Gleason, TN 38229 Frost Dates
Gleason, TN: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/04, about 219 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/28, roughly 204 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Gleason in Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 9 weeks until Gleason's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 03/20 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 04/21 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Gleason against the rest of the dataset
Gleason's growing season runs about 204 days, ranking 16,660 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TN, it ranks 473 of 770.
Learn more
Before leaning on 38229's figures: the frost range explains how to read the range around Gleason's dates instead of trusting one, while local microclimates explains what one yard in Gleason can differ from the 38229 normal.