One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Friendswood can be read to determine when you can plant basil.

Planting Calendar for Basil

Frost tolerance for basil:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since basil require warm weather you need to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant basil in Friendswood is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant basil and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your basil may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your basil indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Friendswood. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Friendswood may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Friendswood it frosts late in the year after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your basil if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Friendswood

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Friendswood

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Friendswood.