Savannah, GA · zone 8b · ~273 frost-free days
When to plant a garden in Savannah.
In Savannah, the typical last spring frost lands around Mar 2 and the first fall frost around Nov 30, giving you about 273 frost-free days. Cool-season crops go out before the last frost; warm-season crops wait until after it.
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Sow dates for Savannah, keyed to your frost.
| Crop | Start indoors | Spring sow / set out | Fall sow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato, slicing | Jan 26 to Mar 28 | Mar 9 to May 9 | — |
| Lettuce, leaf | — | Jan 23 to Mar 9 | Sep 16 to Nov 15 |
| Carrot | — | Jan 23 to Feb 25 | Sep 4 to Sep 30 |
| Bush Bean | — | Mar 2 to Apr 22 | Aug 16 to Sep 18 |
| Cucumber, slicing | — | Mar 9 to Jun 8 | Jul 30 to Aug 30 |
| Pepper, bell | Feb 4 to Mar 28 | Mar 18 to May 9 | — |
| Kale | Dec 12 to Jan 9 | Jan 23 to Feb 20 | Aug 30 to Oct 15 |
| Spinach | — | Jan 9 to Feb 20 | Sep 16 to Nov 4 |
Savannah sits in Zone 8b, but two gardens in the same city can be a week or two apart. The planner works from your ZIP code's frost dates, not the zone, so the dates land right for your block, not the metro average.
Build your Savannah garden plan.
Tell the free planner what you want to eat and who you're feeding. It returns plant counts, spacing, and frost-safe sow dates for ZIP 31401 in about 60 seconds.