Planting planner: College Station, Texas
Typical last spring frost February 27 (1 spring in 10 later than March 18). Typical first fall frost November 30 (1 fall in 10 earlier than November 10). Growing season about 278 days.
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We don't give a garlic date here. The rule we use, from the University of Minnesota Extension, counts from the first killing frost, and it works where a hard freeze comes every year before the ground freezes. Your county's extension office can tell you when to plant garlic in your climate.
January
- January 9 to 30: Eggplant (start seeds indoors)
- January 16 to 30: Peppers (start seeds indoors)
- January 23 to February 6: Tomatoes (start seeds indoors)
- January 30 to February 13: Peas, spinach, lettuce, radishes, onion sets, turnips (sow outdoors)
- January 30 to February 13: Broccoli and cabbage (plant out)
February
- February 13 to 27: Beets, carrots, potatoes, Swiss chard (plant outdoors)
- February 13 to 27: Cauliflower (plant out)
- February 27: Snap beans, sweet corn, cucumbers, summer squash (sow outdoors)
March
- March 13: Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant (plant out)
- March 13: Melons, winter squash, pumpkins, lima beans (sow outdoors)
April
Nothing to start this month.
May
Nothing to start this month.
June
Nothing to start this month.
July
- July 5 to 19: Cabbage for fall (start seeds)
- July 25 to August 8: Broccoli for fall (start seeds)
August
Nothing to start this month.
September
- September 3: Snap beans for fall (last date to sow)
- September 7: Carrots for fall (last date to sow)
- September 8: Cucumbers for fall (last date to sow)
- September 12: Peas for fall (last date to sow)
- September 13: Summer squash for fall (last date to sow)
- September 17: Leaf lettuce and beets for fall (last date to sow)
- September 27: Turnips and kohlrabi for fall (last date to sow)
October
- October 7: Spinach for fall (last date to sow)
- October 17: Radishes for fall (last date to sow)
November
- November 10: Tomatoes, peppers, squash, melons, cucumbers (watch the forecast)
December
- December 12 to January 9: Broccoli and cabbage (start seeds indoors)
- December 26 to January 23: Cauliflower (start seeds indoors)
Dates from NOAA's 1991 to 2020 climate normals for College Station (station USW00003904), 4 miles from the center of College Station. Planting rules: Colorado State University Extension GardenNotes #720 (spring), Virginia Cooperative Extension 426-334 (fall crops), University of Minnesota Extension (garlic). Spring bulbs: plant when the soil has cooled to about 50 to 55°F, until a couple of weeks before the ground freezes (University of Wisconsin–Madison Extension). Full details: https://lastfrostdate.com/frost-dates/texas/college-station/