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Planting calendar / Port Arthur, TX

Planting calendar for Port Arthur, TX

Station PORT ARTHUR SE TX AP, TX US (USW00012917) is 8.3 miles away. Median last 32°F 02/14, median first 32°F 12/07. 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

SowTomatoesSpringFebruary 21 – April 10As printed1 to 8 weeks afterFallAugust 31 – September 14As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowPeppersSpringFebruary 21 – April 10As printed1 to 8 weeks afterFallAugust 17 – September 14As printed12 to 16 weeks before60-90 days to harvestSowEggplantSpringFebruary 28 – March 27As printed2 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 17 – September 14As printed12 to 16 weeks before80-90 days to harvestSowCucumberSpringFebruary 21 – March 27As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallSeptember 14 – September 28As printed10 to 12 weeks before50-70 days to harvestSowSummer squashSpringFebruary 21 – March 13As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 24 – September 14As printed12 to 15 weeks before50-60 days to harvestSowWinter squashSpringFebruary 21 – March 13As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 31 – September 14As printed12 to 14 weeks before85-100 days to harvestSowSnap beans, bushSpringFebruary 21 – March 13As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallSeptember 28 – October 12As printed8 to 10 weeks before45-60 days to harvestSowSnap beans, poleSpringFebruary 21 – March 13As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 17 – August 31As printed14 to 16 weeks before60-70 days to harvestSowSweet cornSpringFebruary 21 – March 27As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 31 – September 14As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowLettuceSpringJanuary 3 – February 28As printed6 weeks before or 2 weeks afterFallAugust 31 – September 28As printed10 to 14 weeks before40-80 days to harvestSowSpinachSpringDecember 20 – February 7As printed1 to 8 weeks beforeFallAugust 17 – November 23As printed2 to 16 weeks before40-60 days to harvestSowCollards and kaleSpringJanuary 3 – January 31As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 14 – October 12As printed8 to 12 weeks before50-80 days to harvestSowBroccoliSpringJanuary 3 – January 17As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 17 – September 28As printed10 to 16 weeks before60-80 days to harvestSowCabbageSpringJanuary 3 – January 17As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 17 – September 28As printed10 to 16 weeks before60-90 days to harvestSowCarrotsSpringJanuary 3 – January 17As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 31 – September 14As printed12 to 14 weeks before70-80 days to harvestSowRadishesSpringJanuary 3 – March 13As printed6 weeks before / 4 weeks afterFallOctober 12 – November 30As printed1 to 8 weeks before25-40 days to harvestSowBeetsSpringJanuary 3 – January 17As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 28 – October 12As printed8 to 10 weeks before50-60 days to harvestSowEnglish peasSpringDecember 20 – January 31As printed2 to 8 weeks beforeFallSeptember 14 – November 23As printed2 to 12 weeks before55-90 days to harvestSowSouthern peasSpringFebruary 28 – April 24As printed2 to 10 weeks afterFallSeptember 14 – September 28As printed10 to 12 weeks before60-70 days to harvestSowOnions, from plantsSpringDecember 6 – January 17As printed4 to 10 weeks before80-120 days to harvestSowGarlicFallOctober 26 – November 9As printed4 to 6 weeks before140-150 days to harvestSowIrish potatoesSpringJanuary 3 – January 17As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 17 – August 31As printed14 to 16 weeks before75-100 days to harvestSowSweet potatoesSpringFebruary 28 – April 10As printed2 to 8 weeks after100-130 days to harvestSowOkraSpringFebruary 28 – March 27As printed2 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 17 – September 14As printed12 to 16 weeks before55-65 days to harvestSowWatermelonSpringFebruary 21 – March 27As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 17 – August 31As printed14 to 16 weeks before80-100 days to harvestSowCollardsSpringJanuary 3 – January 31As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 14 – October 12As printed8 to 12 weeks before50-80 days to harvestSowSwiss chardSpringJanuary 3 – January 31As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 31 – September 14As printed12 to 14 weeks before45-55 days to harvestSowTurnipsSpringJanuary 3 – January 31As printed2 to 6 weeks beforeFallSeptember 14 – November 23As printed2 to 12 weeks before30-60 days to harvestSowPumpkinSpringFebruary 21 – March 13As printed1 to 4 weeks afterFallAugust 31 – September 14As printed12 to 14 weeks before75-100 days to harvestSowBrussels sproutsSpringJanuary 3 – January 17As printed4 to 6 weeks beforeFallAugust 31 – September 28As printed10 to 14 weeks before90-100 days to harvestSowCauliflowerFallAugust 17 – September 28As printed10 to 16 weeks before70-90 days to harvestSowMustardSpringFebruary 21 – March 27As printed1 to 6 weeks afterFallAugust 17 – September 28As printed10 to 16 weeks before30-40 days to harvest

Port Arthur, TX

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

Median last 32°F is February 14. Median first 32°F is December 7. The 50% growing-season length is 301 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: PORT ARTHUR SE TX AP, TX US (USW00012917), 8.3 miles. Median last 32°F February 14. Median first 32°F December 7. The 50% growing-season length is 301 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station
10%50%90%
Last 32°F on or afterMarch 13February 14January 17
First 32°F on or beforeNovember 15December 7January 9

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