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Planting calendar / Denton, TX

Planting calendar for Denton, TX

Station DENTON MUNI AP, TX US (USW00003991) is 3.4 miles away. Median last 32°F 03/24, median first 32°F 11/07. 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 31 – May 19As printed1 to 8 weeks afterFallAugust 1 – August 15As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowPeppersSpringMarch 31 – May 19As printed1 to 8 weeks afterFallJuly 18 – August 15As printed12 to 16 weeks before60-90 days to harvestSowEggplantSpringApril 7 – May 5As printed2 to 6 weeks afterFallJuly 18 – August 15As printed12 to 16 weeks before80-90 days to harvestSowCucumberSpringMarch 31 – May 5As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 15 – August 29As printed10 to 12 weeks before50-70 days to harvestSowSummer squashSpringMarch 31 – April 21As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallJuly 25 – August 15As printed12 to 15 weeks before50-60 days to harvestSowWinter squashSpringMarch 31 – April 21As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 1 – August 15As printed12 to 14 weeks before85-100 days to harvestSowSnap beans, bushSpringMarch 31 – April 21As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 29 – September 12As printed8 to 10 weeks before45-60 days to harvestSowSnap beans, poleSpringMarch 31 – April 21As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallJuly 18 – August 1As printed14 to 16 weeks before60-70 days to harvestSowSweet cornSpringMarch 31 – May 5As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 1 – August 15As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowLettuceSpringFebruary 11 – April 7As printed6 weeks before or 2 weeks afterFallAugust 1 – August 29As printed10 to 14 weeks before40-80 days to harvestSowSpinachSpringJanuary 28 – March 17As printed1 to 8 weeks beforeFallJuly 18 – October 24As printed2 to 16 weeks before40-60 days to harvestSowCollards and kaleSpringFebruary 11 – March 10As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 15 – September 12As printed8 to 12 weeks before50-80 days to harvestSowBroccoliSpringFebruary 11 – February 25As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallJuly 18 – August 29As printed10 to 16 weeks before60-80 days to harvestSowCabbageSpringFebruary 11 – February 25As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallJuly 18 – August 29As printed10 to 16 weeks before60-90 days to harvestSowCarrotsSpringFebruary 11 – February 25As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 1 – August 15As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-80 days to harvestSowRadishesSpringFebruary 11 – April 21As printed6 weeks before / 4 weeks afterFallSeptember 12 – October 31As printed1 to 8 weeks before25-40 days to harvestSowBeetsSpringFebruary 11 – February 25As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 29 – September 12As printed8 to 10 weeks before50-60 days to harvestSowEnglish peasSpringJanuary 28 – March 10As printed2 to 8 weeks beforeFallAugust 15 – October 24As printed2 to 12 weeks before55-90 days to harvestSowSouthern peasSpringApril 7 – June 2As printed2 to 10 weeks afterFallAugust 15 – August 29As printed10 to 12 weeks before60-70 days to harvestSowOnions, from plantsSpringJanuary 14 – February 25As printed4 to 10 weeks before80-120 days to harvestSowGarlicFallSeptember 26 – October 10As printed4 to 6 weeks before140-150 days to harvestSowIrish potatoesSpringFebruary 11 – February 25As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallJuly 18 – August 1As printed14 to 16 weeks before75-100 days to harvestSowSweet potatoesSpringApril 7 – May 19As printed2 to 8 weeks after100-130 days to harvestSowOkraSpringApril 7 – May 5As printed2 to 6 weeks afterFallJuly 18 – August 15As printed12 to 16 weeks before55-65 days to harvestSowWatermelonSpringMarch 31 – May 5As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallJuly 18 – August 1As printed14 to 16 weeks before80-100 days to harvestSowCollardsSpringFebruary 11 – March 10As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 15 – September 12As printed8 to 12 weeks before50-80 days to harvestSowSwiss chardSpringFebruary 11 – March 10As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 1 – August 15As printed12 to 14 weeks before45-55 days to harvestSowTurnipsSpringFebruary 11 – March 10As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 15 – October 24As printed2 to 12 weeks before30-60 days to harvestSowPumpkinSpringMarch 31 – April 21As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 1 – August 15As printed12 to 14 weeks before75-100 days to harvestSowBrussels sproutsSpringFebruary 11 – February 25As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 1 – August 29As printed10 to 14 weeks before90-100 days to harvestSowCauliflowerFallJuly 18 – August 29As printed10 to 16 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowMustardSpringMarch 31 – May 5As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallJuly 18 – August 29As printed10 to 16 weeks before30-40 days to harvest

Denton, TX

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

Median last 32°F is March 24. Median first 32°F is November 7. The 50% growing-season length is 227 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: DENTON MUNI AP, TX US (USW00003991), 3.4 miles. Median last 32°F March 24. Median first 32°F November 7. The 50% growing-season length is 227 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station
10%50%90%
Last 32°F on or afterApril 17March 24March 3
First 32°F on or beforeOctober 22November 7November 26

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