USDA Zone 8a — Garden & Frost Dates for Atlanta, GA (30319)
This is the local garden report for ZIP code 30319 (Atlanta, GA). It pairs the official USDA 2023 hardiness zone with NOAA-based frost dates so you can plan seeds, transplants, and fall crops with real numbers for your neighborhood.
What does zone 8a mean for Atlanta?
Zone 8a is the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone for ZIP 30319, based on the 30-year (1991-2020) average annual extreme minimum winter temperature. Perennial plants labeled for zone 8a or lower should survive a typical winter here. The last spring frost averages 03-23 and the first fall frost averages 11-10, giving roughly 232 frost-free growing days — the window that most vegetables need to go from seed to harvest.
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