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Tennessee Vegetable Planting Calendar

Choose your Tennessee USDA hardiness zone to see weekly garden tasks and a full-season schedule for productive spring, summer, and fall vegetable gardens.

Find Your CityView Planting Schedules
USDA Zones 5–8Select the Tennessee zone shown for your location on the map
Elevation Changes TimingMountain gardens warm later than western and central valleys
Spring and Fall GardensCool-season crops can be grown on both sides of summer

Tennessee city calendars

Find Your Local Planting Calendar

Choose a city for locally adjusted frost dates and planting windows.

BartlettLast frost March 25 · First frost November 5 BrentwoodLast frost April 5 · First frost October 30 ChattanoogaLast frost April 5 · First frost November 1 ClarksvilleLast frost April 10 · First frost October 25 ClevelandLast frost April 5 · First frost November 1 ColliervilleLast frost March 25 · First frost November 5 ColumbiaLast frost April 5 · First frost October 30 FranklinLast frost April 5 · First frost October 30 GallatinLast frost April 10 · First frost October 25 HendersonvilleLast frost April 5 · First frost October 30 JacksonLast frost April 1 · First frost November 1 Johnson CityLast frost April 20 · First frost October 20 KingsportLast frost April 15 · First frost October 20 KnoxvilleLast frost April 10 · First frost October 25 LebanonLast frost April 5 · First frost October 30 MemphisLast frost March 20 · First frost November 10 MurfreesboroLast frost April 5 · First frost October 30 NashvilleLast frost April 1 · First frost November 1 SmyrnaLast frost April 5 · First frost October 30 Spring HillLast frost April 5 · First frost October 30

Tennessee planting windows

Choose Your USDA Planting Zone

Select Zone 5, 6, 7, or 8 to update both this week’s tasks and the complete Tennessee planting schedule.

Zone 5 Planting Schedule

Start indoorsDirect sowTransplant/plant
Crop names remain visible while you swipe horizontally. The calendar opens at the current week.

Planting periods are adapted from University of Tennessee Extension guidance for home vegetable gardens and fall crops. Zone adjustments reflect Tennessee’s elevation and frost-date differences. Always use your local frost dates and current forecast before planting.