When to plant in Tullahoma, TN

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 20

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 8

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 28

1 year in 10 by Oct 16

Frost-free days

199

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Tullahoma · 1.9 km away · station 312 m, town 326 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 23 – Mar 9	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 14
Sweet pepper	Feb 9 – Feb 23	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 19
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 4 – Feb 11	Mar 11 – Mar 25	Apr 20
Peas	—	Feb 25 – Mar 25	Apr 21
Bush beans	—	Apr 13 – May 4	Jun 2
Carrot	—	Mar 18 – Apr 29	May 17
Beet	—	Mar 11 – Apr 22	Apr 30
Potato	—	Mar 18 – Apr 8	May 27
Kale	Jan 28 – Feb 11	Mar 11 – Mar 25	Apr 23
Broccoli	Jan 28 – Feb 11	Mar 11 – Apr 1	May 10
Cucumber	Mar 23 – Mar 30	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 9
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 23 – Mar 30	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 4
Winter squash	Mar 23 – Mar 30	Apr 20 – May 4	Jul 9
Sweet corn	—	Apr 13 – May 4	Jun 12
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 11 – Apr 1	Jun 9
Garlic	—	Oct 14 – Nov 11 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 25 – Mar 25	Apr 4
Basil	Mar 9 – Mar 23	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 16

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Tullahoma'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 4
1897	Apr 18
1898	Apr 8
1899	Apr 17
1900	Apr 14
1901	Apr 21
1902	Apr 9
1903	Apr 24
1904	Apr 17
1905	Apr 18
1906	May 10
1907	Apr 15
1908	May 1
1909	May 2
1910	Apr 25
1911	Apr 1
1912	Apr 19
1913	Mar 28
1914	Apr 21
1915	Apr 4
1916	Apr 10
1917	Apr 15
1918	Apr 14
1919	Apr 27
1920	Apr 14
1921	Apr 12
1922	Mar 23
1923	May 10
1924	Apr 3
1925	Apr 2
1926	Apr 20
1927	Apr 23
1928	May 9
1930	Mar 31
1931	Apr 2
1932	Apr 13
1933	Apr 4
1935	Apr 14
1936	Apr 19
1937	Apr 12
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 20
1940	Apr 14
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 12
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 13
1945	Mar 22
1946	Apr 13
1947	Mar 29
1948	Mar 29
1949	Apr 17
1951	Apr 17
1952	Apr 7
1953	Apr 21
1954	Apr 2
1955	Mar 31
1956	Apr 21
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 8
1959	Apr 15
1960	Apr 11
1961	Apr 11
1962	Apr 16
1963	May 2
1964	Apr 10
1966	Apr 10
1967	Mar 22
1968	Mar 25
1969	Mar 31
1970	Apr 3
1971	Apr 8
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 14
1974	Apr 10
1975	Apr 13
1976	Apr 10
1977	Apr 6
1978	Apr 22
1979	Mar 26
1980	Mar 22
1981	Mar 25
1982	Apr 23
1983	Apr 21
1986	Apr 24
1988	Apr 20
1989	Apr 13
1990	Apr 13
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 29
1993	Apr 22
1994	Apr 8
1995	Apr 1
1996	Apr 11
1997	Apr 18
1998	Mar 22
1999	Apr 18
2000	Apr 9
2001	Apr 19
2002	Apr 7
2003	Mar 31
2004	Apr 5
2005	Apr 25
2006	Mar 27
2007	Apr 10
2008	Apr 16
2009	Apr 8
2010	Mar 27
2011	Mar 25
2012	Apr 12
2013	Apr 20
2014	Apr 16
2015	Apr 5
2016	Mar 22
2017	Mar 19
2018	Apr 17
2019	Apr 1
2020	Apr 16
2021	Apr 22
2022	Apr 10
2023	Mar 29
2024	Apr 6
2025	Apr 9
2026	Mar 18

