Did you know that fall is the best season for growing vegetables in North Texas? It’s true. Vegetables perform their best when days are warm and nights are cool. If you struggled to grow a vegetable garden this summer, don’t fret. You have an entire season to make up for it!
Check out our helpful fall vegetable calendar below for North Texas planting dates. We’ve created two schedules. One is organized by date, the other is organized by vegetable.
When to Plant a Fall Vegetable Garden in North Texas
The fall gardening season in North Texas actually starts long before the weather begins to cool off. Many cool-season vegetables like broccoli and cauliflower need to be started by seed indoors at the end of July.
If you haven’t taken our Indoor Seed-Starting class yet, don’t worry. You don’t have to start all fall vegetables indoors. You can plant many fall vegetables by sowing seeds into the garden or purchasing transplants from a nursery.
For growing a fall crop of summer vegetables like squash, cucumber, and okra, seeds need to be planted in August.
Most cool-season vegetable crops need to be started by seed or transplanted in September. This gives plants enough time to mature and produce before freezing weather arrives.
How to Use These Planting Charts
There are two fall planting charts. The first organizes fall vegetables by recommended date of planting. The second chart organizes vegetables in alphabetical order with their corresponding planting dates.
BY SEED: This column gives you fall vegetable planting information if you plan to start the vegetable by seed, either directly into the garden or indoors.
BY TRANSPLANT: This column gives you fall vegetable planting information if you plan to transplant seedlings into the garden.
Note: Not all vegetables can be direct-sown (planted by seed directly into the garden). Some vegetables need to be started by seed indoors. This is noted in the charts.
North Texas Fall Vegetable Planting Calendar by Date
| DATE | VEGETABLES BY SEED | VEGETABLES BY TRANSPLANT |
| May 1 – May 14 | Indoors: Tomatoes | |
| May 1 – July 25 | Cantaloupe, Watermelon Indoors: Eggplant, Peppers | Eggplant, Peppers |
| July 1 – July 15 | Tomatoes | |
| July 1 – August 15 | Black-eyed peas, Southern peas, Winter squash | |
| July 15 – August 15 | Okra, Pumpkin | |
| July 25 – August 25 | Indoors: Broccoli, Brussel sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Mustard greens, Spinach, Swiss Chard Outdoors: Corn, Cucumbers, Snap pole beans, Sweet corn, Zucchini | |
| August 1 – September 15 | Pinto beans, Bush beans | |
| August 10 – September 30 | Chinese cabbage, Swiss chard | Chinese cabbage |
| August 25 – October 15 | Indoors: Swiss Chard, Mustard Greens, Collard greens, Lettuce, Kale, Spinach Outdoors: Radish, Turnips, Collard greens, Lettuce, Kale, Spinach, Turnips | |
| August 25- | ||
| September 1 – 15 | English/French peas | |
| September 1 – 30 | Beets, Carrots, Parsnips | |
| September 1 – November 30 | Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Lettuce, Greens | |
| September 10 – October 31 | Leeks, Onion | Leeks |
| September 15 – Through Winter | Collard greens, Kale, Mustard greens, Swiss chard, Spinach | |
| October 1 – 31 | Garlic cloves |
North Texas Fall Planting Calendar by Vegetable
| FALL VEGETABLE | BY SEED | BY TRANSPLANT |
| Beans, bush | August 1 – September 15 | |
| Beans, pole | August 1 – August 25 | |
| Beets | September 1 – 30 | |
| Broccoli | August 1 – August 25 (Indoors) August 25 – October 15 (Outdoors) | September 1 – November 30 |
| Brussels sprouts | August 1 – August 25 (Indoors) August 25 – October 15 (Outdoors) | September 1 – November 30 |
| Cabbage | August 1 – August 25 (Indoors) August 25 – October 15 (Outdoors) | September 1 – November 30 |
| Carrot | September 1 – September 30 | |
| Cauliflower | August 1 – August 25 (Indoors) August 25 – October 15 (Outdoors) | September 1 – November 30 |
| Chard, Swiss | August 10 – September 30 | September 15 through winter |
| Corn, sweet | August 1 – August 25 | |
| Cucumber | September 1 – 15 | August 1 – August 15 |
| Eggplant | May 1 – July 25 | May 1 – July 25 |
| English/ French Peas | September 1 – 15 | |
| Garlic Cloves | October 1 – 31 | |
| Greens (Collard, Mustard) | August 1 – August 25 (Indoors) | September 15 through winter |
| Kale | August 25 – October 15 | September 15 through winter |
| Leeks | September 10 – October 31 | September 10 – October 31 |
| Lettuce | August 25 – October 15 | September 1 – November 30 |
| Melons | May 1 – July 25 | |
| Okra | July 15 – August 15 | July 15 – August 15 |
| Onions | September 10 – October 31 | |
| Pepper | May 1 – July 25 | |
| Potato, Irish (seed pieces) | July 25 – August 10 | |
| Pumpkin, small | July 15 – August 15 | July 15 – August 15 |
| Radish | August 25 – October 15 | |
| Southern Peas | July 1 – August 15 | |
| Spinach | August 1 – November 25 (Indoors) | September 15 through winter |
| Squash, summer | August 1 – August 25 | September 1 – 15 |
| Tomato | June 1 (Indoors) | June 15 – July 15 |
| Turnip | August 25 – October 15 | |
| Winter squash | July 1 – August 10 | July 1 – August 10 |
Start Your North Texas Vegetable Garden
Fall gardening can feel a little strange at first because so much of the planting happens while it still feels like summer outside. Use the dates in these charts as your guide, and don’t wait for cool weather to get started. Planting at the right time gives your vegetables the best chance to mature as temperatures begin to fall.
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