Planting Guide
Seasonal Planting Guides
Learn about Texas gardening zones, planting schedules, and watering guidelines from Enchanted Gardens qualified Arborists, Master Gardeners, Texas Certified Nursery Professionals, and Texas Certified Water Smart Professionals.
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Texas Gardening Zones
Houston, TX and the surrounding area is Zone III.
Hardiness
Houston, TX is USDA Hardiness Zone 9a.
Planting by the season
Texas Planting Schedule
Spring Planting Guide for Vegetable Crops, Texas Zone III
Vegetables | Planting Date |
|---|---|
Asparagus | After Feb 1 |
Snap Beans, bush | Mar 5 – May 1 |
Snap Beans, pole | Mar 5 – Apr 15 |
Lima Beans | Mar 15 – Apr 15 |
Beets | Feb 1 – Mar 1 |
Broccoli | Feb 1 – Mar 1 |
Brussels sprouts | Not Recommended |
Cabbage | Feb 1 – Mar 1 |
Carrots | Jan 15 – Mar 1 |
Cauliflower | Feb 1 – Mar 1 |
Swiss Chard | Feb 1 – Mar 10 |
Collards | Feb 1 – Mar 25 |
Corn, sweet | Feb 25 – May 1 |
Cucumber | Mar 5 – May 1 |
Eggplant | Mar 15 – May 1 |
Garlic | Not Recommended |
Kohlrabi | Feb 1 – Mar 1 |
Lettuce | Feb 1 – Mar 15 |
Muskmelon/Cantaloupe | Mar 15 – May 1 |
Mustard | Feb 1 – Apr 1 |
Onion | Feb 1 – Mar 1 |
Parsley | Feb 1 – Mar 1 |
English Peas | Feb 1 – Mar 1 |
Southern Peas | Mar 25 – May 20 |
Pepper, transplants | Mar 15 – May 1 |
Potatoes | Feb 15 – Mar 1 |
Sweet Potatoes, slips | Apr 10 – May 15 |
Pumpkins | Apr 1 – Apr 20 |
Radish | Feb 1 – May 1 |
Spinach | Jan 1 – Feb 15 |
Summer Squash | Mar 5 – May 1 |
Winter Squash | Mar 5 – May 1 |
Tomatoes, transplants | Mar 15 – Apr 10 |
Turnips | Feb 1 – Mar 10 |
Watermelon | Mar 15 – May 1 |
Fall Direct Seeding Guide, Texas Zone III
Vegetables | Planting Date |
|---|---|
Snap Beans, bush | Sep 1 |
Lima Beans | Aug 20 |
Beets | Oct 15 |
Broccoli | Sept 1 |
Brussels sprouts | Sept 1 |
Cabbage | Sept 1 |
Carrots | Nov 10 |
Cauliflower | Sept 1 |
Swiss Chard | Oct 1 |
Collards | Oct 10 |
Corn, sweet | Aug 20 |
Cucumber | Sept 1 |
Eggplant | Jul 1 |
Garlic | Oct |
Kohlrabi | Sept 10 |
Lettuce | Oct 10 |
Mustard | Nov 1 |
Onion, seed | Nov 1 |
Parsley | Oct 10 |
Southern Peas | Aug 1 |
Pepper | Jul 1 |
Potatoes | Sep 1 |
Pumpkins | Aug 1 |
Radish | Nov 25 |
Spinach | Nov 15 |
Summer Squash | Sept 10 |
Winter Squash | Aug 10 |
Tomatoes, transplants | Jul 1 |
Turnips | Nov 1 |
Watermelon | Mar 15 – May 1 |