When to plant Onions in Tennessee
In spring, from Feb 10 – Mar 10 in Chattanooga to Mar 15 – Apr 10 in Johnson City.
In fall, from Sept 1 – Oct 15 in Arlington to Oct 1 – Dec 31 in Memphis.
Dates are for setting out plants. USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Alcoa | Feb 15 – Mar 15 | Not listed |
| Arlington | Feb 15 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Athens | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| Atoka | Feb 15 – Mar 15 | Not listed |
| Bartlett | Feb 15 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Brentwood | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| Bristol | Mar 15 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Chattanooga | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Clarksville | Feb 15 – Mar 15 | Not listed |
| Cleveland | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| Clinton | Feb 15 – Mar 15 | Not listed |
| Collegedale | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Collierville | Feb 15 – Mar 15 | Not listed |
| Columbia | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| Cookeville | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Crossville | Mar 15 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Dickson | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Dyersburg | Feb 15 – Mar 15 | Not listed |
| East Ridge | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Elizabethton | Mar 15 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Fairview | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| Farragut | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| Franklin | Feb 15 – Mar 15 | Not listed |
| Gallatin | Mar 15 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Germantown | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Goodlettsville | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| Greeneville | Mar 15 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Hartsville/Trousdale County | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| Hendersonville | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| Jackson | Feb 15 – Mar 15 | Not listed |
| Johnson City | Mar 15 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Kingsport | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| Knoxville | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| La Vergne | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Lakeland | Feb 15 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Lawrenceburg | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| Lebanon | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| Lenoir City | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| Lewisburg | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Manchester | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Martin | Feb 15 – Mar 15 | Not listed |
| Maryville | Feb 15 – Mar 15 | Not listed |
| McMinnville | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| Memphis | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Millington | Feb 15 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Morristown | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| Mount Juliet | Feb 15 – Mar 15 | Not listed |
| Murfreesboro | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| Nashville | Feb 15 – Mar 15 | Not listed |
| Nolensville | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| Oak Ridge | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| Oakland | Feb 15 – Mar 15 | Not listed |
| Paris | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| Portland | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| Red Bank | Feb 15 – Mar 15 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Sevierville | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| Shelbyville | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| Smyrna | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Soddy-Daisy | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| Spring Hill | Feb 15 – Mar 15 | Not listed |
| Springfield | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| Tullahoma | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| Union City | Feb 15 – Mar 15 | Not listed |
| White House | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
| Winchester | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Not listed |
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 onion plants.