Vegetable Planting Guide for North Central Texas

VEGETABLE PLANTING GUIDE FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
Vegetable Type Planting
Depth (inches)
Inches
between
rows
Avg Crop
Height (Feet)
Spring Planting
Dates
Fall Planting
Dates
Days to Crop Maturity Soil Temp
Req for
Transplant
Soil Temp
Req for
Seed
Asparagus 8-12 48-60 5 Feb 1-Mar 1 Not Advised 700 45° F
Beans, snap bush 1-1.5 24-36 1.5 Mar 18-Apr 15 Aug 1-Sep 15 45-60 60° F
Beans, snap pole 1-1.5 36-48 6-8 Mar 18-Apr 15 Jul 30-Aug 10 60-70 60° F
Beans, Lima bush 1-1.5 30-36 1.5 Mar 18-Apr 15 Aug 15-Sep 15 65-80 70° F
Beans, Lima pole 1-1.5 36-48 6-8 Mar 18-Apr 15 Jul 25-Aug 15 75-85 70° F
Beets 1 12-24 1.5 Feb 1-Feb 15 Sep 1-Oct 1 50-60 55° F
Broccoli .5 24-36 3 Feb 1-Feb 15 Aug 15-Sep 30 60-80 50° F
Brussels sprouts .5 24-36 2 Feb 1-Feb 15 Aug 15-Sep 30 90-100 50° F
Cabbage .5 24-36 1.5 Feb 1-Feb 15 Aug 15-Sep 30 60-90 55° F 55° F
Cabbage, Chinese .5 18-30 1/5 Feb 1-Feb 15 Aug 10-Aug 30 65-70 55° F 55° F
Cantaloupe 1 48-96 1 Apr 5-May 1 Jul 30-Aug 10 85-100 75° F
Carrot .5 12-24 2 Feb 1-Feb 15 Sep 1-Sep 30 70-80 50° F
Cauliflower .5 24-36 3 Feb 1-Feb 15 Aug 15-Sep 20 70-90 50° F
Chard, Swiss 1 18-30 2 Feb 1-Mar 3 Aug 15-Sep 15 45-55 55° F
Cilantro .5 12-24 2 Feb 1-Apr 1 Sep 1-Sep 30 40-60 55° F
Collard (kale) .5 18-36 2 Feb 1-Mar 3 Aug 25-Sep 20 50-80 55° F
Corn (sweet) .5 24-36 6-8 Mar 18-Apr 30 Aug 10-Aug 25 70-90 65° F
Cucumber .5 48-72 1 Mar 18-Apr 30 Aug 25-Sep 10 50-70 60° F
Eggplant .5 24-36 3 Apr 1-Apr 30 Jul 30-Aug 25 80-90 75° F
Garlic 1-2 10-18 1 Not Advised Oct 1-Nov 1 140-150
Kohlrabi .5 12-18 1.5 Feb 1-Mar 10 Aug 15-Sep 20 55-75 50° F
Lettuce .5 12-24 1 Feb 1-Mar 31 Sep 1-Sep 30 40-80 50° F
Okra 1 24-36 5-7 Apr 1-Apr 30 Jul 1-Aug 25 55-65 75° F
Onion (plants) .5-1 12-18 1.5 Jan 1-Feb 15 Aug 15-Sep 15 80-120 45° F
Onion (seed) .5 12-18 1.5 Jan 1-Feb 15 Sep 1-Sep 20 90-120 50° F
Parsley .5 12-24 1.5 Feb 1-Mar 15 Aug 15-Oct 10 70-90 55° F
Peas, English 2-3 18-36 2 Jan 20-Mar 3 Sep 15-Nov 1 55-90 50° F
Peas, black-eyed 2-3 24-36 2.5 Mar 30-Apr 30 Aug 15-Sep 1 60-70 65° F
Peppers .5 24-36 2-3 Mar 30-May 30 Jul 30-Aug 25 60-90 70° F
Potato, Irish 4 30-36 2 Feb 1-Feb 15 Jul 30-Aug 10 65-100 50° F
Potato, Sweet 3-5 36-48 1.5 Apr 15-Jun 1 Not Advised 100-130 75° F
Pumpkin 1-2 48-96 1.5 Mar 25-Apr 25 Aug 10-Aug 25 75-100 70° F
Radish .5 12-18 .5 Feb 10-Apr 15 Sep 20-Nov 15 25-40 50° F
Spinach .5 12-18 1 Jan 20-Mar 10 Sep 15-Nov 1 40-60 50° F
Squash, Summer 1-2 24-60 2 Mar 25-Apr 15 Aug 1-Aug 30 50-60 70° F
Squash, Winter 1-2 48-78 1 Mar 25-Apr 15 Aug 10-Aug 30 85-100 70° F
Tomato 4-7 24-48 3-6 Mar 20-Apr 30 Jun 15-Jul 30 55-100 60° F
Turnip, Greens .5 12-24 1.5 Feb 1-Mar 10 Aug 25-Nov 1 30 60° F
Turnip, Roots .5 12-24 1.5 Feb 1-Mar 10 Aug 25-Nov 1 30-60 60° F
Watermelon 1-2 60-96 1 Mar 30-Apr 30 Jul 20-Aug 10 80-100 70° F
*Last avg. frost date March 20/First avg. frost date Nov. 17