Actually it is the date that I have heard for Austin for many (like 20)
years now. I just did some looking and found frost maps on the web at
http://www.houstongardening.info/freeze.htm. This map indicates a slightly
later date. However, according to a site on McKinney Falls park located at
http://areas.wildernet.com/pages/are...SPMCKI&CU_ID=1 March 2 is
the last average freeze at the park. The last freeze date is definately
variable depending on where you live in the Austin area. However, with the
city staying slightly warmer due to all of the concrete, I believe that the
2nd is probably pretty close for the central Austin area. My guess is that
the weather records from Mueller Airport would support this, although I
cannot find them in the proper format to confirm this.


"animaux" wrote in message
...
Out of curiosity, where did you get March 2 as our average last frost
date?


On Sun, 23 Feb 2003 01:31:33 -0800, "Robbin" wrote:

Last average freeze date for the Austin area is around Texas Independance
day -- March 2! Depending on what you plant, it should just take light
protection as the seeds probably won't germinate for a week or more due
to
soil temperature.

"animaux" wrote in message
.. .
On 22 Feb 2003 06:07:39 -0800, (Dora Smith)
wrote:

How soon should I start seeds outside? Now, February 28, or March 7?
It would be nice if the flowers bloom before the weather gets hot.

Dora

In a word, no. But you can start certain things now. I have
perennials
started
in my greenhouse, but it won't be time to move them out till at least
March 15,
actually the end of March would be the safest bet. We can get a late,
killing
freeze as late as April.

Calendula
stock
snapdragons
sweet peas
lettuce
onion sets can go in