When to plant strawberries in San Antonio, Texas
January 28 – February 11
Transplant outdoors · typical San Antonio yearClimate basis: NOAA station San Antonio Incarnate Word, TX (USC00417947), 3 mi (5 km) from downtown San Antonio (ZCTA 78205 centroid), elevation 700 ft, on the 1991–2020 climate normals. Plant dormant strawberry crowns from approximately the dates above, anchored to the median last spring 32°F freeze (February 25). One year in ten still freezes after March 19.
The San Antonio year
- indoors under lights
- in the garden
- frost-free season
- 1-in-10 years still freeze to Mar 19
Every method, with its sources
Transplant outdoors
Jan 28 – Feb 11NC State: plant 1-year-old dormant plants about three or four weeks before the average last frost. Utah State: dormant bare-root plants need not wait for frost danger to pass. Span extended to 14 days. Anchored to the median last spring freeze (Feb 25). N.C. Cooperative Extension (NC State Extension, Macon County) · Utah State University Extension
Start seeds indoors
Not calculatedThe cited extension guides do not time an indoor seed-starting window for this crop.
Direct-sow outdoors
Not calculatedGarden strawberries are planted as crowns/plants, not seed.
Fall planting
Not calculatedNo source-backed fall planting rule exists for this crop in the registry, so no fall window is calculated.
Variety assumption: June-bearing beds fruit the year AFTER planting (blossoms are usually removed the first season).
These windows describe typical years (1991–2020 climate normals), not this year's forecast. Freezes happen outside them — especially in frost pockets, valleys, and urban edges. Watch the forecast before committing tender plants.
Crop rule sources (2)
- N.C. Cooperative Extension (NC State Extension, Macon County): Starting Your Strawberry Patch (accessed 2026-07-24)"Plant 1-year old dormant plants about three or four weeks (mid-April) before the average date of the last frost."
- Utah State University Extension: How to Grow Strawberries in Your Garden (accessed 2026-07-24)"Bare root dormant plants are transplanted in early spring. Since the plants are dormant, there is no need to wait until after the risk of spring frost has passed."