Pea plants growing up supports in a garden

Texas planting dates

When to Plant Peas in Texas

For peas in Texas, spring planting starts between Nov 13 (Cameron County) and Mar 3 (Hartley County); fall planting starts between Jul 23 (Lipscomb County) and Oct 15 (Galveston County), according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.

Photo: Pea plants growing up supports in a garden. Kolforn (Kolforn), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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When to plant peas in your county

County

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

Pea vines on a garden trellis with white flowers and flat green pods

Published dates for peas in Texas

Type	Season	Region	Published dates	Source
Peas, English	spring	Texas (statewide; timing relative to local frost dates)	2 to 8 weeks before	EHT-077, Table 8. Vegetable planting., p. 9
Peas, English	fall	Texas (statewide; timing relative to local frost dates)	2 to 12 weeks before	EHT-077, Table 8. Vegetable planting., p. 9

Planting dates for peas by Texas county

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

More Texas planting guides

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Cantaloupe
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More planting dates for Texas

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

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Planting peas in Texas: questions

When do you plant peas in Texas?

Can I plant peas in the fall in Texas?

Yes. Fall planting starts between Jul 23 (Lipscomb County) and Oct 15 (Galveston County).

How does frost timing change peas 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 peas come from?

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.

Photos: Pea plants growing up supports in a garden: Kolforn (Kolforn), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Rows of young pea plants in a vegetable patch: Kolforn (Kolforn), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Pea vines on a garden trellis with white flowers and flat green pods: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Pile of ripe tomatoes: Jubair Bin Iqbal, 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; 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; Zucchini plant with a yellow flower: net_efekt from Oxford, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; 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.