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ZIP 78701 · Typical yearChange
Your growing season · ZIP 78701
~252 frost-free days
Roughly March 10 to November 17, in a typical year.
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Hardiness zone
9a
USDA 2023, ZIP 78701
Frost window
March 10
First fall frost: November 17
Nearest station
AUSTIN 6S, TX US
3.2 mi away
Hollow band = approximate planting season, not adjusted to your frost dates. Tap the plant for the sourced timing.
March
Transplant· 25
- CauliflowerFebruary 24 – March 3
- Sweet AlyssumMarch 3 – March 10
- AgeratumMarch 10 – March 24
- Annual Salvia (Scarlet Sage)March 10 – March 24
- Black-Eyed SusanMarch 10 – March 24
- CantaloupeMarch 10 – March 24
- CucumberMarch 10 – March 24
- DahliaMarch 10 – March 24
- EggplantMarch 10 – March 24
- English LavenderMarch 10 – March 24
- French TarragonMarch 10
- Globe AmaranthMarch 10 – March 24
- Ground CherryMarch 10 – March 24
- ImpatiensMarch 10 – March 24
- LettuceMarch 10
- MarigoldMarch 10 – March 24
- PepperMarch 10 – March 24
- PetuniaMarch 10 – March 24
- RomanescoMarch 10
- SpinachMarch 10
- Swiss ChardMarch 10
- TomatoMarch 10 – March 24
- WatermelonMarch 10 – March 24
- Wax BegoniaMarch 10 – March 24
- TomatilloMarch 17 – March 24
Direct sow· 26
- Mustard GreensFebruary 17 – March 10
- CauliflowerFebruary 24 – March 3
- German ChamomileMarch 3 – March 10
- Green Bean (Snap Bean)March 3
- BasilMarch 10
- Bok ChoyMarch 10
- BorageMarch 10
- CantaloupeMarch 10 – March 24
- CosmosMarch 10 – March 24
- CucamelonMarch 10
- CucumberMarch 10 – March 24
- DillMarch 10
- FennelMarch 10
- Luffa GourdMarch 10
- MarigoldMarch 10 – March 24
- Mexican SunflowerMarch 10 – March 24
- NasturtiumMarch 10 – March 24
- New Zealand SpinachMarch 10 – March 17
- ParsleyMarch 10
- PumpkinMarch 10 – March 24
- SunflowerMarch 10 – March 24
- Sweet CornMarch 10 – March 24
- Sweet MarjoramMarch 10
- WatermelonMarch 10 – March 24
- Winter SquashMarch 10 – March 24
- ZucchiniMarch 10 – March 24
Plant · by season· 55
- AlmondApprox. March – April
- American ElderberryApprox. March – April
- American HazelnutApprox. March – April
- American PersimmonApprox. March – April
- AppleApprox. March – April
- ApricotApprox. March – April
- Asian PersimmonApprox. March – April
- AsparagusApprox. March – April
- Black RaspberryApprox. March – April
- Black WalnutApprox. March – April
- BlackberryApprox. March – April
- BloodrootApprox. March – April
- BlueberryApprox. March – April
- ChickpeaApprox. March – April
- Chinese ChestnutApprox. March – April
- Chinese JujubeApprox. March – April
- ChivesApprox. March – April
- CurrantApprox. March – April
- ElderberryApprox. March – April
- English WalnutApprox. March – April
- European HazelnutApprox. March – April
- European PearApprox. March – April
- European PlumApprox. March – April
- Fava BeanApprox. March – April
- FigApprox. March – April
- Golden RagwortApprox. March – April
- GooseberryApprox. March – April
- GrapeApprox. March – April
- Green and GoldApprox. March – April
- GroundnutApprox. March – April
- HazelbertApprox. March – April
- HeartnutApprox. March – April
- HorseradishApprox. March – April
- Japanese PlumApprox. March – April
- Jerusalem ArtichokeApprox. March – April
- LeekApprox. March – April
- Lemon BalmApprox. March – April
- Love-in-a-MistApprox. March – April
- MulberryApprox. March – April
- Muscadine GrapeApprox. March – April
- NectarineApprox. March – April
- OnionApprox. March – April
- PawpawApprox. March – April
- PeaApprox. March – April
- PeachApprox. March – April
- PecanApprox. March – April
- Persian ButtercupApprox. March – April
- PomegranateApprox. March – April
- QuinceApprox. March – April
- RaspberryApprox. March – April
- Riverbank GrapeApprox. March – April
- Shagbark HickoryApprox. March – April
- StrawberryApprox. March – April
- Sweet CherryApprox. March – April
- Sweet PeaApprox. March – April
Harvest· 1
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Bands are your nearest NOAA station's 1991-2020 freeze normals shifted by each crop's extension-sourced planting window. Local microclimates vary; use these as a planning baseline. USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service / Oregon State University PRISM Group. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020.
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Common questions
How are these planting dates calculated?
We take your ZIP code's USDA 2023 hardiness zone and the 1991-2020 freeze-date normals from your nearest NOAA weather station, then shift each crop by its planting window from university extension publications. Nothing is hand-typed per crop.
What does the frost risk setting do?
It picks how conservative the frost date is. Cautious uses the date by which a late frost is unlikely (only a 10 percent chance one comes later), so you wait longer and risk fewer losses. Optimistic plants earlier and accepts more risk. Typical year is the median.
My area never frosts. What happens?
If your nearest station shows no reliable freeze, frost-anchored timing does not apply and we say so. Plant by soil temperature and season instead; see each plant guide.
Data sources: USDA 2023 hardiness-zone ZIP listings and NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 freeze normals. Review the station mapping and download the sourceable table on the frost-date dataset page.