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When to plant in Glenn Heights, TX

USDA Zone 8b

Here are the average frost dates, USDA hardiness zone, and a month-by-month planting calendar for Glenn Heights, Texas — all computed from Glenn Heights's nearest NOAA weather station.

A generous ~245-day season lets Glenn Heights gardeners direct-sow more and still ripen long-maturity crops like melons and winter squash. Zone 8b means many perennials and even some tender shrubs overwinter in Glenn Heights, while your frost dates still decide when annuals go out.

Station · WAXAHACHIE · 13.7 km
Last spring frost
March 16
50% chance · 32°F
First fall frost
November 16
50% chance · 32°F
Growing season
245 days
frost-free
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Frost calendar for Glenn HeightsA year-band showing 32°F frost risk from January to December for Glenn Heights: last spring frost around March 16, first fall frost around November 16, about 245 frost-free days between.
Shaded months carry frost risk; the clear span is the average frost-free season.

Frost probability

WAXAHACHIE · 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 Glenn Heights’s own odds, recorded at WAXAHACHIE.

Frost-probability curves for Glenn HeightsProbability of the last spring frost and first fall frost by date at 32°F. The last spring frost is most likely around March 16 and the first fall frost around November 16, giving about 245 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 15Mar 30Mar 9Oct 24Nov 7Nov 24
32°FApr 3Mar 16Feb 26Oct 31Nov 16Dec 5
28°FMar 20Mar 3Feb 9Nov 8Nov 29Dec 19

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 8 days
Brussels Sprouts
July 27August 10
Fall sowin 22 days
Rutabaga
August 10August 24

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Full-year planting calendar

Start indoorsTransplantDirect sowFall sow

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

Nearby weather stations

3 within 15 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.

WAXAHACHIE
Primary
14 km · 191 m elevation
SPRING
Mar 16
FALL
Nov 16
DALLAS REDBIRD AP
14 km · 201 m elevation
SPRING
Mar 6
FALL
Nov 25
JOE POOL LAKE
15 km · 180 m elevation
SPRING
Mar 20
FALL
Nov 13

Glenn Heights planting FAQ

When is the last spring frost in Glenn Heights, TX?

Plan for the last spring frost in Glenn Heights around March 16 (the date it has a 50% chance of a 32°F freeze). Anything frost-sensitive should go out after it.

When is the first fall frost in Glenn Heights, TX?

Expect Glenn Heights's first fall frost near November 16 — a 50% chance of 32°F by that date. Bring in or cover tender crops ahead of it.

What hardiness zone is Glenn Heights in?

Glenn Heights is in USDA hardiness zone 8b. In zone 8b, winters are mild — many tender perennials overwinter here.

How long is the growing season in Glenn Heights?

There are roughly 245 frost-free days in Glenn Heights (a long growing season), running from the average last frost around March 16 to the first fall frost near November 16.

When should I plant tomatoes in Glenn Heights?

In Glenn Heights, start tomato seeds indoors around January 19–February 2, then transplant seedlings outdoors around March 23 once the danger of frost has passed.

Planting reminders

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Nearby cities

8 within reach

Frost dates recorded at WAXAHACHIE, 14 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 Glenn Heights, TX — Frost Dates & Zone 8b." Frost normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station USC00419522. Retrieved from https://blissgarden.com/texas/glenn-heights.