What Grows in Eastview, Tennessee

USDA Zones 7b · 3K acres

Eastview, Tennessee, sits in USDA hardiness zone 7b — a band that supports both cool-season staples and warm-season crops chosen to fit the local frost window.

Well-matched crops include cabbage, prickly pear, california poppy, and collard greens, and the gap between "grows in the area" and "grows in your yard" is closed by soil, sun, and drainage.

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Eastview — the short answer

Eastview, Tennessee: USDA zone 7b, about 236 days between hard freezes, across 3K acres of town.

USDA zone
7b
USDA PHZM 2023
Last hard freeze (28°F)
Mar 20
NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, 28°F — this town
First hard freeze (28°F)
Nov 11
NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, 28°F — this town
Days between freezes
~236
NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, 28°F — this town
Town area
3K acres
US Census TIGER/Line 2025

Every figure names the dataset it came from. Hard-freeze dates are this town’s own 28°F normals: light frosts run a few weeks past them, and tender transplants usually wait 2–3 weeks after the last hard freeze.

Hardiness Zone Range

7b7b
3a (Cold)13b (Hot)

Zone 7b is Eastview's average, not your lot's — a low corner or a tree line moves it. Against Eastview's 236-day season, see what your own ground reads.

Soil varies lot by lot — soil types explained.

What this means for growing in Eastview

Each reading below is measured for Eastview itself — here is what it means for a garden here, and the move an experienced grower makes about it.

Season length

Measured

Eastview runs about 236 days between hard freezes — a long growing season.

There is slack for succession plantings and slow-finishing crops: many vegetables can be sown twice, and the heat-lovers have time to ripen fully.

Plan a second sowing of quick crops after the first comes out, and use the fall window most gardeners let sit idle.

NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals

Winter hardiness

Measured

Eastview sits in USDA hardiness zone 7b.

The zone sets which perennials, shrubs, and fruit trees live through an average winter here — a plant rated for a colder zone is a safe bet, one rated warmer needs winter protection or gets treated as an annual.

Match perennials and fruit to the zone before you buy, so nothing you plant is a gamble against the cold.

USDA PHZM 2023

The kind of country Eastview is in

Eastview sits in the Southeastern Plains — EPA Level III, inside the wider Eastern Temperate Forests. That is read at Eastview's own centroid rather than borrowed from McNairy County.

What that means for soil

What Grows in Eastview

Every plant below cleared Eastview's own zone 7b and its 236-day season. Each card opens that plant's Tennessee profile. How we score.

cabbage, photograph
Growing cabbage in TennesseeZones 2–11Eastview's 7b — 5 zones of cold margin.
prickly pear, photograph
Tennessee prickly pear guideZones 5–10Eastview's 7b — 2 zones of cold margin.
California poppy, photograph
California poppy in TennesseeZones 6–10Eastview's 7b — 1 zone of cold margin.
collard greens, photograph
Collard greens: Tennessee growing notesZones 2–11Eastview's 7b — 5 zones of cold margin.
fig, photograph
Growing fig in TennesseeZones 6–10Eastview's 7b — 1 zone of cold margin.
lavender, photograph
Tennessee lavender guideZones 5–8Eastview's 7b — 2 zones of cold margin.
garlic, photograph
Garlic in TennesseeZones 2–10Eastview's 7b — 5 zones of cold margin.
grape, photograph
Grape: Tennessee growing notesZones 6–9Eastview's 7b — 1 zone of cold margin.
Turkish rocket, photograph
Growing turkish rocket in TennesseeEastview's 236 days clear the ~90 it needs.
kale, photograph
Tennessee kale guideZones 2–11Eastview's 7b — 5 zones of cold margin.
hazelnut, photograph
Hazelnut in TennesseeZones 4–9Eastview's 7b — 3 zones of cold margin.
lentil, photograph
Lentil: Tennessee growing notesZones 2–11Eastview's 236 days clear the ~70 it needs.
pawpaw, photograph
Growing pawpaw in TennesseeZones 5–9Eastview's 7b — 2 zones of cold margin.
okra, photograph
Tennessee okra guideZones 2–12Eastview's 236 days clear the ~50 it needs.
potato, photograph
Potato in TennesseeZones 2–11Eastview's 7b — 5 zones of cold margin.
iris, photograph
Iris: Tennessee growing notesZones 3–10Eastview's 7b — 4 zones of cold margin.
sunflower, photograph
Growing sunflower in TennesseeZones 2–11Eastview's 236 days clear the ~70 it needs.
Apache plume, photograph
Tennessee apache plume guideZones 5–11Eastview's 7b — 2 zones of cold margin.
hops, photograph
Hops in TennesseeZones 3–8Eastview's 7b — 4 zones of cold margin.
hosta, photograph
Hosta: Tennessee growing notesZones 3–8Eastview's 7b — 4 zones of cold margin.
French marigold, photograph
Growing french marigold in TennesseeEastview's 236 days clear the ~50 it needs.
holly, photograph
Tennessee holly guideZones 5–11Eastview's 7b — 2 zones of cold margin.
Virginia creeper, photograph
Virginia creeper in TennesseeZones 3–9Eastview's 7b — 4 zones of cold margin.
tulip, photograph
Tulip: Tennessee growing notesZones 6–8Eastview's 7b — 1 zone of cold margin.
Douglas fir, photograph
Growing douglas fir in TennesseeZones 4–10Eastview's 7b — 3 zones of cold margin.
Ethiopian mustard, photograph
Tennessee ethiopian mustard guideZones 4–10Eastview's 7b — 3 zones of cold margin.
Kentucky bluegrass, botanical illustration
Kentucky bluegrass in TennesseeZones 2–7Eastview's 7b — 5 zones of cold margin.
redbud, photograph
Redbud: Tennessee growing notesZones 5–11Eastview's 7b — 2 zones of cold margin.
Japanese millet, photograph
Growing japanese millet in TennesseeZones 5–10Eastview's 236 days clear the ~45 it needs.
ajuga, photograph
Tennessee ajuga guideZones 5–11Eastview's 7b — 2 zones of cold margin.

