Planting planner: Tyler, Texas
Typical last spring frost March 8 (1 spring in 10 later than March 29). Typical first fall frost November 22 (1 fall in 10 earlier than November 6). Growing season about 258 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 4 to February 1: Cauliflower (start seeds indoors)
- January 18 to February 8: Eggplant (start seeds indoors)
- January 25 to February 8: Peppers (start seeds indoors)
February
- February 1 to 15: Tomatoes (start seeds indoors)
- February 8 to 22: Peas, spinach, lettuce, radishes, onion sets, turnips (sow outdoors)
- February 8 to 22: Broccoli and cabbage (plant out)
- February 22 to March 8: Beets, carrots, potatoes, Swiss chard (plant outdoors)
- February 22 to March 8: Cauliflower (plant out)
March
- March 8: Snap beans, sweet corn, cucumbers, summer squash (sow outdoors)
- March 22: Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant (plant out)
- March 22: Melons, winter squash, pumpkins, lima beans (sow outdoors)
April
Nothing to start this month.
May
Nothing to start this month.
June
- June 27 to July 11: Cabbage for fall (start seeds)
July
- July 17 to 31: Broccoli for fall (start seeds)
August
- August 26: Snap beans for fall (last date to sow)
- August 30: Carrots for fall (last date to sow)
- August 31: Cucumbers for fall (last date to sow)
September
- September 4: Peas for fall (last date to sow)
- September 5: Summer squash for fall (last date to sow)
- September 9: Leaf lettuce and beets for fall (last date to sow)
- September 19: Turnips and kohlrabi for fall (last date to sow)
- September 29: Spinach for fall (last date to sow)
October
- October 9: Radishes for fall (last date to sow)
November
- November 6: Tomatoes, peppers, squash, melons, cucumbers (watch the forecast)
December
- December 21 to January 18: Broccoli and cabbage (start seeds indoors)
Dates from NOAA's 1991 to 2020 climate normals for Tyler Pounds Field (station USW00013972), 6 miles from the center of Tyler. 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/tyler/