When to plant Lima beans in Tennessee
In spring, from Apr 1 – June 30 in Athens to May 1 – June 20 in Johnson City.
In fall, from June 15 – 30 in Bristol to July 15 – Sept 1 in Memphis.
USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Alcoa | Apr 15 – June 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Arlington | Apr 15 – June 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Athens | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Atoka | Apr 15 – June 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Bartlett | Apr 15 – June 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Brentwood | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Bristol | May 1 – June 20 | June 15 – 30 |
| Chattanooga | Apr 1 – June 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Clarksville | Apr 15 – June 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Cleveland | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Clinton | Apr 15 – June 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Collegedale | Apr 1 – June 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Collierville | Apr 15 – June 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Columbia | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Cookeville | Apr 1 – June 30 | June 15 – 30 |
| Crossville | May 1 – June 20 | June 15 – 30 |
| Dickson | Apr 1 – June 30 | June 15 – 30 |
| Dyersburg | Apr 15 – June 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| East Ridge | Apr 1 – June 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Elizabethton | May 1 – June 20 | June 15 – 30 |
| Fairview | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Farragut | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Franklin | Apr 15 – June 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Gallatin | May 1 – June 20 | June 15 – 30 |
| Germantown | Apr 1 – June 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Goodlettsville | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Greeneville | May 1 – June 20 | June 15 – 30 |
| Hartsville/Trousdale County | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Hendersonville | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Jackson | Apr 15 – June 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Johnson City | May 1 – June 20 | June 15 – 30 |
| Kingsport | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Knoxville | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| La Vergne | Apr 1 – June 30 | June 15 – 30 |
| Lakeland | Apr 15 – June 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Lawrenceburg | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lebanon | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lenoir City | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lewisburg | Apr 1 – June 30 | June 15 – 30 |
| Manchester | Apr 1 – June 30 | June 15 – 30 |
| Martin | Apr 15 – June 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Maryville | Apr 15 – June 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| McMinnville | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Memphis | Apr 1 – June 15 | July 15 – Sept 1 |
| Millington | Apr 15 – June 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Morristown | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Mount Juliet | Apr 15 – June 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Murfreesboro | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Nashville | Apr 15 – June 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Nolensville | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Oak Ridge | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Oakland | Apr 15 – June 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Paris | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Portland | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Red Bank | Apr 15 – June 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Sevierville | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Shelbyville | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Smyrna | Apr 1 – June 30 | June 15 – 30 |
| Soddy-Daisy | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Spring Hill | Apr 15 – June 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Springfield | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Tullahoma | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Union City | Apr 15 – June 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| White House | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Winchester | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
Planting dates: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), tables 4 and 5. Frost dates: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. “—” means the place's frost date is outside the table. The full USDA table for lima beans.