When to plant in Whiteville, TN

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 17

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 2

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 31

1 year in 10 by Oct 19

Frost-free days

209

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Bolivar Wtr Wks · 16.1 km away · station 129 m, town 150 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 20 – Mar 6	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 11
Sweet pepper	Feb 6 – Feb 20	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 16
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 29 – Feb 5	Mar 5 – Mar 19	Apr 14
Peas	—	Feb 19 – Mar 19	Apr 15
Bush beans	—	Apr 10 – May 1	May 30
Carrot	—	Mar 12 – Apr 23	May 11
Beet	—	Mar 5 – Apr 16	Apr 24
Potato	—	Mar 12 – Apr 2	May 21
Kale	Jan 22 – Feb 5	Mar 5 – Mar 19	Apr 17
Broccoli	Jan 22 – Feb 5	Mar 5 – Mar 26	May 4
Cucumber	Mar 20 – Mar 27	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 6
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 20 – Mar 27	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 1
Winter squash	Mar 20 – Mar 27	Apr 17 – May 1	Jul 6
Sweet corn	—	Apr 10 – May 1	Jun 9
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 5 – Mar 26	Jun 3
Garlic	—	Oct 17 – Nov 14 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 19 – Mar 19	Mar 29
Basil	Mar 6 – Mar 20	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 13

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Whiteville'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
1897	Apr 10
1898	Apr 7
1900	Apr 1
1901	Mar 22
1902	Mar 20
1903	Apr 4
1904	Apr 13
1905	Apr 18
1906	Apr 2
1907	Apr 14
1908	Mar 22
1909	Mar 15
1910	Apr 25
1911	Mar 24
1912	Mar 25
1913	Mar 29
1915	Apr 4
1916	Apr 9
1917	Apr 10
1918	Apr 13
1919	Apr 26
1920	Apr 14
1928	Apr 16
1929	Mar 17
1930	Mar 31
1931	Mar 18
1932	Mar 24
1933	Mar 21
1934	Mar 29
1935	Mar 12
1936	Apr 19
1937	Mar 29
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 8
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 1
1943	Apr 21
1944	May 7
1945	Mar 22
1946	Mar 11
1947	May 10
1948	Apr 2
1949	Mar 20
1950	Apr 21
1951	Apr 17
1952	Apr 7
1953	Apr 21
1954	Apr 2
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 23
1964	Apr 9
1965	Mar 27
1966	Apr 6
1967	Mar 18
1968	Apr 6
1969	Mar 31
1970	Apr 3
1971	Apr 8
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 12
1974	Apr 9
1975	Apr 12
1976	Mar 18
1977	Apr 6
1978	Mar 28
1979	Mar 27
1980	Mar 22
1981	Mar 25
1982	Apr 10
1983	Apr 19
1984	Apr 1
1985	Apr 9
1986	Apr 23
1987	Apr 5
1988	Mar 20
1989	Apr 11
1990	Apr 8
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 3
1993	Apr 22
1994	Apr 1
1995	Apr 1
1996	Apr 10
1997	Apr 18
1998	Mar 22
1999	Mar 27
2000	Apr 9
2001	Mar 28
2002	Apr 6
2003	Mar 31
2004	Apr 13
2005	Mar 18
2006	Mar 27
2007	Apr 9
2008	Apr 16
2009	Apr 8
2010	Mar 7
2011	Mar 25
2012	Mar 4
2013	Apr 25
2014	Apr 17
2015	Mar 30
2016	Mar 22
2017	Mar 17
2018	Apr 9
2020	Apr 16
2023	Mar 21
2024	Mar 20
2025	Mar 22
2026	Mar 18

