Plum Branch, SC 29899 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Plum Branch, SC?
Around 03/28 is the usual last spring frost, about 212 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/07, about 226 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Plum Branch in Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Plum Branch before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Plum Branch's last frost
03/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Plum Branch compares
Plum Branch's growing season runs about 226 days, ranking 11,330 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within SC, it ranks 372 of 519.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Plum Branch's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Plum Branch can differ from the 29899 normal.