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When to plant in Oak Hill, TN

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

Safe to plant out
Apr 15
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Mar 29
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Nov 4
1 year in 10 by Oct 25
Frost-free days
216
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Nashville Intl Ap · 8.9 km away · station 179 m, town 179 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Feb 18 – Mar 4 Apr 15 – Apr 29 Jun 9
Sweet pepper Feb 4 – Feb 18 Apr 15 – Apr 29 Jun 14
Lettuce (leaf) Jan 25 – Feb 1 Mar 1 – Mar 15 Apr 10
Peas — Feb 15 – Mar 15 Apr 11
Bush beans — Apr 8 – Apr 29 May 28
Carrot — Mar 8 – Apr 19 May 7
Beet — Mar 1 – Apr 12 Apr 20
Potato — Mar 8 – Mar 29 May 17
Kale Jan 18 – Feb 1 Mar 1 – Mar 15 Apr 13
Broccoli Jan 18 – Feb 1 Mar 1 – Mar 22 Apr 30
Cucumber Mar 18 – Mar 25 Apr 15 – Apr 29 Jun 4
Summer squash and zucchini Mar 18 – Mar 25 Apr 15 – Apr 29 May 30
Winter squash Mar 18 – Mar 25 Apr 15 – Apr 29 Jul 4
Sweet corn — Apr 8 – Apr 29 Jun 7
Onion (from sets) — Mar 1 – Mar 22 May 30
Garlic — Oct 21 – Nov 18 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Feb 15 – Mar 15 Mar 25
Basil Mar 4 – Mar 18 Apr 15 – Apr 29 Jun 11

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Oak Hill's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Mar 15Apr 1Apr 15 19501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1948Mar 29
1949Apr 19
1950Apr 16
1951Apr 2
1952Apr 7
1953Apr 19
1954Apr 2
1955Mar 31
1956Mar 25
1957Apr 15
1958Apr 8
1959Mar 23
1960Apr 10
1961Apr 11
1962Apr 16
1963Mar 23
1964Apr 9
1965Mar 27
1966Apr 10
1967Mar 22
1968Mar 25
1969Mar 31
1970Apr 3
1971Apr 11
1972Apr 9
1973Apr 14
1974Apr 9
1975Apr 4
1976Mar 17
1977Apr 6
1978Apr 22
1979Mar 26
1980Apr 5
1981Mar 25
1982Apr 23
1983Apr 21
1984Mar 31
1985Apr 10
1986Apr 23
1987Apr 6
1988Apr 20
1989Apr 12
1990Apr 12
1991Mar 31
1992Apr 3
1993Apr 3
1994Apr 1
1995Mar 11
1996Apr 11
1997Apr 15
1998Mar 13
1999Mar 28
2000Apr 9
2001Mar 28
2002Apr 7
2003Mar 31
2004Mar 23
2005Mar 18
2006Mar 27
2007Apr 10
2008Apr 15
2009Mar 21
2010Mar 7
2011Mar 25
2012Mar 6
2013Mar 27
2014Apr 16
2015Mar 29
2016Mar 5
2017Mar 16
2018Apr 17
2019Apr 1
2020Apr 15
2021Apr 3
2022Mar 13
2023Mar 21
2024Mar 19

What this means for you: Since 1948, Oak Hill's last spring frost has come about 2 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 3 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Nashville Intl Ap (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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