Crab Orchard, TN 37723 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Crab Orchard, TN?
Around 04/08 is the usual last spring frost, about 223 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/31, about 203 frost-free days later.
Crab Orchard sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Crab Orchard before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/08 isn't a guarantee
04/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/22 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 Crab Orchard compares
Crab Orchard's growing season runs about 203 days, ranking 17,004 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TN, it ranks 513 of 770.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Crab Orchard's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Crab Orchard's dates instead of trusting one.