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Planting calendar for DeSoto, TX

Direct answer. In DeSoto, TX, the median last 32°F date at DALLAS REDBIRD AP, TX US (USW00003971) is March 6, and the median first 32°F date is November 25. The station is 5.6 miles from the city point. Crop windows come from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. Where that guide counts weeks from a frost date and does not name a 10%, 50%, or 90% level, those weeks are applied to these median dates.

Median last 32°F March 6. Median first 32°F November 25. Frost dates for DeSoto.

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Median last 32°F is March 6. Median first 32°F is November 25. The 50% growing-season length is 265 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%

Last 32°F in spring

NCEI’s probability is the chance the last spring minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or after the date.

ProbabilityDateHow to read it
90%February 15Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%March 6Median.
10%March 26Later date. A last 32°F on or after this day is uncommon.

First 32°F in fall

NCEI’s probability is the chance the first autumn minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or before the date.

ProbabilityDateHow to read it
10%November 6Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%November 25Median.
90%December 14Later date. A first 32°F on or before this day is common.

32°F growing-season length

Days between the last spring 32°F and the first autumn 32°F. The figure is a length the season meets or exceeds at that probability, from NCEI, not a subtraction done on this site.

Probability the season is at least this longDays
10%291
50%265
90%239

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMarch 12February 22January 24
First, on or beforeNovember 19December 9January 5
Season at least325 days292 days263 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 9March 19February 28
First, on or beforeOctober 27November 12December 1
Season at least260 days238 days211 days

Station DALLAS REDBIRD AP, TX US (USW00003971). Completeness flag R, 20 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 100%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 200.6 m. The same probability language applies to the 28°F and 36°F rows when those dates passed the same quality checks.

Questions

Which frost date do the crop weeks use?
Weeks after the frost-free date use the median last 32°F date, March 6, when the guide does not name a probability. Weeks before the first freeze use the median first 32°F date, November 25. Both medians are 50% dates in the NOAA 1991–2020 normals for the station on this page. The page says when that anchor was used.
Where do the crop dates come from?
Crop dates come from the extension guide cited on this page, not from a second calendar invented here. The publisher and the title are printed with the source note. A month without a day is expanded to the first and last day of that month, and the page says so. A phrase without two dates stays a phrase.
Is this planting calendar a forecast?
No. The frost dates are 1991–2020 climate normals at the station 5.6 miles from the city point. The crop windows are the cited guide’s ranges, shifted only when that guide itself used weeks. A cold spring can still fall past the median. The National Weather Service forecast covers a particular night. This page does not.

Crops in the cited guide

SowTomatoesSpringMarch 13 – May 1As printed1 to 8 weeks afterFallAugust 19 – September 2As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowPeppersSpringMarch 13 – May 1As printed1 to 8 weeks afterFallAugust 5 – September 2As printed12 to 16 weeks before60-90 days to harvestSowEggplantSpringMarch 20 – April 17As printed2 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 5 – September 2As printed12 to 16 weeks before80-90 days to harvestSowCucumberSpringMarch 13 – April 17As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallSeptember 2 – September 16As printed10 to 12 weeks before50-70 days to harvestSowSummer squashSpringMarch 13 – April 3As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 12 – September 2As printed12 to 15 weeks before50-60 days to harvestSowWinter squashSpringMarch 13 – April 3As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 19 – September 2As printed12 to 14 weeks before85-100 days to harvestSowSnap beans, bushSpringMarch 13 – April 3As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallSeptember 16 – September 30As printed8 to 10 weeks before45-60 days to harvestSowSnap beans, poleSpringMarch 13 – April 3As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 5 – August 19As printed14 to 16 weeks before60-70 days to harvestSowSweet cornSpringMarch 13 – April 17As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 19 – September 2As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowLettuceSpringJanuary 24 – March 20As printed6 weeks before or 2 weeks afterFallAugust 19 – September 16As printed10 to 14 weeks before40-80 days to harvestSowSpinachSpringJanuary 10 – February 28As printed1 to 8 weeks beforeFallAugust 5 – November 11As printed2 to 16 weeks before40-60 days to harvestSowCollards and kaleSpringJanuary 24 – February 21As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 2 – September 30As printed8 to 12 weeks before50-80 days to harvestSowBroccoliSpringJanuary 24 – February 7As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 5 – September 16As printed10 to 16 weeks before60-80 days to harvestSowCabbageSpringJanuary 24 – February 7As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 5 – September 16As printed10 to 16 weeks before60-90 days to harvestSowCarrotsSpringJanuary 24 – February 7As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 19 – September 2As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-80 days to harvestSowRadishesSpringJanuary 24 – April 3As printed6 weeks before / 4 weeks afterFallSeptember 30 – November 18As printed1 to 8 weeks before25-40 days to harvestSowBeetsSpringJanuary 24 – February 7As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 16 – September 30As printed8 to 10 weeks before50-60 days to harvestSowEnglish peasSpringJanuary 10 – February 21As printed2 to 8 weeks beforeFallSeptember 2 – November 11As printed2 to 12 weeks before55-90 days to harvestSowSouthern peasSpringMarch 20 – May 15As printed2 to 10 weeks afterFallSeptember 2 – September 16As printed10 to 12 weeks before60-70 days to harvestSowOnions, from plantsSpringDecember 27 – February 7As printed4 to 10 weeks before80-120 days to harvestSowGarlicFallOctober 14 – October 28As printed4 to 6 weeks before140-150 days to harvestSowIrish potatoesSpringJanuary 24 – February 7As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 5 – August 19As printed14 to 16 weeks before75-100 days to harvestSowSweet potatoesSpringMarch 20 – May 1As printed2 to 8 weeks after100-130 days to harvestSowOkraSpringMarch 20 – April 17As printed2 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 5 – September 2As printed12 to 16 weeks before55-65 days to harvestSowWatermelonSpringMarch 13 – April 17As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 5 – August 19As printed14 to 16 weeks before80-100 days to harvestSowCollardsSpringJanuary 24 – February 21As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 2 – September 30As printed8 to 12 weeks before50-80 days to harvestSowSwiss chardSpringJanuary 24 – February 21As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 19 – September 2As printed12 to 14 weeks before45-55 days to harvestSowTurnipsSpringJanuary 24 – February 21As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 2 – November 11As printed2 to 12 weeks before30-60 days to harvestSowPumpkinSpringMarch 13 – April 3As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 19 – September 2As printed12 to 14 weeks before75-100 days to harvestSowBrussels sproutsSpringJanuary 24 – February 7As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 19 – September 16As printed10 to 14 weeks before90-100 days to harvestSowCauliflowerFallAugust 5 – September 16As printed10 to 16 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowMustardSpringMarch 13 – April 17As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 5 – September 16As printed10 to 16 weeks before30-40 days to harvest

DeSoto, TX

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

Median last 32°F is March 6. Median first 32°F is November 25. The 50% growing-season length is 265 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 REDBIRD AP, TX US (USW00003971), 5.6 miles. Median last 32°F March 6. Median first 32°F November 25. The 50% growing-season length is 265 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station
10%50%90%
Last 32°F on or afterMarch 26March 6February 15
First 32°F on or beforeNovember 6November 25December 14

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