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When to plant in Selma, TX

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

Safe to plant out
Apr 2
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Mar 12
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Nov 23
1 year in 10 by Nov 14
Frost-free days
248
median, 1991–2020

Station used: New Braunfels · 16.1 km away · station 220 m, town 230 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Feb 5 – Feb 19 Apr 2 – Apr 16 May 27
Sweet pepper Jan 22 – Feb 5 Apr 2 – Apr 16 Jun 1
Lettuce (leaf) Jan 8 – Jan 15 Feb 12 – Feb 26 Mar 24
Peas — Jan 29 – Feb 26 Mar 25
Bush beans — Mar 26 – Apr 16 May 15
Carrot — Feb 19 – Apr 2 Apr 20
Beet — Feb 12 – Mar 26 Apr 3
Potato — Feb 19 – Mar 12 Apr 30
Kale Jan 1 – Jan 15 Feb 12 – Feb 26 Mar 27
Broccoli Jan 1 – Jan 15 Feb 12 – Mar 5 Apr 13
Cucumber Mar 5 – Mar 12 Apr 2 – Apr 16 May 22
Summer squash and zucchini Mar 5 – Mar 12 Apr 2 – Apr 16 May 17
Winter squash Mar 5 – Mar 12 Apr 2 – Apr 16 Jun 21
Sweet corn — Mar 26 – Apr 16 May 25
Onion (from sets) — Feb 12 – Mar 5 May 13
Garlic — Dec 22 – Jan 19 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Jan 29 – Feb 26 Mar 8
Basil Feb 19 – Mar 5 Apr 2 – Apr 16 May 29

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Selma's weather over time

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

Feb 1Mar 1Apr 1 190019101920193019401950196019701980199020002010
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1893Mar 4
1894Apr 11
1895Mar 2
1896Mar 20
1897Mar 24
1898Mar 5
1899Mar 6
1900Apr 12
1902Mar 6
1903Jan 22
1904Feb 21
1906Mar 20
1908Feb 21
1909Feb 25
1910Feb 25
1911Feb 24
1912Feb 27
1913Mar 27
1914Mar 20
1915Mar 22
1916Feb 15
1917Mar 5
1918Feb 21
1919Feb 27
1920Apr 5
1921Feb 21
1922Mar 5
1923Mar 20
1924Mar 14
1925Feb 12
1926Jan 26
1927Mar 2
1928Feb 26
1929Mar 2
1930Jan 31
1931Mar 9
1932Mar 14
1933Feb 21
1934Mar 19
1935Feb 28
1936Feb 19
1937Mar 31
1938Apr 10
1939Feb 26
1940Apr 13
1941Feb 28
1942Mar 10
1943Mar 8
1944Mar 30
1945Feb 23
1946Mar 9
1947Mar 16
1948Mar 13
1949Feb 1
1950Mar 14
1951Mar 13
1952Mar 24
1954Mar 7
1955Mar 28
1956Mar 17
1957Mar 8
1958Mar 15
1959Mar 6
1962Mar 17
1963Mar 7
1964Feb 24
1965Mar 22
1966Mar 7
1967Mar 8
1968Mar 24
1969Mar 12
1970Mar 29
1971Mar 20
1972Feb 13
1973Feb 12
1974Feb 27
1975Feb 25
1976Jan 29
1977Mar 1
1978Mar 10
1979Feb 20
1980Apr 14
1981Feb 15
1982Mar 7
1983Apr 9
1984Mar 8
1985Feb 16
1986Mar 2
1989Mar 10
1996Mar 23
2001Feb 18
2002Mar 23
2003Mar 30
2004Feb 27
2005Mar 17
2006Mar 26
2007Mar 7
2008Mar 8
2009Mar 3
2010Mar 23
2011Apr 5
2012Feb 13
2013Mar 28
2014Apr 16
2017Jan 9

What this means for you: Since 1893, Selma'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 New Braunfels (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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