since 1906, Medina'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 Milan Exp Stn (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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