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Planting calendar / El Paso, TX

Planting calendar for El Paso, TX

Station EL PASO INTL AP, TX US (USW00023044) is 4.1 miles away. Median last 32°F 03/02, median first 32°F 11/20. 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 9 – April 27As printed1 to 8 weeks afterFallAugust 14 – August 28As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowPeppersSpringMarch 9 – April 27As printed1 to 8 weeks afterFallJuly 31 – August 28As printed12 to 16 weeks before60-90 days to harvestSowEggplantSpringMarch 16 – April 13As printed2 to 6 weeks afterFallJuly 31 – August 28As printed12 to 16 weeks before80-90 days to harvestSowCucumberSpringMarch 9 – April 13As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 28 – September 11As printed10 to 12 weeks before50-70 days to harvestSowSummer squashSpringMarch 9 – March 30As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 7 – August 28As printed12 to 15 weeks before50-60 days to harvestSowWinter squashSpringMarch 9 – March 30As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 14 – August 28As printed12 to 14 weeks before85-100 days to harvestSowSnap beans, bushSpringMarch 9 – March 30As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallSeptember 11 – September 25As printed8 to 10 weeks before45-60 days to harvestSowSnap beans, poleSpringMarch 9 – March 30As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallJuly 31 – August 14As printed14 to 16 weeks before60-70 days to harvestSowSweet cornSpringMarch 9 – April 13As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 14 – August 28As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowLettuceSpringJanuary 20 – March 16As printed6 weeks before or 2 weeks afterFallAugust 14 – September 11As printed10 to 14 weeks before40-80 days to harvestSowSpinachSpringJanuary 6 – February 24As printed1 to 8 weeks beforeFallJuly 31 – November 6As printed2 to 16 weeks before40-60 days to harvestSowCollards and kaleSpringJanuary 20 – February 17As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 28 – September 25As printed8 to 12 weeks before50-80 days to harvestSowBroccoliSpringJanuary 20 – February 3As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallJuly 31 – September 11As printed10 to 16 weeks before60-80 days to harvestSowCabbageSpringJanuary 20 – February 3As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallJuly 31 – September 11As printed10 to 16 weeks before60-90 days to harvestSowCarrotsSpringJanuary 20 – February 3As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 14 – August 28As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-80 days to harvestSowRadishesSpringJanuary 20 – March 30As printed6 weeks before / 4 weeks afterFallSeptember 25 – November 13As printed1 to 8 weeks before25-40 days to harvestSowBeetsSpringJanuary 20 – February 3As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 11 – September 25As printed8 to 10 weeks before50-60 days to harvestSowEnglish peasSpringJanuary 6 – February 17As printed2 to 8 weeks beforeFallAugust 28 – November 6As printed2 to 12 weeks before55-90 days to harvestSowSouthern peasSpringMarch 16 – May 11As printed2 to 10 weeks afterFallAugust 28 – September 11As printed10 to 12 weeks before60-70 days to harvestSowOnions, from plantsSpringDecember 23 – February 3As printed4 to 10 weeks before80-120 days to harvestSowGarlicFallOctober 9 – October 23As printed4 to 6 weeks before140-150 days to harvestSowIrish potatoesSpringJanuary 20 – February 3As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallJuly 31 – August 14As printed14 to 16 weeks before75-100 days to harvestSowSweet potatoesSpringMarch 16 – April 27As printed2 to 8 weeks after100-130 days to harvestSowOkraSpringMarch 16 – April 13As printed2 to 6 weeks afterFallJuly 31 – August 28As printed12 to 16 weeks before55-65 days to harvestSowWatermelonSpringMarch 9 – April 13As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallJuly 31 – August 14As printed14 to 16 weeks before80-100 days to harvestSowCollardsSpringJanuary 20 – February 17As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 28 – September 25As printed8 to 12 weeks before50-80 days to harvestSowSwiss chardSpringJanuary 20 – February 17As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 14 – August 28As printed12 to 14 weeks before45-55 days to harvestSowTurnipsSpringJanuary 20 – February 17As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 28 – November 6As printed2 to 12 weeks before30-60 days to harvestSowPumpkinSpringMarch 9 – March 30As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 14 – August 28As printed12 to 14 weeks before75-100 days to harvestSowBrussels sproutsSpringJanuary 20 – February 3As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 14 – September 11As printed10 to 14 weeks before90-100 days to harvestSowCauliflowerFallJuly 31 – September 11As printed10 to 16 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowMustardSpringMarch 9 – April 13As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallJuly 31 – September 11As printed10 to 16 weeks before30-40 days to harvest

El Paso, TX

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

Median last 32°F is March 2. Median first 32°F is November 20. The 50% growing-season length is 261 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: EL PASO INTL AP, TX US (USW00023044), 4.1 miles. Median last 32°F March 2. Median first 32°F November 20. The 50% growing-season length is 261 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station
10%50%90%
Last 32°F on or afterMarch 19March 2February 12
First 32°F on or beforeNovember 6November 20December 2

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