When to Plant Potatoes in Texas

For potatoes in Texas, spring planting starts between Nov 27 (Cameron County) and Mar 17 (Hartley County); fall planting starts between Jun 25 (Lipscomb County) and Sep 17 (Galveston County), according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.

Photo: Potato plants growing in a home garden. Geo Lightspeed7, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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County

County dates come from the guide's frost-relative timing and each county's NOAA normals.

Long neat rows of green potato plants stretching across a farm field

Windmill and oak savanna under snow on the Caddo-LBJ National Grasslands

Indian paintbrush blooming across a Texas field

Sunset through post oaks over a Northeast Texas pasture

Published dates for potatoes in Texas

Type	Season	Region	Published dates	Source
Potato, Irish	spring	Texas (statewide; timing relative to local frost dates)	4 to 6 weeks before	EHT-077, Table 8. Vegetable planting., p. 9
Potato	fall	Region I	Not recommended	EHT-056, Table 1. Average planting dates for fall vegetables in various growing regions of Texas., p. 2
Potato	fall	Region II	Aug 1	EHT-056, Table 1. Average planting dates for fall vegetables in various growing regions of Texas., p. 2
Potato	fall	Region III	Sep 1	EHT-056, Table 1. Average planting dates for fall vegetables in various growing regions of Texas., p. 2
Potato	fall	Region IV	Oct 1	EHT-056, Table 1. Average planting dates for fall vegetables in various growing regions of Texas., p. 2
Potato	fall	Region V	Not recommended	EHT-056, Table 1. Average planting dates for fall vegetables in various growing regions of Texas., p. 2
Potato, Irish	fall	Texas (statewide; timing relative to local frost dates)	14 to 16 weeks before	EHT-077, Table 8. Vegetable planting., p. 9