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1896	196
1897	194
1898	189
1899	162
1900	203
1901	176
1903	177
1904	186
1905	176
1906	152
1907	179
1908	176
1909	163
1910	185
1911	204
1912	187
1913	206
1914	189
1915	187
1916	193
1917	178
1918	200
1919	199
1920	170
1921	183
1922	229
1923	165
1924	180
1925	191
1926	187
1927	173
1928	180
1930	201
1931	199
1932	176
1933	204
1935	175
1936	198
1937	185
1938	193
1939	177
1940	185
1941	222
1942	197
1943	184
1944	197
1945	218
1946	182
1947	223
1948	202
1949	200
1951	174
1952	182
1953	191
1954	201
1955	198
1956	201
1957	187
1958	201
1959	204
1960	192
1961	198
1962	190
1963	180
1964	179
1966	192
1967	219
1968	193
1969	200
1970	196
1971	210
1972	193
1973	205
1974	175
1975	214
1976	190
1977	190
1978	175
1979	201
1980	204
1981	208
1982	183
1986	202
1989	190
1990	196
1991	189
1992	172
1993	188
1994	207
1995	216
1996	191
1997	187
1998	228
1999	188
2000	181
2001	180
2002	208
2003	226
2004	223
2005	183
2006	199
2007	207
2008	194
2009	193
2010	216
2011	218
2012	201
2013	187
2014	199
2016	233
2017	223
2018	187
2019	213
2020	199
2021	196
2022	190
2023	216
2024	231
2025	214

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1896	21.6 °C
1897	20.1 °C
1898	21.1 °C
1899	21.6 °C
1900	21.6 °C
1901	20.0 °C
1902	21.3 °C
1903	21.0 °C
1904	20.7 °C
1905	21.9 °C
1906	21.9 °C
1907	20.6 °C
1908	21.9 °C
1909	21.3 °C
1910	20.7 °C
1911	21.9 °C
1912	21.4 °C
1913	21.6 °C
1914	21.8 °C
1915	21.6 °C
1916	21.3 °C
1918	21.2 °C
1919	21.8 °C
1920	20.9 °C
1921	22.6 °C
1922	22.3 °C
1923	21.3 °C
1924	21.0 °C
1925	22.8 °C
1926	21.7 °C
1927	22.0 °C
1928	20.5 °C
1929	21.5 °C
1930	22.3 °C
1931	21.4 °C
1932	21.5 °C
1933	22.0 °C
1936	22.7 °C
1937	21.3 °C
1938	21.4 °C
1939	21.4 °C
1940	19.9 °C
1941	22.9 °C
1942	22.1 °C
1943	22.9 °C
1944	22.1 °C
1945	21.6 °C
1946	21.2 °C
1947	21.3 °C
1948	21.8 °C
1949	21.4 °C
1950	21.2 °C
1951	21.1 °C
1952	22.0 °C
1953	21.8 °C
1954	22.4 °C
1955	22.0 °C
1956	21.4 °C
1957	22.0 °C
1958	21.5 °C
1959	21.5 °C
1960	21.8 °C
1961	20.4 °C
1962	21.9 °C
1963	21.6 °C
1964	22.1 °C
1966	21.2 °C
1967	20.6 °C
1968	21.6 °C
1969	21.8 °C
1970	22.2 °C
1971	21.3 °C
1972	21.4 °C
1973	21.4 °C
1974	21.0 °C
1975	21.4 °C
1976	20.3 °C
1977	22.9 °C
1978	22.3 °C
1979	21.1 °C
1980	22.7 °C
1981	21.8 °C
1982	21.0 °C
1983	21.1 °C
1986	21.9 °C
1989	20.9 °C
1990	21.5 °C
1991	22.2 °C
1992	19.8 °C
1993	20.9 °C
1994	20.7 °C
1995	21.6 °C
1996	20.7 °C
1997	20.0 °C
1998	22.3 °C
1999	22.1 °C
2000	21.3 °C
2001	21.0 °C
2002	22.1 °C
2003	21.1 °C
2004	21.0 °C
2005	21.5 °C
2006	21.9 °C
2007	22.2 °C
2008	21.1 °C
2009	21.0 °C
2010	22.9 °C
2011	21.9 °C
2012	22.1 °C
2013	21.0 °C
2014	21.4 °C
2015	21.8 °C
2016	22.5 °C
2017	21.5 °C
2018	22.2 °C
2019	22.4 °C
2020	21.0 °C
2021	21.0 °C
2022	22.1 °C
2023	21.5 °C
2024	22.8 °C
2025	22.8 °C

What this means for you: Since 1896, Tullahoma's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 2 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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