Slayden, TN 37051 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Slayden, TN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/10, about 225 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 203 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Slayden in Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 9 weeks of growing season left in Slayden before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Slayden's last frost
04/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Slayden compares
Slayden's growing season runs about 203 days, ranking 17,057 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TN, it ranks 522 of 770.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Slayden's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Slayden's dates instead of trusting one.