Is it too late to plant in Eastview?

For most of the year, no — what changes is which crops still fit the days remaining. Cool-season crops can go in from around Feb 20; tender transplants wait until two to three weeks after the last 28°F hard freeze, which lands near Mar 20 (NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals); and from midsummer, planting counts back from the first fall freeze around Nov 11 — long-season crops need about 90 days of runway, quick greens only 30. With a season this long, “too late” mostly means “switch crops” — second sowings and a full fall garden are the norm, with garlic closing the year.

What's on the federal record near Eastview

Closest first, within ~10 miles of Eastview. Listing isn't leaking, and distance isn't exposure.

  1. Eastview GulfUnderground Storage Tanks · 1000 ft
  2. Eastview Quick StopUnderground Storage Tanks · 0.6 mi
  3. The JunctionUnderground Storage Tanks · 0.8 mi
  4. Love's Travel Stop No. 694Underground Storage Tanks · 0.9 mi
  5. Grand Junction ShellUnderground Storage Tanks · 1.2 mi
  6. United Parcel ServiceUnderground Storage Tanks · 2.9 mi
  7. Phillips 66 CoUnderground Storage Tanks · 2.9 mi
  8. Jim's Best StopUnderground Storage Tanks · 2.9 mi
  9. John Mcafees StationUnderground Storage Tanks · 2.9 mi
  10. A C Phillips GroceryUnderground Storage Tanks · 2.9 mi
  11. 45 One StopUnderground Storage Tanks · 2.9 mi
  12. Dixie Truck StopUnderground Storage Tanks · 2.9 mi

6 more sites are on the record inside the same radius. See them on the map

Measured from Eastview's center, not your beds. Run your own address for what's upwind of you specifically.

Environmental Intelligence

The counts behind that headline — every source type on the record near Eastview.

Total Sites

140

within ~10 miles of Eastview

Risk Level

Moderate

Highest-severity

9 Toxics Release Inventory facilities

Severity Distribution

within ~10 miles of Eastview

High1Moderate47Low92

Highest-Severity Sites

First U.D. of Hardin County
PFAS Sampling · PFAS Detected
Brown Shoe CO
Toxics Release Inventory · 38375BRWNSNORTH
Cavalier Metallurgical
Toxics Release Inventory · 38375TRSTTSELME
Connector Castings INC
Toxics Release Inventory · 38375cnnct671in
Eastview Quick Stop
Underground Storage Tanks · Open UST(S)

A note from Gnorman

What an experienced grower watches for around here

In and around Eastview, two things run higher than the national average within ~10 miles of Eastview — Underground Storage Tanks (94 sites) and Toxics Release Inventory (9 sites). That's not a problem with your land — it's information about it.

Underground Storage Tanks: Underground storage tanks are the single most common source of soil contamination near homes and gardens.

Toxics Release Inventory: TRI facilities report annual chemical releases to air, water, and land.

Use raised beds with imported soil — this eliminates the primary soil-contact pathway.

Check prevailing wind direction — downwind parcels face higher exposure than upwind or crosswind locations.

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Your land is one point inside Eastview

Everything above resolves to Eastview as a whole — one PHZM band and one 28°F frost record, read across 3K acres. Your parcel is one point inside that footprint. Slope, tree cover, a low spot that pools cold air, and what is in the soil are all resolved at the address, and none of them are visible at town scale. That is the honest boundary of this page, and the reason the next step is a reading of your own ground rather than a better local average.

