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Planting calendar / Mesquite, TX

Planting calendar for Mesquite, TX

Station FERRIS, TX US (USC00413133) is 16.2 miles away. Median last 32°F 03/12, median first 32°F 11/19. 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 19 – May 7As printed1 to 8 weeks afterFallAugust 13 – August 27As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowPeppersSpringMarch 19 – May 7As printed1 to 8 weeks afterFallJuly 30 – August 27As printed12 to 16 weeks before60-90 days to harvestSowEggplantSpringMarch 26 – April 23As printed2 to 6 weeks afterFallJuly 30 – August 27As printed12 to 16 weeks before80-90 days to harvestSowCucumberSpringMarch 19 – April 23As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 27 – September 10As printed10 to 12 weeks before50-70 days to harvestSowSummer squashSpringMarch 19 – April 9As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 6 – August 27As printed12 to 15 weeks before50-60 days to harvestSowWinter squashSpringMarch 19 – April 9As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 13 – August 27As printed12 to 14 weeks before85-100 days to harvestSowSnap beans, bushSpringMarch 19 – April 9As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallSeptember 10 – September 24As printed8 to 10 weeks before45-60 days to harvestSowSnap beans, poleSpringMarch 19 – April 9As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallJuly 30 – August 13As printed14 to 16 weeks before60-70 days to harvestSowSweet cornSpringMarch 19 – April 23As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 13 – August 27As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowLettuceSpringJanuary 30 – March 26As printed6 weeks before or 2 weeks afterFallAugust 13 – September 10As printed10 to 14 weeks before40-80 days to harvestSowSpinachSpringJanuary 16 – March 5As printed1 to 8 weeks beforeFallJuly 30 – November 5As printed2 to 16 weeks before40-60 days to harvestSowCollards and kaleSpringJanuary 30 – February 27As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 27 – September 24As printed8 to 12 weeks before50-80 days to harvestSowBroccoliSpringJanuary 30 – February 13As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallJuly 30 – September 10As printed10 to 16 weeks before60-80 days to harvestSowCabbageSpringJanuary 30 – February 13As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallJuly 30 – September 10As printed10 to 16 weeks before60-90 days to harvestSowCarrotsSpringJanuary 30 – February 13As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 13 – August 27As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-80 days to harvestSowRadishesSpringJanuary 30 – April 9As printed6 weeks before / 4 weeks afterFallSeptember 24 – November 12As printed1 to 8 weeks before25-40 days to harvestSowBeetsSpringJanuary 30 – February 13As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 10 – September 24As printed8 to 10 weeks before50-60 days to harvestSowEnglish peasSpringJanuary 16 – February 27As printed2 to 8 weeks beforeFallAugust 27 – November 5As printed2 to 12 weeks before55-90 days to harvestSowSouthern peasSpringMarch 26 – May 21As printed2 to 10 weeks afterFallAugust 27 – September 10As printed10 to 12 weeks before60-70 days to harvestSowOnions, from plantsSpringJanuary 2 – February 13As printed4 to 10 weeks before80-120 days to harvestSowGarlicFallOctober 8 – October 22As printed4 to 6 weeks before140-150 days to harvestSowIrish potatoesSpringJanuary 30 – February 13As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallJuly 30 – August 13As printed14 to 16 weeks before75-100 days to harvestSowSweet potatoesSpringMarch 26 – May 7As printed2 to 8 weeks after100-130 days to harvestSowOkraSpringMarch 26 – April 23As printed2 to 6 weeks afterFallJuly 30 – August 27As printed12 to 16 weeks before55-65 days to harvestSowWatermelonSpringMarch 19 – April 23As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallJuly 30 – August 13As printed14 to 16 weeks before80-100 days to harvestSowCollardsSpringJanuary 30 – February 27As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 27 – September 24As printed8 to 12 weeks before50-80 days to harvestSowSwiss chardSpringJanuary 30 – February 27As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 13 – August 27As printed12 to 14 weeks before45-55 days to harvestSowTurnipsSpringJanuary 30 – February 27As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 27 – November 5As printed2 to 12 weeks before30-60 days to harvestSowPumpkinSpringMarch 19 – April 9As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 13 – August 27As printed12 to 14 weeks before75-100 days to harvestSowBrussels sproutsSpringJanuary 30 – February 13As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 13 – September 10As printed10 to 14 weeks before90-100 days to harvestSowCauliflowerFallJuly 30 – September 10As printed10 to 16 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowMustardSpringMarch 19 – April 23As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallJuly 30 – September 10As printed10 to 16 weeks before30-40 days to harvest

Mesquite, TX

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

Median last 32°F is March 12. Median first 32°F is November 19. The 50% growing-season length is 253 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: FERRIS, TX US (USC00413133), 16.2 miles. Median last 32°F March 12. Median first 32°F November 19. The 50% growing-season length is 253 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station
10%50%90%
Last 32°F on or afterMarch 31March 12February 21
First 32°F on or beforeNovember 2November 19December 6

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