When to plant in Dalworthington Gardens, TX

Planting dates worked out from Dalworthington Gardens's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.

Safe to plant out

Mar 29

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 13

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 17

1 year in 10 by Nov 3

Frost-free days

246

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Arlington Muni Ap · 7.5 km away · station 180 m, town 174 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

Plan your garden.

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 1 – Feb 15	Mar 29 – Apr 12	May 23
Sweet pepper	Jan 18 – Feb 1	Mar 29 – Apr 12	May 28
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 9 – Jan 16	Feb 13 – Feb 27	Mar 25
Peas	—	Jan 30 – Feb 27	Mar 26
Bush beans	—	Mar 22 – Apr 12	May 11
Carrot	—	Feb 20 – Apr 3	Apr 21
Beet	—	Feb 13 – Mar 27	Apr 4
Potato	—	Feb 20 – Mar 13	May 1
Kale	Jan 2 – Jan 16	Feb 13 – Feb 27	Mar 28
Broccoli	Jan 2 – Jan 16	Feb 13 – Mar 6	Apr 14
Cucumber	Mar 1 – Mar 8	Mar 29 – Apr 12	May 18
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 1 – Mar 8	Mar 29 – Apr 12	May 13
Winter squash	Mar 1 – Mar 8	Mar 29 – Apr 12	Jun 17
Sweet corn	—	Mar 22 – Apr 12	May 21
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 13 – Mar 6	May 14
Garlic	—	Nov 3 – Dec 1 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Jan 30 – Feb 27	Mar 9
Basil	Feb 15 – Mar 1	Mar 29 – Apr 12	May 25

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend

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Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend

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What this means for you: This station's record is too short to show a reliable trend yet.

Source: daily records from Arlington Muni Ap (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.