Growing Days – How Many

Q: I want to have a vegetable garden. what is the length of our “growing season”?

A: It depends on where you live. Here are some representative city statistics, with first frost, last frost and length of season:

Athens     Mar 28     Nov 8     224 days
Atlanta     Mar 13     Nov 12     243 days
Savannah     Mar 10     Nov 15     250 days

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