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When to plant in Farmers Branch, TX

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

Safe to plant out
Mar 21
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Feb 24
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Nov 26
1 year in 10 by Nov 4
Frost-free days
275
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Dallas Faa Ap · 11.3 km away · station 148 m, town 141 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Jan 24 – Feb 7 Mar 21 – Apr 4 May 15
Sweet pepper Jan 10 – Jan 24 Mar 21 – Apr 4 May 20
Lettuce (leaf) Dec 23 – Dec 30 Jan 27 – Feb 10 Mar 8
Peas — Jan 13 – Feb 10 Mar 9
Bush beans — Mar 14 – Apr 4 May 3
Carrot — Feb 3 – Mar 17 Apr 4
Beet — Jan 27 – Mar 10 Mar 18
Potato — Feb 3 – Feb 24 Apr 14
Kale Dec 16 – Dec 30 Jan 27 – Feb 10 Mar 11
Broccoli Dec 16 – Dec 30 Jan 27 – Feb 17 Mar 28
Cucumber Feb 21 – Feb 28 Mar 21 – Apr 4 May 10
Summer squash and zucchini Feb 21 – Feb 28 Mar 21 – Apr 4 May 5
Winter squash Feb 21 – Feb 28 Mar 21 – Apr 4 Jun 9
Sweet corn — Mar 14 – Apr 4 May 13
Onion (from sets) — Jan 27 – Feb 17 Apr 27
Garlic — Nov 12 – Dec 10 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Jan 13 – Feb 10 Feb 20
Basil Feb 7 – Feb 21 Mar 21 – Apr 4 May 17

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Farmers Branch's weather over time

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

Jan 1Feb 1Mar 1Apr 1 194019501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1940Apr 13
1941Mar 17
1942Mar 3
1943Mar 22
1944Mar 29
1945Feb 28
1946Feb 14
1947Mar 16
1948Mar 13
1949Mar 18
1950Mar 14
1951Mar 14
1952Mar 28
1953Feb 22
1954Mar 15
1955Mar 28
1956Mar 16
1957Apr 13
1958Mar 14
1959Mar 6
1960Mar 17
1961Feb 28
1962Mar 15
1963Mar 6
1964Mar 26
1965Mar 26
1966Mar 6
1967Mar 8
1968Mar 23
1969Mar 11
1970Mar 13
1971Mar 7
1972Mar 2
1973Feb 16
1974Mar 24
1975Apr 3
1976Feb 22
1977Mar 6
1978Mar 5
1979Mar 5
1980Mar 5
1981Mar 19
1982Mar 7
1983Mar 11
1984Mar 1
1985Feb 12
1986Feb 21
1987Mar 30
1988Mar 19
1989Mar 21
1990Jan 13
1991Feb 15
1992Jan 19
1993Mar 14
1994Mar 10
1995Mar 8
1996Mar 25
1997Jan 30
1998Mar 12
1999Mar 15
2000Feb 5
2001Feb 18
2002Mar 22
2003Mar 6
2004Feb 14
2005Feb 3
2006Mar 24
2007Mar 4
2008Mar 8
2009Mar 2
2010Mar 21
2011Feb 12
2012Feb 12
2013Feb 1
2014Mar 4
2015Mar 7
2016Feb 4
2017Jan 8
2018Feb 12
2019Mar 6
2020Feb 27
2021Feb 20
2022Mar 12
2023Feb 18
2024Feb 18

What this means for you: Since 1940, Farmers Branch's last spring frost has come about 3 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 5 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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