When to Plant Lettuce in Texas

For lettuce in Texas, spring planting starts between Nov 27 (Cameron County) and Mar 17 (Hartley County); fall planting starts between Jul 9 (Lipscomb County) and Oct 1 (Galveston County), according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.

Photo: Green and red leaf lettuce heads growing along drip lines in a garden bed. Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 US, via Wikimedia Commons

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Lettuce: dates for your county

County

The publication counts weeks from the frost date, worked out here for each county.

Published dates for lettuce in Texas

Type	Season	Region	Published dates	Source
Lettuce	spring	Texas (statewide; timing relative to local frost dates)	6 weeks before or 2 weeks after	EHT-077, Table 8. Vegetable planting., p. 8
Lettuce, leaf	fall	Region I	Sep 1	EHT-056, Table 1. Average planting dates for fall vegetables in various growing regions of Texas., p. 2
Lettuce, leaf	fall	Region II	Sep 15	EHT-056, Table 1. Average planting dates for fall vegetables in various growing regions of Texas., p. 2
Lettuce, leaf	fall	Region III	Oct 10	EHT-056, Table 1. Average planting dates for fall vegetables in various growing regions of Texas., p. 2
Lettuce, leaf	fall	Region IV	Nov 1	EHT-056, Table 1. Average planting dates for fall vegetables in various growing regions of Texas., p. 2
Lettuce, leaf	fall	Region V	Dec 1	EHT-056, Table 1. Average planting dates for fall vegetables in various growing regions of Texas., p. 2
Lettuce	fall	Texas (statewide; timing relative to local frost dates)	10 to 14 weeks before	EHT-077, Table 8. Vegetable planting., p. 8

Planting dates for lettuce by Texas county

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

Other crops in Texas

Tomatoes
Peppers
Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes
Sweet Corn
Green Beans
Lima Beans
Peas
Southern Peas
Cucumbers
Squash
Winter Squash
Pumpkins
Watermelon
Cantaloupe
Okra
Eggplant
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

Potatoes

Sweet Corn

Green Beans

Cucumbers

Squash

Onions

Planting lettuce in Texas: questions

When do you plant lettuce in Texas?

Can I plant lettuce in the fall in Texas?

Yes. Fall planting starts between Jul 9 (Lipscomb County) and Oct 1 (Galveston County).

Do I need to wait for the last frost to plant lettuce?

Frost dates vary by weeks across Texas; the Texas frost dates page lists them by county.

Where do these dates for lettuce come from?

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

Do I use different dates in my county?

The weeks before or after frost in the guide are applied to each county's frost dates.

Photos: Green and red leaf lettuce heads growing along drip lines in a garden bed: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 US, via Wikimedia Commons; Young lettuce plant in garden soil: GT1976, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Leaf lettuce growing in a garden: GT1976, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Heads of lettuce in a garden bed: Prenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Lettuce plants growing in rows: AfroBrazilian, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Ripe red tomatoes on the vine: Softeis, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Pepper plant in a kitchen garden loaded with green, yellow and red peppers: NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Potato plant growing in a garden bed: Kolforn (Kolforn), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Field of sweet corn in summer: Marathon, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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; Long rows of green onion plants growing in sandy farm soil: ליזי שאנן, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.