When to Plant Broccoli in Texas

For broccoli 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: Green broccoli head growing in the center of a leafy plant. Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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When to plant broccoli in your county

County

Because the guide is frost-relative, the dates shift from county to county.

Trail tunneling through mesquite and thornscrub in the Rio Grande Valley

Grassland banks of the South Sulphur River in Northeast Texas

Juniper and mesquite rolling plains at Copper Breaks State Park

Oak-covered hillside in the LBJ National Grassland

Published dates for broccoli in Texas

Type	Season	Region	Published dates	Source
Broccoli	spring	Texas (statewide; timing relative to local frost dates)	4 to 6 weeks before	EHT-077, Table 8. Vegetable planting., p. 8
Broccoli	fall	Region I	Jul 15	EHT-056, Table 1. Average planting dates for fall vegetables in various growing regions of Texas., p. 2
Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower	fall	Region I	Aug 1	EHT-056, Table 2. Last optimum dates for seeding or transplanting., p. 3
Broccoli	fall	Region II	Aug 1	EHT-056, Table 1. Average planting dates for fall vegetables in various growing regions of Texas., p. 2
Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower	fall	Region II	Aug 20	EHT-056, Table 2. Last optimum dates for seeding or transplanting., p. 3
Broccoli	fall	Region III	Sep 1	EHT-056, Table 1. Average planting dates for fall vegetables in various growing regions of Texas., p. 2
Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower	fall	Region III	Sep 20	EHT-056, Table 2. Last optimum dates for seeding or transplanting., p. 3
Broccoli	fall	Region IV	Oct 1	EHT-056, Table 1. Average planting dates for fall vegetables in various growing regions of Texas., p. 2
Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower	fall	Region IV	Oct 20	EHT-056, Table 2. Last optimum dates for seeding or transplanting., p. 3
Broccoli	fall	Region V	Nov 1	EHT-056, Table 1. Average planting dates for fall vegetables in various growing regions of Texas., p. 2
Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower	fall	Region V	Nov 20	EHT-056, Table 2. Last optimum dates for seeding or transplanting., p. 3
Broccoli	fall	Texas (statewide; timing relative to local frost dates)	10 to 16 weeks before	EHT-077, Table 8. Vegetable planting., p. 8

Planting dates for broccoli by Texas county

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

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Planting broccoli in Texas: questions

When do you plant broccoli in Texas?

Can I plant broccoli in the fall in Texas?

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

How does frost timing change broccoli planting?

Spring windows follow the last frost and fall windows end before the first frost. See the Texas frost dates page for your county.

Where do these dates for broccoli come from?

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

Why do the dates differ by county?

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

Resaca framed by mesquite branches in the Rio Grande Valley

Photos: Green broccoli head growing in the center of a leafy plant: Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Resaca framed by mesquite branches in the Rio Grande Valley: VSmithUK, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr; Trail tunneling through mesquite and thornscrub in the Rio Grande Valley: VSmithUK, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr; Grassland banks of the South Sulphur River in Northeast Texas: TexasExplorer98, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr; Juniper and mesquite rolling plains at Copper Breaks State Park: TexasExplorer98, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr; Oak-covered hillside in the LBJ National Grassland: Eapender at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Tomato plant with fruit in a garden: MavisLee, 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 plants growing in a home garden: Geo Lightspeed7, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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; Zucchini fruit on the plant: Schlaghecken Josef, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Leaf lettuce growing in a garden: GT1976, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.