Planting dates for potatoes by Texas county

County	Spring	Summer and fall
Anderson	Feb 9 to Feb 23	Jul 20 to Aug 3
Andrews	Feb 4 to Feb 18	Jul 25 to Aug 8
Angelina	Jan 28 to Feb 11	Jul 26 to Aug 9
Aransas	Dec 12 to Dec 26	Sep 11 to Sep 25
Archer	Feb 11 to Feb 25	Jul 21 to Aug 4
Armstrong	Mar 8 to Mar 22	Jul 2 to Jul 16
Atascosa	Jan 16 to Jan 30	Aug 8 to Aug 22
Austin	Jan 17 to Jan 31	Aug 12 to Aug 26
Bailey	Mar 14 to Mar 28	Jun 29 to Jul 13
Bandera	Feb 2 to Feb 16	Jul 26 to Aug 9
Bastrop	Jan 29 to Feb 12	Jul 30 to Aug 13
Baylor	Feb 16 to Mar 2	Jul 17 to Jul 31
Bee	Jan 6 to Jan 20	Aug 18 to Sep 1
Bell	Jan 31 to Feb 14	Jul 31 to Aug 14
Bexar	Jan 14 to Jan 28	Aug 8 to Aug 22
Blanco	Feb 8 to Feb 22	Jul 20 to Aug 3
Borden	Feb 13 to Feb 27	Jul 19 to Aug 2
Bosque	Feb 1 to Feb 15	Jul 25 to Aug 8
Bowie	Feb 12 to Feb 26	Jul 17 to Jul 31
Brazoria	Dec 18 to Jan 1	Sep 10 to Sep 24
Brazos	Jan 16 to Jan 30	Aug 10 to Aug 24
Brewster	Jan 22 to Feb 5	Jul 31 to Aug 14
Briscoe	Mar 2 to Mar 16	Jul 8 to Jul 22
Brooks	Jan 14 to Jan 28	Aug 11 to Aug 25
Brown	Feb 8 to Feb 22	Jul 21 to Aug 4
Burleson	Feb 4 to Feb 18	Jul 20 to Aug 3
Burnet	Feb 1 to Feb 15	Jul 22 to Aug 5
Caldwell	Jan 22 to Feb 5	Aug 3 to Aug 17
Calhoun	Dec 24 to Jan 7	Sep 6 to Sep 20
Callahan	Feb 13 to Feb 27	Jul 18 to Aug 1
Cameron	Nov 27 to Dec 11	Sep 14 to Sep 28
Camp	Feb 10 to Feb 24	Jul 18 to Aug 1
Carson	Mar 4 to Mar 18	Jul 9 to Jul 23
Cass	Feb 5 to Feb 19	Jul 22 to Aug 5
Castro	Mar 11 to Mar 25	Jul 3 to Jul 17
Chambers	Jan 1 to Jan 15	Aug 16 to Aug 30
Cherokee	Jan 24 to Feb 7	Aug 5 to Aug 19
Childress	Feb 20 to Mar 6	Jul 16 to Jul 30
Clay	Feb 18 to Mar 4	Jul 19 to Aug 2
Cochran	Feb 28 to Mar 14	Jul 11 to Jul 25
Coke	Feb 12 to Feb 26	Jul 18 to Aug 1
Coleman	Jan 31 to Feb 14	Jul 31 to Aug 14
Collin	Feb 3 to Feb 17	Jul 26 to Aug 9
Collingsworth	Feb 18 to Mar 4	Jul 15 to Jul 29
Colorado	Jan 26 to Feb 9	Jul 31 to Aug 14
Comal	Jan 18 to Feb 1	Aug 11 to Aug 25
Comanche	Jan 29 to Feb 12	Jul 29 to Aug 12
Concho	Feb 22 to Mar 8	Jul 15 to Jul 29
Cooke	Feb 5 to Feb 19	Jul 25 to Aug 8
Coryell	Feb 5 to Feb 19	Jul 20 to Aug 3
Cottle	Feb 16 to Mar 2	Jul 18 to Aug 1
Crane	Feb 2 to Feb 16	Jul 27 to Aug 10
Crockett	Feb 7 to Feb 21	Jul 17 to Jul 31
Crosby	Feb 22 to Mar 8	Jul 16 to Jul 30
Culberson	Feb 17 to Mar 3	Jul 22 to Aug 5
Dallam	Mar 10 to Mar 24	Jun 30 to Jul 14
Dallas	Jan 19 to Feb 2	Aug 9 to Aug 23
Dawson	Feb 21 to Mar 7	Jul 15 to Jul 29
DeWitt	Jan 19 to Feb 2	Aug 7 to Aug 21
Deaf Smith	Mar 6 to Mar 20	Jul 5 to Jul 19
Delta	Feb 4 to Feb 18	Jul 24 to Aug 7
Denton	Jan 30 to Feb 13	Jul 31 to Aug 14
Dickens	Feb 23 to Mar 9	Jul 15 to Jul 29
