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When to plant in Live Oak, TX

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

Safe to plant out
Mar 16
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 29
1 year in 10 by Nov 5
Frost-free days
276
median, 1991–2020

Station used: San Antonio Intl Ap · 14.5 km away · station 244 m, town 278 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Jan 19 – Feb 2 Mar 16 – Mar 30 May 10
Sweet pepper Jan 5 – Jan 19 Mar 16 – Mar 30 May 15
Lettuce (leaf) Dec 23 – Dec 30 Jan 27 – Feb 10 Mar 8
Peas — Jan 13 – Feb 10 Mar 9
Bush beans — Mar 9 – Mar 30 Apr 28
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 16 – Feb 23 Mar 16 – Mar 30 May 5
Summer squash and zucchini Feb 16 – Feb 23 Mar 16 – Mar 30 Apr 30
Winter squash Feb 16 – Feb 23 Mar 16 – Mar 30 Jun 4
Sweet corn — Mar 9 – Mar 30 May 8
Onion (from sets) — Jan 27 – Feb 17 Apr 27
Garlic — Nov 15 – Dec 13 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Jan 13 – Feb 10 Feb 20
Basil Feb 2 – Feb 16 Mar 16 – Mar 30 May 12

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Live Oak's weather over time

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

Jan 15Feb 1Feb 15Mar 1Mar 15Apr 1 19501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1947Mar 17
1948Mar 13
1949Feb 1
1950Mar 14
1951Mar 13
1952Mar 24
1953Feb 22
1954Mar 7
1955Mar 28
1956Mar 8
1957Jan 18
1958Feb 16
1959Mar 6
1960Mar 3
1961Feb 8
1962Mar 2
1963Mar 6
1964Feb 23
1965Mar 21
1966Mar 24
1967Mar 7
1968Mar 23
1969Mar 12
1970Feb 17
1971Mar 8
1972Feb 9
1973Feb 15
1974Feb 26
1975Mar 5
1976Feb 24
1977Mar 7
1978Mar 9
1979Feb 19
1980Mar 18
1981Feb 12
1982Mar 7
1983Feb 13
1984Mar 7
1985Feb 13
1986Mar 1
1987Apr 3
1988Mar 20
1989Mar 9
1990Feb 5
1991Feb 2
1992Jan 20
1993Mar 14
1994Mar 10
1995Mar 9
1996Mar 21
1997Feb 15
1998Mar 10
1999Mar 15
2000Feb 5
2001Feb 18
2002Mar 5
2003Mar 30
2004Feb 27
2005Jan 23
2006Mar 24
2007Mar 5
2008Mar 4
2009Feb 23
2010Feb 25
2011Feb 13
2012Feb 12
2013Feb 16
2014Mar 3
2015Mar 6
2016Feb 7
2017Jan 8
2018Feb 12
2019Mar 6
2020Feb 27
2021Feb 20
2022Mar 13
2023Feb 11
2024Feb 18

What this means for you: Since 1947, Live Oak's last spring frost has come about 2 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 4 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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