Your Lot vs the Eastview Average

Eastview Average

  • USDA Zones 7b, averaged across Eastview
  • One soil character for all of Eastview
  • Frost dates read at Eastview's scale: Mar 20 to Nov 11

YOUR Parcel

  • Your exact zone, not Eastview's 7b
  • Your SSURGO soil type & pH
  • Your sun exposure, cast in 3D

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Your soil pHYour frost-free days — Eastview averages 236Your sun & shade

We read public map data around Eastview — soil, climate, flood, and parcel records. How we handle your address.

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How we know this about Eastview

The datasets: hardiness from the USDA ARS Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023, read at this town’s own centroid; hard-freeze dates from NOAA 1991–2020 28°F normals at Eastview’s own record; boundaries and acreage from US Census TIGER/Line 2025; the contamination records from the federal sources named in their beats above. Soil is not read at town grain anywhere on this page — there is no town-resolution survey in our data, which is why you will find no soil grid here rather than a statewide one wearing a local label. The resolution ledger below names every figure this page inherited.

Common questions about Eastview

When does frost risk typically end in Eastview?

The last hard freeze (28°F) in Eastview typically lands around Mar 20, per NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals — earlier than the light-frost dates most charts quote. That marks the hard freeze, not the last light frost — lighter frosts keep biting past it, which is why tender transplants here wait until about Apr 10.

When is the first frost in Eastview?

The first hard freeze (28°F) in Eastview typically arrives around Nov 11, per NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals — the point tender summer crops finish. Lighter frosts run ahead of it, near Oct 28, so the watching starts about Oct 12 — about 236 days after the spring freeze cleared.

How long is the growing season in Eastview?

Measured between 28°F hard freezes, Eastview sees about 236 frost-free days — roughly Mar 20 through Nov 11, per NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals. Tender crops work a shorter one: nearer Apr 10 to Oct 28, about 201 days.

Is the soil safe to grow vegetables in Eastview?

The federal record around Eastview shows 140 documented sites, mostly Underground Storage Tanks entries (94), the nearest Underground Storage Tanks record about 0.2 miles out — a typical footprint for a growing area, and proximity to a documented site is information, not a diagnosis of any one yard. It's worth seeing which recorded sites sit closest to where you grow, and testing the soil before new food beds near any of them.

How do I protect my plants from frost in Eastview?

From about Oct 12 the job here turns from planting to protecting — the last start even a 30-day crop can finish. As the season closes around the first 28°F hard freeze near Nov 11 (NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals), three moves buy time: row cover or an old sheet over tender plants on still, clear nights; water the soil the afternoon before a freeze, so it holds warmth overnight; and harvest tomatoes, peppers and basil before Nov 11. Hardy greens and roots shrug off light frost and sweeten after it — leave them in.

Everything above is measured at Eastview's scale — its 7b band and its 236-day season. Your yard writes its own version of Eastview's numbers: we read soil, sun, drainage and frost at your exact address. Try it for 14 days — no card required.

What this page reads at Eastview’s own scale

6 of the readings below were taken at Eastview's own scale — its own ~236-day season between 28°F freezes, the 3,276 acres it covers and 140 documented sites around it; 4 are borrowed from a wider read, named and linked below.

Measured here

  • Eastview's own USDA hardiness band, zones 7bUSDA PHZM 2023
  • Eastview's own 28°F hard-freeze dates, about Mar 20 and Nov 11 and the ~236-day span between themNOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals
  • 140 documented contamination sites on the federal record near Eastview, the closest Underground Storage Tanks record about 0.2 miles out from the town centreFederal environmental registers
  • Eastview's boundary and the 3,276 acres inside itUS Census TIGER/Line 2025
  • Which of 1,086 plants clear zones 7b and a ~236-day seasonGrowable Ground crop-matching engine
  • The ecoregion at Eastview's own centroid, the Southeastern PlainsUS EPA Level III Ecoregions

Inherited from a wider read

  • Soil character — no town-scale survey exists, so Eastview's 3,276 acres read through its county's SSURGO summaryfrom McNairy County
  • Growing-degree days and winter chill — measured county-wide only, so the county page carries themfrom McNairy County
  • The growing challenges every Tennessee grower plans around — written at state scale, so they stay on the state guidefrom Tennessee
  • Butterfly and beetle records, and the farmland pesticide estimate — all published county-widefrom McNairy County

What this page can’t tell you

  • The soil pH, drainage, sun hours, and frost pockets on any one lot among Eastview's 3,276 acreswhy one lot differs from the next
  • Which side of Eastview you're on — a low spot frosts first and a south wall warms early, and one normal is being asked to speak for all 3,276 acresreading your own microclimate
  • How close that record sits to YOUR lot — the closest Underground Storage Tanks record about 0.2 miles out, measured from the town centrehow we read the record
  • Where cold air settles, which slopes face the sun, and which way the wind runs on your own ground — measured at your address, and averaged away by any Eastview-wide figureread your own land
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