Bartlett, TN 38128 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bartlett, TN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/29, about 213 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 223 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Bartlett, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Bartlett before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/29 isn't a guarantee
03/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/09 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 Bartlett compares
At roughly 223 frost-free days, Bartlett places 12,003 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TN, it ranks 92 of 770.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Bartlett can differ from the 38128 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Bartlett's frost date answer different questions.