Vegetable Planting Guide

Travis County

Credit: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Ideal planting time
Marginal planting time
Seed starting (transplants)
Today (Jan 10)
Plant seed unless otherwise noted
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
Artichoke
Crowns
Transplants
Asparagus(crowns)
Brussels sprouts(transplants)
Beans, fava
Beets
Broccoli(transplants)
Cabbage(transplants)
Carrots
Cauliflower(transplants)
Collards(seeds or transplants)
Greens, cool season
Kale(seeds or transplants)
Kohlrabi(seeds or transplants)
Leeks(transplants)
Lettuce(seeds or transplants)
Mustard(seeds or transplants)
Onions, bulbing
Transplants
Seeds
Onions, green(seeds or transplants)
Peas, English, snap and snow
Radish
Spinach(seeds or transplants)
Swiss chard(seeds or transplants)
Turnip
Potato, Irish(seed potatoes)
Tomato(transplants)
Eggplant(transplants)
Pepper(transplants)
Beans, bush, pole and lima
Corn
Cucumber
Pumpkin
Squash, summer
Squash, winter
Greens, warm season
Melons, cantaloupe and honeydew
Okra
Peas, Southern
Watermelon
Potato, sweet(slips)
Garlic(cloves)
10-year AVERAGE Frost Dates by Weather Station - Adjust Planting Dates as Needed
Station NameLast FrostFirst Frost
Camp MabryFeb 20Dec 1
Austin-BergstromMar 5Nov 13
Austin Great HillsFeb 25Nov 27
Compiled by Patty G Leander, Master Gardener Vegetable Specialist · January 2025
Daphne Richards, Travis County Extension Agent - Horticulture
Gardening Hotline: 512.710.7098    Gardening Helpdesk: travismg@ag.tamu.edu
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