Grey Forest, TX 78255 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Grey Forest, TX?
Around 02/26 is the usual last spring frost, about 182 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/28, about 277 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Grey Forest in Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 13 weeks of growing season left in Grey Forest before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Grey Forest's last frost
02/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/29 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Grey Forest compares
Grey Forest's growing season runs about 277 days, ranking 5,035 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 825 of 2,558.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Grey Forest can differ from the 78255 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Grey Forest's frost date answer different questions.