When to plant in Seagraves, TX

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 18

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 2

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 6

1 year in 10 by Oct 24

Frost-free days

216

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Seminole · 27.2 km away · station 1017 m, town 1022 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 21 – Mar 7	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 12
Sweet pepper	Feb 7 – Feb 21	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 17
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 29 – Feb 5	Mar 5 – Mar 19	Apr 14
Peas	—	Feb 19 – Mar 19	Apr 15
Bush beans	—	Apr 11 – May 2	May 31
Carrot	—	Mar 12 – Apr 23	May 11
Beet	—	Mar 5 – Apr 16	Apr 24
Potato	—	Mar 12 – Apr 2	May 21
Kale	Jan 22 – Feb 5	Mar 5 – Mar 19	Apr 17
Broccoli	Jan 22 – Feb 5	Mar 5 – Mar 26	May 4
Cucumber	Mar 21 – Mar 28	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 7
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 21 – Mar 28	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 2
Winter squash	Mar 21 – Mar 28	Apr 18 – May 2	Jul 7
Sweet corn	—	Apr 11 – May 2	Jun 10
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 5 – Mar 26	Jun 3
Garlic	—	Oct 23 – Nov 20 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 19 – Mar 19	Mar 29
Basil	Mar 7 – Mar 21	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 14

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Seagraves's weather over time

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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Year	Last spring frost
1923	Mar 24
1924	Apr 17
1925	Mar 19
1926	Apr 16
1929	May 3
1930	Mar 30
1931	Apr 10
1932	Apr 11
1933	Apr 21
1934	Mar 28
1935	Mar 12
1936	Apr 8
1937	Apr 9
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 7
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 27
1943	Mar 22
1944	Apr 18
1945	Apr 15
1949	Apr 4
1950	Apr 5
1951	Apr 16
1952	Apr 10
1954	May 3
1955	Apr 16
1956	Apr 10
1957	Apr 14
1958	Mar 20
1959	Apr 13
1960	Apr 3
1961	Apr 12
1962	Apr 2
1963	Mar 14
1964	Apr 9
1965	Mar 27
1966	Mar 25
1967	Mar 17
1968	Apr 24
1969	Mar 27
1970	Apr 5
1971	Apr 7
1972	Apr 1
1973	Apr 11
1974	Apr 6
1975	Apr 9
1976	Apr 1
1977	Apr 5
1978	Apr 11
1979	Apr 5
1980	Apr 13
1981	Mar 23
1982	Mar 8
1983	Apr 15
1984	Apr 4
1985	Mar 31
1986	Mar 21
1987	Apr 8
1988	Mar 30
1989	Apr 12
1990	Mar 26
1991	Apr 1
1992	Mar 13
1993	Mar 15
1994	Apr 7
1995	Apr 23
1996	Apr 6
1997	Apr 15
1998	Mar 21
1999	Mar 15
2000	Mar 20
2001	Mar 28
2002	Mar 27
2003	Apr 9
2004	Feb 27
2005	Mar 27
2006	Mar 25
2007	Apr 9
2008	Apr 19
2009	Apr 8
2010	Apr 9
2011	Mar 31
2013	May 4
2014	Apr 16
2015	Apr 18
2016	Apr 4
2017	Mar 3
2018	Apr 8
2019	Apr 1
2020	Apr 14
2021	Apr 22
2023	Mar 20

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1923	223
1924	188
1925	219
1930	214
1931	223
1932	197
1933	196
1934	237
1935	237
1936	197
1937	220
1938	195
1939	209
1940	211
1941	225
1943	218
1949	209
1950	212
1951	198
1952	179
1954	164
1955	190
1956	207
1957	195
1958	230
1959	205
1960	210
1961	204
1962	219
1963	232
1964	224
1965	245
1966	203
1967	228
1968	176
1969	199
1970	186
1971	196
1972	213
1973	222
1974	221
1975	199
1976	189
1977	210
1978	217
1979	208
1980	193
1981	214
1982	240
1983	208
1984	228
1985	228
1986	205
1987	215
1988	230
1989	189
1990	209
1991	211
1992	236
1993	228
1994	217
1995	193
1996	198
1997	194
1998	261
1999	232
2000	232
2001	236
2002	233
2003	227
2004	247
2005	233
2007	196
2008	187
2009	201
2010	217
2011	216
2013	187
2014	208
2015	207
2016	228
2017	250
2018	190
2019	206
2020	194
2021	209

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1923	22.8 °C
1924	23.2 °C
1926	22.0 °C
1930	22.8 °C
1931	22.3 °C
1932	21.7 °C
1933	22.5 °C
1934	23.6 °C
1935	22.3 °C
1936	23.3 °C
1937	23.5 °C
1938	23.4 °C
1939	24.1 °C
1940	22.9 °C
1941	21.9 °C
1942	21.9 °C
1943	24.0 °C
1949	22.3 °C
1950	22.3 °C
1951	23.6 °C
1952	22.9 °C
1953	23.8 °C
1954	22.5 °C
1955	22.1 °C
1956	23.5 °C
1957	23.1 °C
1958	23.6 °C
1959	23.4 °C
1960	24.3 °C
1961	23.2 °C
1962	23.8 °C
1963	24.1 °C
1964	23.7 °C
1965	23.2 °C
1966	22.4 °C
1967	22.7 °C
1968	21.5 °C
1969	23.1 °C
1970	22.4 °C
1971	22.1 °C
1972	23.0 °C
1973	21.8 °C
1974	22.6 °C
1975	21.2 °C
1976	21.9 °C
1977	24.1 °C
1978	23.8 °C
1979	22.5 °C
1980	23.7 °C
1981	22.7 °C
1982	23.1 °C
1983	22.9 °C
1984	22.6 °C
1985	23.3 °C
1986	23.1 °C
1987	22.1 °C
1988	22.2 °C
1989	23.1 °C
1990	23.0 °C
1991	22.6 °C
1992	22.1 °C
1993	22.6 °C
1994	23.3 °C
1995	22.6 °C
1996	23.4 °C
1997	22.5 °C
1998	24.6 °C
1999	22.9 °C
2000	24.3 °C
2001	24.3 °C
2002	23.8 °C
2003	23.3 °C
2004	22.7 °C
2005	23.1 °C
2007	21.7 °C
2008	22.6 °C
2009	22.8 °C
2010	23.3 °C
2011	25.1 °C
2013	23.0 °C
2014	22.6 °C
2015	23.0 °C
2016	22.3 °C
2017	22.6 °C
2018	24.3 °C
2019	23.4 °C
2020	24.1 °C
2021	23.0 °C

What this means for you: Since 1923, Seagraves's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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