Last Freeze Date

The average date of the last spring freeze is important in determining when to start on your vegetable garden.  If you start planting your garden prior to the last freeze date, a frost will either severely damage their leaves or slow their growth for weeks.  But if you wait too long past the last freeze to get started, your plants may not have much of a growing season before the heat of the summer.

For San Antonio, the average last spring freeze is March 6th.  In Fredricksburg, it is March 24th.  These are  averages and are not meant to be used as actual last freeze.  If you are eager to get started on your garden, you can start transplants in containers that can be placed outdoors but can be moved indoors when cold temperatures are forecasted.  Once the last freeze date has passed, you can transplant them to your garden.