Dimmit	Jan 22 to Feb 5	Aug 2 to Aug 16
Donley	Mar 3 to Mar 17	Jul 6 to Jul 20
Duval	Jan 9 to Jan 23	Aug 11 to Aug 25
Eastland	Feb 16 to Mar 2	Jul 15 to Jul 29
Ector	Jan 31 to Feb 14	Jul 25 to Aug 8
Edwards	Jan 25 to Feb 8	Aug 5 to Aug 19
El Paso	Jan 19 to Feb 2	Jul 31 to Aug 14
Ellis	Feb 2 to Feb 16	Jul 27 to Aug 10
Erath	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jul 19 to Aug 2
Falls	Feb 7 to Feb 21	Jul 20 to Aug 3
Fannin	Feb 2 to Feb 16	Jul 24 to Aug 7
Fayette	Jan 21 to Feb 4	Aug 5 to Aug 19
Fisher	Feb 3 to Feb 17	Jul 26 to Aug 9
Floyd	Feb 24 to Mar 10	Jul 14 to Jul 28
Foard	Feb 18 to Mar 4	Jul 15 to Jul 29
Fort Bend	Jan 4 to Jan 18	Aug 16 to Aug 30
Franklin	Feb 1 to Feb 15	Jul 27 to Aug 10
Freestone	Feb 2 to Feb 16	Jul 25 to Aug 8
Frio	Jan 5 to Jan 19	Aug 16 to Aug 30
Gaines	Feb 19 to Mar 5	Jul 17 to Jul 31
Galveston	Dec 7 to Dec 21	Sep 17 to Oct 1
Garza	Feb 18 to Mar 4	Jul 20 to Aug 3
Gillespie	Feb 4 to Feb 18	Jul 21 to Aug 4
Glasscock	Feb 19 to Mar 5	Jul 16 to Jul 30
Goliad	Jan 14 to Jan 28	Aug 11 to Aug 25
Gonzales	Jan 15 to Jan 29	Aug 8 to Aug 22
Gray	Mar 3 to Mar 17	Jul 8 to Jul 22
Grayson	Jan 31 to Feb 14	Jul 30 to Aug 13
Gregg	Feb 2 to Feb 16	Jul 25 to Aug 8
Grimes	Jan 24 to Feb 7	Jul 30 to Aug 13
Guadalupe	Jan 18 to Feb 1	Aug 6 to Aug 20
Hale	Feb 28 to Mar 14	Jul 9 to Jul 23
Hall	Feb 17 to Mar 3	Jul 18 to Aug 1
Hamilton	Feb 1 to Feb 15	Jul 29 to Aug 12
Hansford	Mar 10 to Mar 24	Jul 3 to Jul 17
Hardeman	Feb 21 to Mar 7	Jul 12 to Jul 26
Hardin	Jan 14 to Jan 28	Aug 10 to Aug 24
Harris	Jan 2 to Jan 16	Aug 19 to Sep 2
Harrison	Feb 6 to Feb 20	Jul 22 to Aug 5
Hartley	Mar 17 to Mar 31	Jun 26 to Jul 10
Haskell	Feb 14 to Feb 28	Jul 18 to Aug 1
Hays	Feb 3 to Feb 17	Jul 24 to Aug 7
Hemphill	Mar 5 to Mar 19	Jul 6 to Jul 20
Henderson	Feb 4 to Feb 18	Jul 23 to Aug 6
Hidalgo	Nov 27 to Dec 11	Sep 12 to Sep 26
Hill	Feb 7 to Feb 21	Jul 21 to Aug 4
Hockley	Feb 26 to Mar 12	Jul 12 to Jul 26
Hood	Feb 10 to Feb 24	Jul 20 to Aug 3
Hopkins	Feb 1 to Feb 15	Jul 25 to Aug 8
Houston	Jan 30 to Feb 13	Jul 28 to Aug 11
Howard	Feb 6 to Feb 20	Jul 24 to Aug 7
Hudspeth	Mar 2 to Mar 16	Jul 9 to Jul 23
Hunt	Feb 4 to Feb 18	Jul 27 to Aug 10
Hutchinson	Feb 23 to Mar 9	Jul 13 to Jul 27
Irion	Feb 26 to Mar 12	Jul 11 to Jul 25
Jack	Feb 14 to Feb 28	Jul 18 to Aug 1
Jackson	Dec 21 to Jan 4	Aug 31 to Sep 14
Jasper	Jan 26 to Feb 9	Aug 2 to Aug 16
Jeff Davis	Mar 5 to Mar 19	Jul 9 to Jul 23
Jefferson	Jan 3 to Jan 17	Aug 17 to Aug 31
Jim Hogg	Dec 24 to Jan 7	Aug 22 to Sep 5
Jim Wells	Dec 18 to Jan 1	Sep 8 to Sep 22
Johnson	Feb 3 to Feb 17	Jul 23 to Aug 6
Jones	Feb 17 to Mar 3	Jul 17 to Jul 31
