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Planting calendar / Bedford, TX

Planting calendar for Bedford, TX

Station DALLAS FT WORTH AP, TX US (USW00003927) is 7.6 miles away. Median last 32°F 03/08, median first 32°F 11/24. 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 15 – May 3As printed1 to 8 weeks afterFallAugust 18 – September 1As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowPeppersSpringMarch 15 – May 3As printed1 to 8 weeks afterFallAugust 4 – September 1As printed12 to 16 weeks before60-90 days to harvestSowEggplantSpringMarch 22 – April 19As printed2 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 4 – September 1As printed12 to 16 weeks before80-90 days to harvestSowCucumberSpringMarch 15 – April 19As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallSeptember 1 – September 15As printed10 to 12 weeks before50-70 days to harvestSowSummer squashSpringMarch 15 – April 5As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 11 – September 1As printed12 to 15 weeks before50-60 days to harvestSowWinter squashSpringMarch 15 – April 5As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 18 – September 1As printed12 to 14 weeks before85-100 days to harvestSowSnap beans, bushSpringMarch 15 – April 5As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallSeptember 15 – September 29As printed8 to 10 weeks before45-60 days to harvestSowSnap beans, poleSpringMarch 15 – April 5As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 4 – August 18As printed14 to 16 weeks before60-70 days to harvestSowSweet cornSpringMarch 15 – April 19As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 18 – September 1As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowLettuceSpringJanuary 26 – March 22As printed6 weeks before or 2 weeks afterFallAugust 18 – September 15As printed10 to 14 weeks before40-80 days to harvestSowSpinachSpringJanuary 12 – March 1As printed1 to 8 weeks beforeFallAugust 4 – November 10As printed2 to 16 weeks before40-60 days to harvestSowCollards and kaleSpringJanuary 26 – February 23As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 1 – September 29As printed8 to 12 weeks before50-80 days to harvestSowBroccoliSpringJanuary 26 – February 9As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 4 – September 15As printed10 to 16 weeks before60-80 days to harvestSowCabbageSpringJanuary 26 – February 9As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 4 – September 15As printed10 to 16 weeks before60-90 days to harvestSowCarrotsSpringJanuary 26 – February 9As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 18 – September 1As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-80 days to harvestSowRadishesSpringJanuary 26 – April 5As printed6 weeks before / 4 weeks afterFallSeptember 29 – November 17As printed1 to 8 weeks before25-40 days to harvestSowBeetsSpringJanuary 26 – February 9As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 15 – September 29As printed8 to 10 weeks before50-60 days to harvestSowEnglish peasSpringJanuary 12 – February 23As printed2 to 8 weeks beforeFallSeptember 1 – November 10As printed2 to 12 weeks before55-90 days to harvestSowSouthern peasSpringMarch 22 – May 17As printed2 to 10 weeks afterFallSeptember 1 – September 15As printed10 to 12 weeks before60-70 days to harvestSowOnions, from plantsSpringDecember 29 – February 9As printed4 to 10 weeks before80-120 days to harvestSowGarlicFallOctober 13 – October 27As printed4 to 6 weeks before140-150 days to harvestSowIrish potatoesSpringJanuary 26 – February 9As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 4 – August 18As printed14 to 16 weeks before75-100 days to harvestSowSweet potatoesSpringMarch 22 – May 3As printed2 to 8 weeks after100-130 days to harvestSowOkraSpringMarch 22 – April 19As printed2 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 4 – September 1As printed12 to 16 weeks before55-65 days to harvestSowWatermelonSpringMarch 15 – April 19As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 4 – August 18As printed14 to 16 weeks before80-100 days to harvestSowCollardsSpringJanuary 26 – February 23As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 1 – September 29As printed8 to 12 weeks before50-80 days to harvestSowSwiss chardSpringJanuary 26 – February 23As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 18 – September 1As printed12 to 14 weeks before45-55 days to harvestSowTurnipsSpringJanuary 26 – February 23As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 1 – November 10As printed2 to 12 weeks before30-60 days to harvestSowPumpkinSpringMarch 15 – April 5As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 18 – September 1As printed12 to 14 weeks before75-100 days to harvestSowBrussels sproutsSpringJanuary 26 – February 9As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 18 – September 15As printed10 to 14 weeks before90-100 days to harvestSowCauliflowerFallAugust 4 – September 15As printed10 to 16 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowMustardSpringMarch 15 – April 19As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 4 – September 15As printed10 to 16 weeks before30-40 days to harvest

Bedford, TX

Zone 8bAverage annual extreme minimum 15°F to 20°F

Median last 32°F is March 8. Median first 32°F is November 24. The 50% growing-season length is 262 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: DALLAS FT WORTH AP, TX US (USW00003927), 7.6 miles. Median last 32°F March 8. Median first 32°F November 24. The 50% growing-season length is 262 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station
10%50%90%
Last 32°F on or afterMarch 26March 8February 17
First 32°F on or beforeNovember 6November 24December 12

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