Spring and fall are different calculations
Start with your local frost date
Texas is too large for one planting day. Spring timing is measured from the local average frost-free date. Fall timing is measured backward from the local first freeze, then checked against the Texas A&M regional anchor when one is published.
Spring rule
Not a generic spring vegetable schedule
Use the frost-free date for your garden, not a statewide average.Fall rule
Annual planting; local system determines the date
Count backward from the local first freeze and leave room for establishment.Texas A&M gardening regions
Dates by region
Strawberry is a deliberate exception to the five-region vegetable table. The available Texas A&M sources support different production systems, not a safe statewide calendar date.
Most Texas areas
Annual system
Use locally supported fall planting and remove the crop after harvest rather than carrying it through summer.Texas High Plains
Low-tunnel regional system
Use the dedicated High Plains home-garden guide and wind protection; do not import a South Texas date.County refinement
Required before choosing a day
Ask Texas A&M AgriLife Extension for the locally used transplant window and cultivar.Plant only when the crop is ready
The calendar is the first filter
A date can be inside the planning range and still be a poor planting day. Check the crop-specific conditions before committing seed or plants.
- The regional production system is chosen.
- The bed drains well and has a workable irrigation plan.
- Transplants and protection match the local winter and wind exposure.
Method changes timing
How to start strawberries
Do not apply the vegetable frost-offset table to strawberries. Annual plasticulture and High Plains low tunnels are distinct evidence-backed systems.
Choose annual or High Plains protected culture
The production system determines planting material, protection and expected harvest.
Prepare a raised, drained bed
Texas strawberry sources emphasize drainage; do not plant into a site that holds water.
Confirm the local transplant window
Use county Extension before turning the system into a date because Texas conditions vary too widely.
When the simple answer breaks
Too early or too late?
Check your options if you missed the planting window or the weather is not ready.
Perennial matted row
Do not use it as the Texas default
High summer temperatures make perennial systems unreliable across much of Texas.High Plains garden
Use the dedicated low-tunnel model
Wind, alkaline soil and protection needs materially change the answer.Growing notes
Choose your strawberry growing system
The current authoritative sources explain the systems clearly but do not supply one date table for every Texas county. Confirm the planting window for your growing system with your county Extension office.