When to plant sweet potato in Atlanta

In Atlanta, typical last spring frost is March 16 and typical first fall frost is November 23. Typical last spring frost: March 16. Sweet potato in Atlanta is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 167 days covers the 85–140 days this plant usually needs.

Sweet potato

How to grow Sweet potato Atlanta climate Weekly temperatures and windows

Where are you growing?

Comfortable

Comfortable in greenhouse

Comfortable in a cold frame

Sweet potato in Atlanta is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 167 days covers the 85–140 days this plant usually needs.

When to plantApril 17 – June 11

Harvest: July 11 – October 29
Season vs crop: 167 grow days vs 85–140 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall): March 16 – November 23

Sweet potato in Atlanta is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 167 days covers the 85–140 days this plant usually needs.

Planting conditions

Suitable growing days in a row167

Days to harvest85–140 days from planting

No planting window is recorded for this place.

Too cold
Frost line

Blue fill is usually too cold for this plant. Dashed lines are typical last and first frost (35 seasons (1991–2025)). Adjust a week or two for your conditions.

Planting and growing across the year

Planting is the sow / plant-out window. Growing is daytime air versus this plant’s ideal (21 – 32 °C70 – 90 °F21 – 32 °C (70 – 90 °F)) and tolerable (16 – 35 °C61 – 95 °F16 – 35 °C (61 – 95 °F)) ranges.

Ideal / plantable
Tolerable
Too cold
Too hot
Outside window

Planting uses sow / plant-out rules; growing shows daytime air against this plant’s ideal and tolerable ranges.

Key dates

Typical last spring frostMarch 16

Low-risk last spring frostApril 3

Typical first fall frostNovember 23

Low-risk first fall frostNovember 10

Frost-free days251

Earliest indoor seed startMarch 6

Latest indoor seed startApril 30

Transplant outdoorsApril 17 – June 11

Direct sow windownot recommended here

Suitable growing windowApril 17 – September 30 (167 days)

Expected harvestJuly 11 – October 29

How these dates are judged

Ideal conditions: Daytime air from 21 – 32 °C70 – 90 °F21 – 32 °C (70 – 90 °F).
Suitable conditions: Daytime air from 16 – 35 °C61 – 95 °F16 – 35 °C (61 – 95 °F).
Last frost and first frost: Typical spring and fall frost dates for Atlanta, shown in the key dates.
Days to harvest: 85–140 days from planting, from typical days to harvest.
Sowing window: Dated sow and harvest bars use frost dates, soil minima, night limits, and last-sow count-back from typical crop timing. Air ratings on the weekly chart colour only weeks inside that same window — see weekly temperatures and windows.

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Calculated by Plan & Plant. Method. Data 35 seasons (1991–2025).

Frost and suitability dates are typical figures from climate statistics.

Based on 35 years (1991–2025) of ERA5-Land data from Open-Meteo, for an area of about 10 km. Typical dates, not a guarantee.

Dates for Atlanta use ERA5-Land cell 33.70, -84.40. How we calculated this · Algorithm 2026-10-season-10.

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