Karnes	Jan 5 to Jan 19	Aug 19 to Sep 2
Kaufman	Feb 2 to Feb 16	Jul 25 to Aug 8
Kendall	Feb 1 to Feb 15	Jul 24 to Aug 7
Kenedy	Jan 11 to Jan 25	Aug 15 to Aug 29
Kent	Feb 18 to Mar 4	Jul 16 to Jul 30
Kerr	Feb 20 to Mar 6	Jul 12 to Jul 26
Kimble	Feb 11 to Feb 25	Jul 18 to Aug 1
King	Feb 21 to Mar 7	Jul 14 to Jul 28
Kinney	Jan 22 to Feb 5	Aug 4 to Aug 18
Kleberg	Dec 23 to Jan 6	Aug 24 to Sep 7
Knox	Feb 14 to Feb 28	Jul 20 to Aug 3
La Salle	Dec 31 to Jan 14	Aug 13 to Aug 27
Lamar	Jan 31 to Feb 14	Jul 27 to Aug 10
Lamb	Feb 23 to Mar 9	Jul 12 to Jul 26
Lampasas	Feb 8 to Feb 22	Jul 23 to Aug 6
Lavaca	Jan 6 to Jan 20	Aug 14 to Aug 28
Lee	Jan 22 to Feb 5	Aug 1 to Aug 15
Leon	Feb 6 to Feb 20	Jul 23 to Aug 6
Liberty	Jan 10 to Jan 24	Aug 11 to Aug 25
Limestone	Jan 30 to Feb 13	Aug 2 to Aug 16
Lipscomb	Mar 16 to Mar 30	Jun 25 to Jul 9
Live Oak	Dec 28 to Jan 11	Aug 16 to Aug 30
Llano	Feb 6 to Feb 20	Jul 21 to Aug 4
Loving	Feb 12 to Feb 26	Jul 17 to Jul 31
Lubbock	Feb 21 to Mar 7	Jul 13 to Jul 27
Lynn	Feb 19 to Mar 5	Jul 19 to Aug 2
Madison	Feb 2 to Feb 16	Jul 22 to Aug 5
Marion	Feb 4 to Feb 18	Jul 19 to Aug 2
Martin	Feb 12 to Feb 26	Jul 20 to Aug 3
Mason	Feb 4 to Feb 18	Jul 24 to Aug 7
Matagorda	Dec 25 to Jan 8	Aug 26 to Sep 9
Maverick	Jan 8 to Jan 22	Aug 11 to Aug 25
McCulloch	Jan 31 to Feb 14	Jul 26 to Aug 9
McLennan	Jan 26 to Feb 9	Jul 31 to Aug 14
McMullen	Jan 2 to Jan 16	Aug 13 to Aug 27
Medina	Jan 17 to Jan 31	Aug 7 to Aug 21
Menard	Feb 24 to Mar 10	Jul 10 to Jul 24
Midland	Feb 4 to Feb 18	Jul 25 to Aug 8
Milam	Jan 23 to Feb 6	Aug 3 to Aug 17
Mills	Feb 9 to Feb 23	Jul 22 to Aug 5
Mitchell	Feb 21 to Mar 7	Jul 16 to Jul 30
Montague	Feb 10 to Feb 24	Jul 19 to Aug 2
Montgomery	Jan 13 to Jan 27	Aug 12 to Aug 26
Moore	Mar 10 to Mar 24	Jul 4 to Jul 18
Morris	Jan 25 to Feb 8	Aug 2 to Aug 16
Motley	Feb 22 to Mar 8	Jul 15 to Jul 29
Nacogdoches	Jan 30 to Feb 13	Jul 28 to Aug 11
Navarro	Jan 24 to Feb 7	Aug 3 to Aug 17
Newton	Jan 26 to Feb 9	Aug 2 to Aug 16
Nolan	Feb 16 to Mar 2	Jul 19 to Aug 2
Nueces	Dec 20 to Jan 3	Sep 1 to Sep 15
Ochiltree	Mar 3 to Mar 17	Jul 10 to Jul 24
Oldham	Mar 8 to Mar 22	Jul 3 to Jul 17
Orange	Jan 17 to Jan 31	Aug 3 to Aug 17
Palo Pinto	Feb 9 to Feb 23	Jul 21 to Aug 4
Panola	Jan 25 to Feb 8	Jul 30 to Aug 13
Parker	Feb 11 to Feb 25	Jul 19 to Aug 2
Parmer	Mar 11 to Mar 25	Jul 3 to Jul 17
Pecos	Jan 25 to Feb 8	Jul 31 to Aug 14
Polk	Jan 18 to Feb 1	Aug 4 to Aug 18
Potter	Mar 2 to Mar 16	Jul 7 to Jul 21
Presidio	Mar 3 to Mar 17	Jul 7 to Jul 21
Rains	Feb 6 to Feb 20	Jul 23 to Aug 6
Randall	Mar 4 to Mar 18	Jul 5 to Jul 19
Reagan	Feb 6 to Feb 20	Jul 25 to Aug 8
