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When to plant in Brushy Creek, TX

USDA Zone 9a

Brushy Creek, Texas frost dates, USDA zone, and a full-year planting calendar, drawn from the nearest NOAA station and tuned to the local season.

Brushy Creek enjoys a long ~254-day frost-free season — you can succession-sow, fit in a second crop, and grow long-season heat-lovers with room to spare. Zone 9a is warm enough that Brushy Creek can grow subtropical perennials, and the short (or absent) frost period barely limits the annual calendar.

Station · AUSTIN GREAT HILLS · 11.2 km
Last spring frost
March 11
50% chance · 32°F
First fall frost
November 20
50% chance · 32°F
Growing season
254 days
frost-free
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Frost calendar for Brushy CreekA year-band showing 32°F frost risk from January to December for Brushy Creek: last spring frost around March 11, first fall frost around November 20, about 254 frost-free days between.
Shaded months carry frost risk; the clear span is the average frost-free season.

Frost probability

AUSTIN GREAT HILLS · 1991–2020

The date the last spring and first fall frost occur, by threshold and probability. A 90% date is later in spring — and earlier in fall — than a 10% date; the 50% · 32°F row is what most gardeners plan around. These are Brushy Creek’s own odds, recorded at AUSTIN GREAT HILLS.

Frost-probability curves for Brushy CreekProbability of the last spring frost and first fall frost by date at 32°F. The last spring frost is most likely around March 11 and the first fall frost around November 20, giving about 254 frost-free days.
Last spring frostFirst fall frostbold = 32°F · thin = 28°F / 36°F · dot = 50% date · band = 10–90% window
ThresholdSPRING 10%SPRING 50%SPRING 90%FALL 10%FALL 50%FALL 90%
36°FApr 11Mar 25Mar 6Oct 27Nov 10Nov 27
32°FMar 29Mar 11Feb 22Nov 3Nov 20Dec 9
28°FMar 19Mar 1Jan 31Nov 12Dec 3Dec 29

Download this table as CSV ↓ — every threshold and probability, plus this city’s planting-window dates.

What to plant now

TODAY · JULY 19
Fall sowin 12 days
Brussels Sprouts
July 31August 14
Fall sowin 26 days
Rutabaga
August 14August 28

Add these crops to your calendar (.ics) ↓

Full-year planting calendar

Start indoorsTransplantDirect sowFall sow

Each bar is the exact window to take a planting action in Brushy Creek, drawn to the day from the local frost dates. The dashed line is today.

Nearby weather stations

3 within 21 km · complete 32°F normals

When stations disagree by more than a few days, that spread is real microclimate variation — elevation, water, urban heat. Judge which station best matches your own yard.

AUSTIN GREAT HILLS
Primary
11 km · 268 m elevation
SPRING
Mar 11
FALL
Nov 20
GEORGETOWN LAKE
18 km · 266 m elevation
SPRING
Mar 6
FALL
Nov 24
AUSTIN-CAMP MABRY
21 km · 204 m elevation
SPRING
Feb 20
FALL
Dec 3

Brushy Creek planting FAQ

When is the last spring frost in Brushy Creek, TX?

Brushy Creek's average last spring frost falls near March 11 — the 50% mark at 32°F in the 1991–2020 normals. Hold tender transplants until the risk has passed, then plant out.

When is the first fall frost in Brushy Creek, TX?

In Brushy Creek, the first 32°F freeze of fall lands around November 20 on average. Time your last harvests and any season-extension cover before it.

What hardiness zone is Brushy Creek in?

Brushy Creek is in USDA hardiness zone 9a. In zone 9a, winters are mild — many tender perennials overwinter here.

How long is the growing season in Brushy Creek?

There are roughly 254 frost-free days in Brushy Creek (a long growing season), running from the average last frost around March 11 to the first fall frost near November 20.

When should I plant tomatoes in Brushy Creek?

In Brushy Creek, start tomato seeds indoors around January 14–January 28, then transplant seedlings outdoors around March 18 once the danger of frost has passed.

Planting reminders

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Nearby cities

8 within reach

Frost dates recorded at AUSTIN GREAT HILLS, 11 km from the city center · 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals · zone from the USDA/PRISM 2023 map. How we compute this.

Cite this page
BlissGarden. "When to Plant in Brushy Creek, TX — Frost Dates & Zone 9a." Frost normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station USC00410433. Retrieved from https://blissgarden.com/texas/brushy-creek.