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Planting calendar / Friendswood, TX

Planting calendar for Friendswood, TX

Station HOUSTON CLOVER FLD, TX US (USW00012975) is 2.6 miles away. Median last 32°F 01/31, median first 32°F 12/27. 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 7 – March 27As printed1 to 8 weeks afterFallSeptember 20 – October 4As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowPeppersSpringFebruary 7 – March 27As printed1 to 8 weeks afterFallSeptember 6 – October 4As printed12 to 16 weeks before60-90 days to harvestSowEggplantSpringFebruary 14 – March 13As printed2 to 6 weeks afterFallSeptember 6 – October 4As printed12 to 16 weeks before80-90 days to harvestSowCucumberSpringFebruary 7 – March 13As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallOctober 4 – October 18As printed10 to 12 weeks before50-70 days to harvestSowSummer squashSpringFebruary 7 – February 28As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallSeptember 13 – October 4As printed12 to 15 weeks before50-60 days to harvestSowWinter squashSpringFebruary 7 – February 28As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallSeptember 20 – October 4As printed12 to 14 weeks before85-100 days to harvestSowSnap beans, bushSpringFebruary 7 – February 28As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallOctober 18 – November 1As printed8 to 10 weeks before45-60 days to harvestSowSnap beans, poleSpringFebruary 7 – February 28As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallSeptember 6 – September 20As printed14 to 16 weeks before60-70 days to harvestSowSweet cornSpringFebruary 7 – March 13As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallSeptember 20 – October 4As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowLettuceSpringDecember 20 – February 14As printed6 weeks before or 2 weeks afterFallSeptember 20 – October 18As printed10 to 14 weeks before40-80 days to harvestSowSpinachSpringDecember 6 – January 24As printed1 to 8 weeks beforeFallSeptember 6 – December 13As printed2 to 16 weeks before40-60 days to harvestSowCollards and kaleSpringDecember 20 – January 17As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallOctober 4 – November 1As printed8 to 12 weeks before50-80 days to harvestSowBroccoliSpringDecember 20 – January 3As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 6 – October 18As printed10 to 16 weeks before60-80 days to harvestSowCabbageSpringDecember 20 – January 3As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 6 – October 18As printed10 to 16 weeks before60-90 days to harvestSowCarrotsSpringDecember 20 – January 3As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 20 – October 4As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-80 days to harvestSowRadishesSpringDecember 20 – February 28As printed6 weeks before / 4 weeks afterFallNovember 1 – December 20As printed1 to 8 weeks before25-40 days to harvestSowBeetsSpringDecember 20 – January 3As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallOctober 18 – November 1As printed8 to 10 weeks before50-60 days to harvestSowEnglish peasSpringDecember 6 – January 17As printed2 to 8 weeks beforeFallOctober 4 – December 13As printed2 to 12 weeks before55-90 days to harvestSowSouthern peasSpringFebruary 14 – April 10As printed2 to 10 weeks afterFallOctober 4 – October 18As printed10 to 12 weeks before60-70 days to harvestSowOnions, from plantsSpringNovember 22 – January 3As printed4 to 10 weeks before80-120 days to harvestSowGarlicFallNovember 15 – November 29As printed4 to 6 weeks before140-150 days to harvestSowIrish potatoesSpringDecember 20 – January 3As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 6 – September 20As printed14 to 16 weeks before75-100 days to harvestSowSweet potatoesSpringFebruary 14 – March 27As printed2 to 8 weeks after100-130 days to harvestSowOkraSpringFebruary 14 – March 13As printed2 to 6 weeks afterFallSeptember 6 – October 4As printed12 to 16 weeks before55-65 days to harvestSowWatermelonSpringFebruary 7 – March 13As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallSeptember 6 – September 20As printed14 to 16 weeks before80-100 days to harvestSowCollardsSpringDecember 20 – January 17As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallOctober 4 – November 1As printed8 to 12 weeks before50-80 days to harvestSowSwiss chardSpringDecember 20 – January 17As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 20 – October 4As printed12 to 14 weeks before45-55 days to harvestSowTurnipsSpringDecember 20 – January 17As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallOctober 4 – December 13As printed2 to 12 weeks before30-60 days to harvestSowPumpkinSpringFebruary 7 – February 28As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallSeptember 20 – October 4As printed12 to 14 weeks before75-100 days to harvestSowBrussels sproutsSpringDecember 20 – January 3As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 20 – October 18As printed10 to 14 weeks before90-100 days to harvestSowCauliflowerFallSeptember 6 – October 18As printed10 to 16 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowMustardSpringFebruary 7 – March 13As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallSeptember 6 – October 18As printed10 to 16 weeks before30-40 days to harvest

Friendswood, TX

Zone 9bAverage annual extreme minimum 25°F to 30°F

Median last 32°F is January 31. Median first 32°F is December 27. The 50% growing-season length is 328 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: HOUSTON CLOVER FLD, TX US (USW00012975), 2.6 miles. Median last 32°F January 31. Median first 32°F December 27. The 50% growing-season length is 328 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station
10%50%90%
Last 32°F on or afterMarch 5January 31January 1
First 32°F on or beforeNovember 28December 27January 28

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