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Planting calendar / Abilene, TX

Planting calendar for Abilene, TX

Station ABILENE RGNL AP, TX US (USW00013962) is 4.5 miles away. Median last 32°F 03/20, median first 32°F 11/10. Crop dates below come from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. Where the guide uses weeks around a frost date, those weeks are applied to the median 32°F dates because the guide does not name a 10/50/90 level.

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Crops in the cited guide

SowTomatoesSpringMarch 27 – May 15As printed1 to 8 weeks afterFallAugust 4 – August 18As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowPeppersSpringMarch 27 – May 15As printed1 to 8 weeks afterFallJuly 21 – August 18As printed12 to 16 weeks before60-90 days to harvestSowEggplantSpringApril 3 – May 1As printed2 to 6 weeks afterFallJuly 21 – August 18As printed12 to 16 weeks before80-90 days to harvestSowCucumberSpringMarch 27 – May 1As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 18 – September 1As printed10 to 12 weeks before50-70 days to harvestSowSummer squashSpringMarch 27 – April 17As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallJuly 28 – August 18As printed12 to 15 weeks before50-60 days to harvestSowWinter squashSpringMarch 27 – April 17As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 4 – August 18As printed12 to 14 weeks before85-100 days to harvestSowSnap beans, bushSpringMarch 27 – April 17As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallSeptember 1 – September 15As printed8 to 10 weeks before45-60 days to harvestSowSnap beans, poleSpringMarch 27 – April 17As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallJuly 21 – August 4As printed14 to 16 weeks before60-70 days to harvestSowSweet cornSpringMarch 27 – May 1As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 4 – August 18As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowLettuceSpringFebruary 7 – April 3As printed6 weeks before or 2 weeks afterFallAugust 4 – September 1As printed10 to 14 weeks before40-80 days to harvestSowSpinachSpringJanuary 24 – March 13As printed1 to 8 weeks beforeFallJuly 21 – October 27As printed2 to 16 weeks before40-60 days to harvestSowCollards and kaleSpringFebruary 7 – March 6As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 18 – September 15As printed8 to 12 weeks before50-80 days to harvestSowBroccoliSpringFebruary 7 – February 21As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallJuly 21 – September 1As printed10 to 16 weeks before60-80 days to harvestSowCabbageSpringFebruary 7 – February 21As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallJuly 21 – September 1As printed10 to 16 weeks before60-90 days to harvestSowCarrotsSpringFebruary 7 – February 21As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 4 – August 18As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-80 days to harvestSowRadishesSpringFebruary 7 – April 17As printed6 weeks before / 4 weeks afterFallSeptember 15 – November 3As printed1 to 8 weeks before25-40 days to harvestSowBeetsSpringFebruary 7 – February 21As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 1 – September 15As printed8 to 10 weeks before50-60 days to harvestSowEnglish peasSpringJanuary 24 – March 6As printed2 to 8 weeks beforeFallAugust 18 – October 27As printed2 to 12 weeks before55-90 days to harvestSowSouthern peasSpringApril 3 – May 29As printed2 to 10 weeks afterFallAugust 18 – September 1As printed10 to 12 weeks before60-70 days to harvestSowOnions, from plantsSpringJanuary 10 – February 21As printed4 to 10 weeks before80-120 days to harvestSowGarlicFallSeptember 29 – October 13As printed4 to 6 weeks before140-150 days to harvestSowIrish potatoesSpringFebruary 7 – February 21As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallJuly 21 – August 4As printed14 to 16 weeks before75-100 days to harvestSowSweet potatoesSpringApril 3 – May 15As printed2 to 8 weeks after100-130 days to harvestSowOkraSpringApril 3 – May 1As printed2 to 6 weeks afterFallJuly 21 – August 18As printed12 to 16 weeks before55-65 days to harvestSowWatermelonSpringMarch 27 – May 1As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallJuly 21 – August 4As printed14 to 16 weeks before80-100 days to harvestSowCollardsSpringFebruary 7 – March 6As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 18 – September 15As printed8 to 12 weeks before50-80 days to harvestSowSwiss chardSpringFebruary 7 – March 6As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 4 – August 18As printed12 to 14 weeks before45-55 days to harvestSowTurnipsSpringFebruary 7 – March 6As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 18 – October 27As printed2 to 12 weeks before30-60 days to harvestSowPumpkinSpringMarch 27 – April 17As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 4 – August 18As printed12 to 14 weeks before75-100 days to harvestSowBrussels sproutsSpringFebruary 7 – February 21As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 4 – September 1As printed10 to 14 weeks before90-100 days to harvestSowCauliflowerFallJuly 21 – September 1As printed10 to 16 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowMustardSpringMarch 27 – May 1As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallJuly 21 – September 1As printed10 to 16 weeks before30-40 days to harvest

Abilene, TX

Zone 8aAverage annual extreme minimum 10°F to 15°F

Median last 32°F is March 20. Median first 32°F is November 10. The 50% growing-season length is 236 days. The green band runs from the median last frost to the median first frost. Thin ticks mark the 10%, 50%, and 90% dates.

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

Texas. Nearest qualified station: ABILENE RGNL AP, TX US (USW00013962), 4.5 miles. Median last 32°F March 20. Median first 32°F November 10. The 50% growing-season length is 236 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station
10%50%90%
Last 32°F on or afterApril 10March 20March 1
First 32°F on or beforeOctober 28November 10November 28

Column order matches the NCEI file: for the last freeze, 10% is the later date and 90% is the earlier date. How to read the probabilities.

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Planting calendar

Windows below are from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Texas Home Vegetable Gardening Guide, retrieved 2026-10-10. Table 8 is statewide and is written as weeks before or after the frost-free date (spring) and the first freeze date (fall). It is not a single calendar date for every Texas city.

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State crop pages: Tomatoes · Peppers · Eggplant · Cucumber · Summer squash · Winter squash · Snap beans, bush · Snap beans, pole