Real	Feb 22 to Mar 8	Jul 13 to Jul 27
Red River	Feb 6 to Feb 20	Jul 21 to Aug 4
Reeves	Feb 4 to Feb 18	Jul 21 to Aug 4
Refugio	Jan 16 to Jan 30	Aug 12 to Aug 26
Roberts	Mar 5 to Mar 19	Jul 6 to Jul 20
Robertson	Jan 17 to Jan 31	Aug 8 to Aug 22
Rockwall	Jan 27 to Feb 10	Jul 30 to Aug 13
Runnels	Feb 8 to Feb 22	Jul 21 to Aug 4
Rusk	Feb 1 to Feb 15	Jul 27 to Aug 10
Sabine	Jan 18 to Feb 1	Aug 10 to Aug 24
San Augustine	Feb 4 to Feb 18	Jul 24 to Aug 7
San Jacinto	Jan 24 to Feb 7	Jul 31 to Aug 14
San Patricio	Dec 21 to Jan 4	Aug 27 to Sep 10
San Saba	Feb 2 to Feb 16	Jul 24 to Aug 7
Schleicher	Feb 8 to Feb 22	Jul 21 to Aug 4
Scurry	Feb 13 to Feb 27	Jul 21 to Aug 4
Shackelford	Feb 16 to Mar 2	Jul 19 to Aug 2
Shelby	Jan 30 to Feb 13	Jul 26 to Aug 9
Sherman	Mar 10 to Mar 24	Jul 1 to Jul 15
Smith	Jan 24 to Feb 7	Aug 1 to Aug 15
Somervell	Feb 14 to Feb 28	Jul 18 to Aug 1
Starr	Dec 20 to Jan 3	Aug 27 to Sep 10
Stephens	Feb 21 to Mar 7	Jul 14 to Jul 28
Sterling	Feb 17 to Mar 3	Jul 17 to Jul 31
Stonewall	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jul 18 to Aug 1
Sutton	Feb 18 to Mar 4	Jul 17 to Jul 31
Swisher	Mar 7 to Mar 21	Jul 6 to Jul 20
Tarrant	Jan 27 to Feb 10	Jul 31 to Aug 14
Taylor	Feb 19 to Mar 5	Jul 14 to Jul 28
Terrell	Jan 18 to Feb 1	Aug 8 to Aug 22
Terry	Feb 20 to Mar 6	Jul 15 to Jul 29
Throckmorton	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jul 18 to Aug 1
Titus	Feb 10 to Feb 24	Jul 18 to Aug 1
Tom Green	Feb 6 to Feb 20	Jul 21 to Aug 4
Travis	Jan 27 to Feb 10	Jul 28 to Aug 11
Trinity	Jan 19 to Feb 2	Aug 6 to Aug 20
Tyler	Jan 26 to Feb 9	Aug 2 to Aug 16
Upshur	Feb 12 to Feb 26	Jul 19 to Aug 2
Upton	Jan 29 to Feb 12	Jul 27 to Aug 10
Uvalde	Jan 29 to Feb 12	Jul 25 to Aug 8
Val Verde	Jan 27 to Feb 10	Jul 27 to Aug 10
Van Zandt	Jan 28 to Feb 11	Aug 1 to Aug 15
Victoria	Dec 24 to Jan 7	Aug 19 to Sep 2
Walker	Jan 19 to Feb 2	Aug 6 to Aug 20
Waller	Jan 17 to Jan 31	Aug 12 to Aug 26
Ward	Feb 20 to Mar 6	Jul 17 to Jul 31
Washington	Jan 19 to Feb 2	Aug 10 to Aug 24
Webb	Jan 10 to Jan 24	Aug 19 to Sep 2
Wharton	Jan 12 to Jan 26	Aug 15 to Aug 29
Wheeler	Feb 26 to Mar 12	Jul 10 to Jul 24
Wichita	Feb 12 to Feb 26	Jul 20 to Aug 3
Wilbarger	Feb 13 to Feb 27	Jul 20 to Aug 3
Willacy	Dec 1 to Dec 15	Sep 11 to Sep 25
Williamson	Jan 23 to Feb 6	Aug 4 to Aug 18
Wilson	Jan 23 to Feb 6	Jul 31 to Aug 14
Winkler	Feb 12 to Feb 26	Jul 22 to Aug 5
Wise	Feb 6 to Feb 20	Jul 22 to Aug 5
Wood	Jan 24 to Feb 7	Aug 3 to Aug 17
Yoakum	Feb 28 to Mar 14	Jul 12 to Jul 26
Young	Feb 18 to Mar 4	Jul 16 to Jul 30
Zapata	Dec 8 to Dec 22	Sep 1 to Sep 15
Zavala	Dec 30 to Jan 13	Aug 20 to Sep 3

