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Planting calendar / Austin, TX

Planting calendar for Austin, TX

Station AUSTIN-CAMP MABRY, TX US (USW00013958) is 1.6 miles away. Median last 32°F 02/20, median first 32°F 12/03. 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

SowTomatoesSpringFebruary 27 – April 16As printed1 to 8 weeks afterFallAugust 27 – September 10As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowPeppersSpringFebruary 27 – April 16As printed1 to 8 weeks afterFallAugust 13 – September 10As printed12 to 16 weeks before60-90 days to harvestSowEggplantSpringMarch 5 – April 2As printed2 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 13 – September 10As printed12 to 16 weeks before80-90 days to harvestSowCucumberSpringFebruary 27 – April 2As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallSeptember 10 – September 24As printed10 to 12 weeks before50-70 days to harvestSowSummer squashSpringFebruary 27 – March 19As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 20 – September 10As printed12 to 15 weeks before50-60 days to harvestSowWinter squashSpringFebruary 27 – March 19As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 27 – September 10As printed12 to 14 weeks before85-100 days to harvestSowSnap beans, bushSpringFebruary 27 – March 19As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallSeptember 24 – October 8As printed8 to 10 weeks before45-60 days to harvestSowSnap beans, poleSpringFebruary 27 – March 19As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 13 – August 27As printed14 to 16 weeks before60-70 days to harvestSowSweet cornSpringFebruary 27 – April 2As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 27 – September 10As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowLettuceSpringJanuary 9 – March 5As printed6 weeks before or 2 weeks afterFallAugust 27 – September 24As printed10 to 14 weeks before40-80 days to harvestSowSpinachSpringDecember 26 – February 13As printed1 to 8 weeks beforeFallAugust 13 – November 19As printed2 to 16 weeks before40-60 days to harvestSowCollards and kaleSpringJanuary 9 – February 6As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 10 – October 8As printed8 to 12 weeks before50-80 days to harvestSowBroccoliSpringJanuary 9 – January 23As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 13 – September 24As printed10 to 16 weeks before60-80 days to harvestSowCabbageSpringJanuary 9 – January 23As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 13 – September 24As printed10 to 16 weeks before60-90 days to harvestSowCarrotsSpringJanuary 9 – January 23As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 27 – September 10As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-80 days to harvestSowRadishesSpringJanuary 9 – March 19As printed6 weeks before / 4 weeks afterFallOctober 8 – November 26As printed1 to 8 weeks before25-40 days to harvestSowBeetsSpringJanuary 9 – January 23As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 24 – October 8As printed8 to 10 weeks before50-60 days to harvestSowEnglish peasSpringDecember 26 – February 6As printed2 to 8 weeks beforeFallSeptember 10 – November 19As printed2 to 12 weeks before55-90 days to harvestSowSouthern peasSpringMarch 5 – April 30As printed2 to 10 weeks afterFallSeptember 10 – September 24As printed10 to 12 weeks before60-70 days to harvestSowOnions, from plantsSpringDecember 12 – January 23As printed4 to 10 weeks before80-120 days to harvestSowGarlicFallOctober 22 – November 5As printed4 to 6 weeks before140-150 days to harvestSowIrish potatoesSpringJanuary 9 – January 23As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 13 – August 27As printed14 to 16 weeks before75-100 days to harvestSowSweet potatoesSpringMarch 5 – April 16As printed2 to 8 weeks after100-130 days to harvestSowOkraSpringMarch 5 – April 2As printed2 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 13 – September 10As printed12 to 16 weeks before55-65 days to harvestSowWatermelonSpringFebruary 27 – April 2As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 13 – August 27As printed14 to 16 weeks before80-100 days to harvestSowCollardsSpringJanuary 9 – February 6As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 10 – October 8As printed8 to 12 weeks before50-80 days to harvestSowSwiss chardSpringJanuary 9 – February 6As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 27 – September 10As printed12 to 14 weeks before45-55 days to harvestSowTurnipsSpringJanuary 9 – February 6As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 10 – November 19As printed2 to 12 weeks before30-60 days to harvestSowPumpkinSpringFebruary 27 – March 19As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 27 – September 10As printed12 to 14 weeks before75-100 days to harvestSowBrussels sproutsSpringJanuary 9 – January 23As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 27 – September 24As printed10 to 14 weeks before90-100 days to harvestSowCauliflowerFallAugust 13 – September 24As printed10 to 16 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowMustardSpringFebruary 27 – April 2As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 13 – September 24As printed10 to 16 weeks before30-40 days to harvest

Austin, TX

Zone 9aAverage annual extreme minimum 20°F to 25°F

Median last 32°F is February 20. Median first 32°F is December 3. The 50% growing-season length is 291 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: AUSTIN-CAMP MABRY, TX US (USW00013958), 1.6 miles. Median last 32°F February 20. Median first 32°F December 3. The 50% growing-season length is 291 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station
10%50%90%
Last 32°F on or afterMarch 14February 20January 23
First 32°F on or beforeNovember 15December 3January 1

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