Tayberry · Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico

When to plant tayberries in Azcapotzalco

Main outdoor window

17 Nov - 26 Jan

A climate estimate. Check your soil, forecast and cultivar.

Timed from last spring frost

9 February

In Azcapotzalco, on your chosen risk.

Ready to pick

1 Jul - 31 Aug

If you plant at the start of the window.

The average last frost. Half of all years are later than this.

Step by step in Azcapotzalco

Download these planting dates (.ics)

Import into Apple Calendar, Google Calendar or Outlook. Dates use the selected risk level and are planning estimates, not frost alerts.

Each window is a planning range. Check the forecast, soil and cultivar before planting; a later date is not automatically safer in hot or wet conditions.

Plant canes

17 Nov - 26 Jan

Any time the plant is dormant and the ground is neither frozen nor waterlogged: after leaf fall in autumn, or at the end of winter before growth restarts.

Harvest

1 Jul - 31 Aug

Frost tolerance
Hardy
Typical first crop
Year 2
Chill needed
600 hours
Hardy to
Zone 5a–8a
Spacing
200 cm
Sun
Full

Tayberries through the year

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Seasonal context

Rainfall and the growing season in Azcapotzalco

July has the highest average precipitation (156 mm); December has the lowest (6 mm). Compare this pattern with the planting windows and your water supply.

Jan 9 mm
Feb 12 mm
Mar 15 mm
Apr 21 mm
May 55 mm
Jun 133 mm
Jul 156 mm
Aug 153 mm
Sep 150 mm
Oct 65 mm
Nov 20 mm
Dec 6 mm

During wetter months, check that beds and containers drain after heavy rain. During drier months, plan how you will keep seeds and new transplants watered. Monthly averages can hide long dry spells and intense storms; they do not show soil moisture, humidity or this week's weather.

Source: NASA POWER, corrected MERRA-2 precipitation, 2001–2020. Values are approximate monthly totals, including the water equivalent of snow, from the nearest 0.5° × 0.625° grid cell. This reference period differs from the temperature record. Rainfall provides context and does not change the calculated planting dates. Method and limitations.

Monthly growing conditions in Azcapotzalco

Compare the planting window with the local temperature pattern. These are historical monthly averages, not this year's forecast or measured soil temperatures. Average frost days do not tell you whether a particular night will freeze.

NASA POWER climate averages, 1995–2024
MonthAverage lowAverage highFrost days
January 4°C (39.3°F) 19.3°C (66.7°F) 1.3
February 5°C (41°F) 21.7°C (71°F) 0.7
March 6.5°C (43.6°F) 24°C (75.2°F) 0.2
April 8.6°C (47.4°F) 25.9°C (78.6°F) 0.0
May 10.1°C (50.2°F) 26°C (78.8°F) 0.0
June 10.5°C (51°F) 23.5°C (74.4°F) 0.0
July 10°C (50.1°F) 21.5°C (70.8°F) 0.0
August 10°C (49.9°F) 21.1°C (70.1°F) 0.0
September 9.7°C (49.4°F) 20.3°C (68.5°F) 0.0
October 7.8°C (46.1°F) 20°C (68°F) 0.3
November 5.9°C (42.6°F) 19.6°C (67.3°F) 0.8
December 4.6°C (40.4°F) 19.2°C (66.6°F) 0.8

For tayberries, also check drainage, sunlight and cultivar requirements. See the rainfall context above; humidity, irrigation and local pest pressure are not calculated.

Local growing check

Before choosing tayberries for Azcapotzalco

  • July is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 156 mm. Check how your own bed drains and plan watering around actual soil moisture; monthly rain totals are not an irrigation schedule.

The temperature and rainfall tables on this page show the underlying climate estimates. How these suitability checks work · Record what happens in your garden.

Before you plant tayberries

Use the calendar to plan ahead, then check the conditions in your own garden.

  • Frost tolerance does not make saturated or frozen soil suitable for planting. Wait until the bed can be worked without smearing or compacting it.
  • Check the cultivar’s winter chill requirement with a local nursery. Hardiness zones measure winter cold, not chill hours; this site does not calculate a local chill-hour total.
  • Check mature size, drainage and cultivar suitability before choosing a permanent position. A suitable planting window does not guarantee long-term survival or fruiting.

Train new tayberry canes separately from fruiting canes

Allow room to tie new canes apart from those carrying the current crop. This makes picking and later pruning clearer, particularly with thorny selections. Keep the root zone drained and supplied with moisture while plants establish.

After harvest, remove the canes that have fruited and train healthy replacements for the following season. Pick ripe fruit gently and use it promptly. Record whether the cultivar's flavour is best for fresh use, jam or cooking in your conditions.

What to record this season

Could new and fruited canes be distinguished easily, and was the soft fruit harvested in time? Add the cultivar, sowing date and conditions to your growing record so you can compare next season.

Further reading: RHS blackberries and hybrid berries . General crop guidance; local dates on this site are calculated separately. Source checked 19 September 2026 by Safe to Plant; this is not an expert review.

The RHS reference is written for UK growing conditions. Use its cultivation advice with local seasonal guidance; UK sowing months are not worldwide planting dates.

How the dates are calculated and their limits · Keep a growing record · Report a local discrepancy

Why these dates

Allow room to tie new canes apart from those carrying the current crop. This makes picking and later pruning clearer, particularly with thorny selections. Keep the root zone drained and supplied with moisture while plants establish.

Check the named variety and local forecast before exposing young growth. The catalog cold-damage figure is a reference, not a guarantee: plant age, acclimatisation, wind and the duration of a freeze affect damage.

Tayberries are planted once and then left in place, so there is no sowing offset to resolve. What matters in Azcapotzalco is the shape of the year: this crop is dormant through the winter and is planted while it sleeps, any time between leaf fall in autumn and the restart of growth in spring, so long as the ground is neither frozen nor waterlogged. That is why the window below spans the cold months rather than sitting in the middle of the growing season.

Azcapotzalco sits in zone 9b, which is above the catalog range. Confirm the exact cultivar locally; a zone number alone cannot measure summer heat or winter chill. The calculated dates do not confirm that this crop is suitable here. Check cultivar requirements and local growing experience before planting.

The general establishment guide is around year 2, under suitable conditions. This is not a prediction for this location; cultivar, winter conditions and care determine whether it crops reliably.

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Growing tayberries in Azcapotzalco

Can I grow tayberries in Azcapotzalco?

The calendar estimates a planting window, not a guarantee of success. July is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 156 mm. Check how your own bed drains and plan watering around actual soil moisture; monthly rain totals are not an irrigation schedule.

When should I plant tayberries in Azcapotzalco?

Aim for 17 Nov - 26 Jan in an average year. If you would rather not gamble on the weather, wait until 25 Oct - 20 Feb - by then frost has finished in nine years out of ten.

When might tayberries be ready to harvest in Azcapotzalco?

The estimated period is 1 Jul - 31 Aug, based on 55 to 75 days from the modeled planting date. Cultivar, planting material and growing conditions can change this interval; check the plant as well as the calendar.

How much frost will tayberries tolerate?

Check the named variety and local forecast before exposing young growth. The catalog cold-damage figure is a reference, not a guarantee: plant age, acclimatisation, wind and the duration of a freeze affect damage.