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Planting calendar / Galveston, TX

Planting calendar for Galveston, TX

Station GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD, TX US (USW00012923) is 8.8 miles away. Median last 32°F 01/18, median first 32°F 01/07. 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

SowTomatoesSpringJanuary 25 – March 14As printed1 to 8 weeks afterFallOctober 1 – October 15As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowPeppersSpringJanuary 25 – March 14As printed1 to 8 weeks afterFallSeptember 17 – October 15As printed12 to 16 weeks before60-90 days to harvestSowEggplantSpringFebruary 1 – February 29As printed2 to 6 weeks afterFallSeptember 17 – October 15As printed12 to 16 weeks before80-90 days to harvestSowCucumberSpringJanuary 25 – February 29As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallOctober 15 – October 29As printed10 to 12 weeks before50-70 days to harvestSowSummer squashSpringJanuary 25 – February 15As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallSeptember 24 – October 15As printed12 to 15 weeks before50-60 days to harvestSowWinter squashSpringJanuary 25 – February 15As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallOctober 1 – October 15As printed12 to 14 weeks before85-100 days to harvestSowSnap beans, bushSpringJanuary 25 – February 15As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallOctober 29 – November 12As printed8 to 10 weeks before45-60 days to harvestSowSnap beans, poleSpringJanuary 25 – February 15As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallSeptember 17 – October 1As printed14 to 16 weeks before60-70 days to harvestSowSweet cornSpringJanuary 25 – February 29As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallOctober 1 – October 15As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowLettuceSpringDecember 7 – February 1As printed6 weeks before or 2 weeks afterFallOctober 1 – October 29As printed10 to 14 weeks before40-80 days to harvestSowSpinachSpringNovember 23 – January 11As printed1 to 8 weeks beforeFallSeptember 17 – December 24As printed2 to 16 weeks before40-60 days to harvestSowCollards and kaleSpringDecember 7 – January 4As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallOctober 15 – November 12As printed8 to 12 weeks before50-80 days to harvestSowBroccoliSpringDecember 7 – December 21As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 17 – October 29As printed10 to 16 weeks before60-80 days to harvestSowCabbageSpringDecember 7 – December 21As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 17 – October 29As printed10 to 16 weeks before60-90 days to harvestSowCarrotsSpringDecember 7 – December 21As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallOctober 1 – October 15As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-80 days to harvestSowRadishesSpringDecember 7 – February 15As printed6 weeks before / 4 weeks afterFallNovember 12 – December 31As printed1 to 8 weeks before25-40 days to harvestSowBeetsSpringDecember 7 – December 21As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallOctober 29 – November 12As printed8 to 10 weeks before50-60 days to harvestSowEnglish peasSpringNovember 23 – January 4As printed2 to 8 weeks beforeFallOctober 15 – December 24As printed2 to 12 weeks before55-90 days to harvestSowSouthern peasSpringFebruary 1 – March 28As printed2 to 10 weeks afterFallOctober 15 – October 29As printed10 to 12 weeks before60-70 days to harvestSowOnions, from plantsSpringNovember 9 – December 21As printed4 to 10 weeks before80-120 days to harvestSowGarlicFallNovember 26 – December 10As printed4 to 6 weeks before140-150 days to harvestSowIrish potatoesSpringDecember 7 – December 21As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 17 – October 1As printed14 to 16 weeks before75-100 days to harvestSowSweet potatoesSpringFebruary 1 – March 14As printed2 to 8 weeks after100-130 days to harvestSowOkraSpringFebruary 1 – February 29As printed2 to 6 weeks afterFallSeptember 17 – October 15As printed12 to 16 weeks before55-65 days to harvestSowWatermelonSpringJanuary 25 – February 29As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallSeptember 17 – October 1As printed14 to 16 weeks before80-100 days to harvestSowCollardsSpringDecember 7 – January 4As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallOctober 15 – November 12As printed8 to 12 weeks before50-80 days to harvestSowSwiss chardSpringDecember 7 – January 4As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallOctober 1 – October 15As printed12 to 14 weeks before45-55 days to harvestSowTurnipsSpringDecember 7 – January 4As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallOctober 15 – December 24As printed2 to 12 weeks before30-60 days to harvestSowPumpkinSpringJanuary 25 – February 15As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallOctober 1 – October 15As printed12 to 14 weeks before75-100 days to harvestSowBrussels sproutsSpringDecember 7 – December 21As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallOctober 1 – October 29As printed10 to 14 weeks before90-100 days to harvestSowCauliflowerFallSeptember 17 – October 29As printed10 to 16 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowMustardSpringJanuary 25 – February 29As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallSeptember 17 – October 29As printed10 to 16 weeks before30-40 days to harvest

Galveston, TX

Zone 10aAverage annual extreme minimum 30°F to 35°F

Median last 32°F is January 18. Median first 32°F is January 7. The 50% growing-season length is 365 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: GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD, TX US (USW00012923), 8.8 miles. Median last 32°F January 18. Median first 32°F January 7. The 50% growing-season length is 365 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station
10%50%90%
Last 32°F on or afterFebruary 18January 18December 21
First 32°F on or beforeDecember 13January 7February 7

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