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1897	202
1898	198
1900	221
1901	226
1902	222
1903	202
1905	206
1906	191
1907	182
1908	216
1910	186
1912	186
1915	188
1916	195
1917	185
1918	201
1928	208
1929	219
1930	207
1931	232
1932	201
1933	218
1934	212
1935	208
1936	191
1937	199
1938	196
1939	189
1940	207
1941	222
1943	178
1944	156
1945	201
1946	204
1947	181
1948	198
1949	193
1950	197
1951	174
1952	182
1953	191
1954	201
1955	207
1956	203
1957	194
1958	201
1959	205
1960	193
1961	201
1962	190
1963	220
1964	183
1965	211
1966	203
1968	201
1969	210
1971	209
1972	220
1973	207
1974	176
1975	215
1976	212
1977	189
1978	193
1979	200
1980	204
1981	212
1982	195
1983	199
1984	182
1985	210
1986	203
1987	185
1988	241
1989	191
1990	200
1991	189
1992	217
1993	188
1994	208
1995	206
1996	206
1997	192
1998	227
1999	210
2000	181
2001	213
2002	209
2003	226
2004	227
2005	221
2006	199
2007	208
2008	194
2009	232
2010	236
2011	209
2012	241
2013	182
2014	197
2015	228
2016	235
2017	225
2018	214
2020	199
2023	223
2024	210
2025	225

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1897	22.2 °C
1898	22.5 °C
1899	23.9 °C
1900	23.3 °C
1902	22.7 °C
1903	21.6 °C
1904	20.9 °C
1905	22.7 °C
1906	22.5 °C
1907	21.3 °C
1908	22.9 °C
1909	23.0 °C
1910	22.2 °C
1911	23.0 °C
1912	22.4 °C
1914	23.5 °C
1915	22.4 °C
1916	22.1 °C
1918	22.2 °C
1920	22.2 °C
1926	22.7 °C
1930	23.1 °C
1931	22.5 °C
1932	23.2 °C
1933	23.5 °C
1934	23.9 °C
1935	22.8 °C
1936	24.1 °C
1937	23.3 °C
1938	23.3 °C
1939	23.3 °C
1940	22.0 °C
1941	24.3 °C
1942	22.8 °C
1943	22.9 °C
1944	22.2 °C
1945	22.3 °C
1946	21.4 °C
1947	21.9 °C
1948	22.2 °C
1949	22.1 °C
1950	21.3 °C
1951	22.1 °C
1952	22.8 °C
1953	22.5 °C
1954	24.0 °C
1955	23.2 °C
1956	22.9 °C
1957	22.7 °C
1958	23.0 °C
1959	23.3 °C
1960	23.1 °C
1961	21.9 °C
1962	22.8 °C
1963	22.5 °C
1964	22.8 °C
1965	23.2 °C
1966	21.8 °C
1968	22.1 °C
1969	22.8 °C
1971	21.5 °C
1972	22.0 °C
1973	21.8 °C
1974	21.2 °C
1975	21.6 °C
1976	20.6 °C
1977	23.5 °C
1978	22.8 °C
1979	21.6 °C
1980	23.2 °C
1981	22.3 °C
1982	21.8 °C
1983	21.9 °C
1984	21.6 °C
1985	22.2 °C
1986	23.0 °C
1987	23.1 °C
1988	22.3 °C
1989	21.6 °C
1990	22.4 °C
1991	23.2 °C
1992	21.4 °C
1993	22.2 °C
1994	22.2 °C
1995	22.5 °C
1996	22.1 °C
1997	21.5 °C
1998	24.1 °C
1999	23.4 °C
2000	23.0 °C
2001	22.9 °C
2002	23.1 °C
2003	22.0 °C
2004	21.8 °C
2005	22.4 °C
2006	22.6 °C
2007	23.1 °C
2008	21.9 °C
2009	21.7 °C
2010	23.6 °C
2011	22.8 °C
2012	22.6 °C
2013	21.4 °C
2014	21.4 °C
2015	22.5 °C
2016	23.3 °C
2017	22.5 °C
2018	22.8 °C
2020	21.9 °C
2023	22.2 °C
2024	22.8 °C
2025	23.1 °C
2026	23.8 °C

What this means for you: Since 1897, Whiteville's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. The frost-free season has grown by about 1 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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