Baxter, TN 38544 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Baxter, TN?
Around 04/18 is the usual last spring frost, about 233 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 187 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Baxter 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Baxter before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Baxter's last frost
04/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Baxter compares
Baxter's growing season runs about 187 days, ranking 22,426 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TN, it ranks 705 of 770.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Baxter can differ from the 38544 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Baxter's frost date answer different questions.