Texas planting dates for other crops

Tomatoes
Peppers
Sweet Potatoes
Sweet Corn
Green Beans
Lima Beans
Peas
Southern Peas
Cucumbers
Squash
Winter Squash
Pumpkins
Watermelon
Cantaloupe
Okra
Eggplant
Lettuce
Spinach
Kale
Collard Greens
Mustard Greens
Turnips
Swiss Chard
Cabbage
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Brussels Sprouts
Kohlrabi
Carrots
Beets
Radishes
Onions
Garlic
Asparagus
Parsley

More planting dates for Texas

Planting dates for each crop in Texas, from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension calendar.

Tomatoes

Peppers

Sweet Corn

Green Beans

Cucumbers

Squash

Lettuce

Onions

Planting potatoes in Texas: questions

When do you plant potatoes in Texas?

Can I plant potatoes in the fall in Texas?

Yes. Fall planting starts between Jun 25 (Lipscomb County) and Sep 17 (Galveston County).

How do frost dates affect planting potatoes?

Yes. The Texas frost dates page gives the 10% and 50% dates for every county.

Where do these dates for potatoes come from?

EHT-056 Fall Vegetable Gardening Guide; EHT-077 Texas Home Vegetable Gardening Guide.

Do these dates change by county?

Each county's dates move with its own average frost dates.

Photos: Potato plants growing in a home garden: Geo Lightspeed7, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Potato plant growing in a garden bed: Kolforn (Kolforn), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Long neat rows of green potato plants stretching across a farm field: Malcolm Neal, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Windmill and oak savanna under snow on the Caddo-LBJ National Grasslands: US Forest Service – Southern Region, Public domain, via Flickr; Indian paintbrush blooming across a Texas field: gurdonark, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr; Sunset through post oaks over a Northeast Texas pasture: daveynin, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr; Unripe green tomato on the plant: Microrao, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Pepper plant in a kitchen garden loaded with green, yellow and red peppers: NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Rows of sweet corn in a field: Wee Hong, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Clusters of long green bean pods hanging from a climbing bean vine: Nirajan_pant, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Cucumber vines climbing a wooden trellis in a kitchen garden: NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Harvested zucchini and summer squash: nociveglia from Appennino Emiliano, Italy, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Leaf lettuce growing in a garden: GT1976, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Long rows of green onion plants growing in sandy farm soil: ליזי שאנן, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.