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Planting calendar / Odessa, TX

Planting calendar for Odessa, TX

Station ODESSA, TX US (USC00416502) is 0.8 miles away. Median last 32°F 03/15, median first 32°F 11/16. 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 22 – May 10As printed1 to 8 weeks afterFallAugust 10 – August 24As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowPeppersSpringMarch 22 – May 10As printed1 to 8 weeks afterFallJuly 27 – August 24As printed12 to 16 weeks before60-90 days to harvestSowEggplantSpringMarch 29 – April 26As printed2 to 6 weeks afterFallJuly 27 – August 24As printed12 to 16 weeks before80-90 days to harvestSowCucumberSpringMarch 22 – April 26As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 24 – September 7As printed10 to 12 weeks before50-70 days to harvestSowSummer squashSpringMarch 22 – April 12As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 3 – August 24As printed12 to 15 weeks before50-60 days to harvestSowWinter squashSpringMarch 22 – April 12As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 10 – August 24As printed12 to 14 weeks before85-100 days to harvestSowSnap beans, bushSpringMarch 22 – April 12As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallSeptember 7 – September 21As printed8 to 10 weeks before45-60 days to harvestSowSnap beans, poleSpringMarch 22 – April 12As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallJuly 27 – August 10As printed14 to 16 weeks before60-70 days to harvestSowSweet cornSpringMarch 22 – April 26As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 10 – August 24As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowLettuceSpringFebruary 2 – March 29As printed6 weeks before or 2 weeks afterFallAugust 10 – September 7As printed10 to 14 weeks before40-80 days to harvestSowSpinachSpringJanuary 19 – March 8As printed1 to 8 weeks beforeFallJuly 27 – November 2As printed2 to 16 weeks before40-60 days to harvestSowCollards and kaleSpringFebruary 2 – March 1As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 24 – September 21As printed8 to 12 weeks before50-80 days to harvestSowBroccoliSpringFebruary 2 – February 16As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallJuly 27 – September 7As printed10 to 16 weeks before60-80 days to harvestSowCabbageSpringFebruary 2 – February 16As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallJuly 27 – September 7As printed10 to 16 weeks before60-90 days to harvestSowCarrotsSpringFebruary 2 – February 16As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 10 – August 24As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-80 days to harvestSowRadishesSpringFebruary 2 – April 12As printed6 weeks before / 4 weeks afterFallSeptember 21 – November 9As printed1 to 8 weeks before25-40 days to harvestSowBeetsSpringFebruary 2 – February 16As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 7 – September 21As printed8 to 10 weeks before50-60 days to harvestSowEnglish peasSpringJanuary 19 – March 1As printed2 to 8 weeks beforeFallAugust 24 – November 2As printed2 to 12 weeks before55-90 days to harvestSowSouthern peasSpringMarch 29 – May 24As printed2 to 10 weeks afterFallAugust 24 – September 7As printed10 to 12 weeks before60-70 days to harvestSowOnions, from plantsSpringJanuary 5 – February 16As printed4 to 10 weeks before80-120 days to harvestSowGarlicFallOctober 5 – October 19As printed4 to 6 weeks before140-150 days to harvestSowIrish potatoesSpringFebruary 2 – February 16As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallJuly 27 – August 10As printed14 to 16 weeks before75-100 days to harvestSowSweet potatoesSpringMarch 29 – May 10As printed2 to 8 weeks after100-130 days to harvestSowOkraSpringMarch 29 – April 26As printed2 to 6 weeks afterFallJuly 27 – August 24As printed12 to 16 weeks before55-65 days to harvestSowWatermelonSpringMarch 22 – April 26As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallJuly 27 – August 10As printed14 to 16 weeks before80-100 days to harvestSowCollardsSpringFebruary 2 – March 1As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 24 – September 21As printed8 to 12 weeks before50-80 days to harvestSowSwiss chardSpringFebruary 2 – March 1As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 10 – August 24As printed12 to 14 weeks before45-55 days to harvestSowTurnipsSpringFebruary 2 – March 1As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 24 – November 2As printed2 to 12 weeks before30-60 days to harvestSowPumpkinSpringMarch 22 – April 12As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 10 – August 24As printed12 to 14 weeks before75-100 days to harvestSowBrussels sproutsSpringFebruary 2 – February 16As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 10 – September 7As printed10 to 14 weeks before90-100 days to harvestSowCauliflowerFallJuly 27 – September 7As printed10 to 16 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowMustardSpringMarch 22 – April 26As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallJuly 27 – September 7As printed10 to 16 weeks before30-40 days to harvest

Odessa, TX

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

Median last 32°F is March 15. Median first 32°F is November 16. The 50% growing-season length is 243 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: ODESSA, TX US (USC00416502), 0.8 miles. Median last 32°F March 15. Median first 32°F November 16. The 50% growing-season length is 243 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station
10%50%90%
Last 32°F on or afterApril 9March 15February 25
First 32°F on or beforeNovember 1November 16December 1

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