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Planting calendar for Midland, TX

Direct answer. In Midland, TX, the median last 32°F date at MIDLAND 4 ENE, TX US (USC00415891) is March 26, and the median first 32°F date is November 9. The station is 5.2 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 26. Median first 32°F November 9. Frost dates for Midland.

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Median last 32°F is March 26. Median first 32°F is November 9. The 50% growing-season length is 226 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%March 4Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%March 26Median.
10%April 15Later 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%October 25Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%November 9Median.
90%November 24Later 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%251
50%226
90%200

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 2March 10February 20
First, on or beforeNovember 4November 18December 6
Season at least278 days250 days223 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 25April 7March 21
First, on or beforeOctober 14October 31November 13
Season at least226 days203 days180 days

Station MIDLAND 4 ENE, TX US (USC00415891). Completeness flag R, 22 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 846.1 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 26, when the guide does not name a probability. Weeks before the first freeze use the median first 32°F date, November 9. 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 5.2 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

SowTomatoesSpringApril 2 – May 21As printed1 to 8 weeks afterFallAugust 3 – August 17As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowPeppersSpringApril 2 – May 21As printed1 to 8 weeks afterFallJuly 20 – August 17As printed12 to 16 weeks before60-90 days to harvestSowEggplantSpringApril 9 – May 7As printed2 to 6 weeks afterFallJuly 20 – August 17As printed12 to 16 weeks before80-90 days to harvestSowCucumberSpringApril 2 – May 7As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 17 – August 31As printed10 to 12 weeks before50-70 days to harvestSowSummer squashSpringApril 2 – April 23As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallJuly 27 – August 17As printed12 to 15 weeks before50-60 days to harvestSowWinter squashSpringApril 2 – April 23As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 3 – August 17As printed12 to 14 weeks before85-100 days to harvestSowSnap beans, bushSpringApril 2 – April 23As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 31 – September 14As printed8 to 10 weeks before45-60 days to harvestSowSnap beans, poleSpringApril 2 – April 23As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallJuly 20 – August 3As printed14 to 16 weeks before60-70 days to harvestSowSweet cornSpringApril 2 – May 7As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 3 – August 17As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowLettuceSpringFebruary 13 – April 9As printed6 weeks before or 2 weeks afterFallAugust 3 – August 31As printed10 to 14 weeks before40-80 days to harvestSowSpinachSpringJanuary 30 – March 19As printed1 to 8 weeks beforeFallJuly 20 – October 26As printed2 to 16 weeks before40-60 days to harvestSowCollards and kaleSpringFebruary 13 – March 12As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 17 – September 14As printed8 to 12 weeks before50-80 days to harvestSowBroccoliSpringFebruary 13 – February 27As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallJuly 20 – August 31As printed10 to 16 weeks before60-80 days to harvestSowCabbageSpringFebruary 13 – February 27As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallJuly 20 – August 31As printed10 to 16 weeks before60-90 days to harvestSowCarrotsSpringFebruary 13 – February 27As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 3 – August 17As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-80 days to harvestSowRadishesSpringFebruary 13 – April 23As printed6 weeks before / 4 weeks afterFallSeptember 14 – November 2As printed1 to 8 weeks before25-40 days to harvestSowBeetsSpringFebruary 13 – February 27As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 31 – September 14As printed8 to 10 weeks before50-60 days to harvestSowEnglish peasSpringJanuary 30 – March 12As printed2 to 8 weeks beforeFallAugust 17 – October 26As printed2 to 12 weeks before55-90 days to harvestSowSouthern peasSpringApril 9 – June 4As printed2 to 10 weeks afterFallAugust 17 – August 31As printed10 to 12 weeks before60-70 days to harvestSowOnions, from plantsSpringJanuary 16 – February 27As printed4 to 10 weeks before80-120 days to harvestSowGarlicFallSeptember 28 – October 12As printed4 to 6 weeks before140-150 days to harvestSowIrish potatoesSpringFebruary 13 – February 27As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallJuly 20 – August 3As printed14 to 16 weeks before75-100 days to harvestSowSweet potatoesSpringApril 9 – May 21As printed2 to 8 weeks after100-130 days to harvestSowOkraSpringApril 9 – May 7As printed2 to 6 weeks afterFallJuly 20 – August 17As printed12 to 16 weeks before55-65 days to harvestSowWatermelonSpringApril 2 – May 7As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallJuly 20 – August 3As printed14 to 16 weeks before80-100 days to harvestSowCollardsSpringFebruary 13 – March 12As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 17 – September 14As printed8 to 12 weeks before50-80 days to harvestSowSwiss chardSpringFebruary 13 – March 12As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 3 – August 17As printed12 to 14 weeks before45-55 days to harvestSowTurnipsSpringFebruary 13 – March 12As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 17 – October 26As printed2 to 12 weeks before30-60 days to harvestSowPumpkinSpringApril 2 – April 23As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 3 – August 17As printed12 to 14 weeks before75-100 days to harvestSowBrussels sproutsSpringFebruary 13 – February 27As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 3 – August 31As printed10 to 14 weeks before90-100 days to harvestSowCauliflowerFallJuly 20 – August 31As printed10 to 16 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowMustardSpringApril 2 – May 7As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallJuly 20 – August 31As printed10 to 16 weeks before30-40 days to harvest

Midland, TX

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

Median last 32°F is March 26. Median first 32°F is November 9. The 50% growing-season length is 226 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: MIDLAND 4 ENE, TX US (USC00415891), 5.2 miles. Median last 32°F March 26. Median first 32°F November 9. The 50% growing-season length is 226 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station
10%50%90%
Last 32°F on or afterApril 15March 26March 4
First 32°F on or beforeOctober 25November 9November 24

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