When to Plant Stoneseed in Haltom City, TX

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. 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 Haltom City can be used to determine when it's possible to plant stoneseed.


Planting Calendar for Stoneseed

Frost tolerance for stoneseed: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost has passed.

Since stoneseed do not do well in cold weather it's necessary to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant stoneseed
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant stoneseed
Probably not a good time to plant stoneseed

The earliest that you can plant stoneseed in Haltom City is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant stoneseed and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your stoneseed may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your stoneseed indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Haltom City the average date of last frost happens on March 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Haltom City may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Haltom City last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to cover your stoneseed if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Haltom City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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