Garner, AR 72052 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Garner, AR?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/27, about 211 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 228 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Garner in Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 10 weeks of growing season left in Garner before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Garner's last frost
03/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Garner compares
About 228 days separate Garner's last and first frost, putting it 10,924 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 281 of 687.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Garner's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Garner can differ from the 72052 normal.