When to Plant Tomatoes in Texas

For tomatoes in Texas, spring planting starts between Jan 15 (Cameron County) and May 5 (Hartley County); fall planting starts between Jul 9 (Lipscomb County) and Oct 1 (Galveston County), according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.

Photo: Tomato plant with fruit in a garden. MavisLee, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Your county's dates for tomatoes

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

Staked tomato plant in a straw-mulched kitchen garden with green and ripening red tomatoes

Published dates for tomatoes in Texas

Type	Season	Region	Published dates	Source
Tomato	spring	Texas (statewide; timing relative to local frost dates)	1 to 8 weeks after	EHT-077, Table 8. Vegetable planting., p. 9
Eggplant, peppers, tomato	fall	Region I	Jun 25	EHT-056, Table 2. Last optimum dates for seeding or transplanting., p. 3
Tomato	fall	Region I	Jun 1	EHT-056, Table 1. Average planting dates for fall vegetables in various growing regions of Texas., p. 2
Eggplant, peppers, tomato	fall	Region II	Jul 10	EHT-056, Table 2. Last optimum dates for seeding or transplanting., p. 3
Tomato	fall	Region II	Jun 15	EHT-056, Table 1. Average planting dates for fall vegetables in various growing regions of Texas., p. 2
Eggplant, peppers, tomato	fall	Region III	Jul 25	EHT-056, Table 2. Last optimum dates for seeding or transplanting., p. 3
Tomato	fall	Region III	Jul 1	EHT-056, Table 1. Average planting dates for fall vegetables in various growing regions of Texas., p. 2
Eggplant, peppers, tomato	fall	Region IV	Aug 10	EHT-056, Table 2. Last optimum dates for seeding or transplanting., p. 3
Tomato	fall	Region IV	Jul 10	EHT-056, Table 1. Average planting dates for fall vegetables in various growing regions of Texas., p. 2
Eggplant, peppers, tomato	fall	Region V	Sep 1	EHT-056, Table 2. Last optimum dates for seeding or transplanting., p. 3
Tomato	fall	Region V	Aug 1	EHT-056, Table 1. Average planting dates for fall vegetables in various growing regions of Texas., p. 2
Tomato	fall	Texas (statewide; timing relative to local frost dates)	12 to 14 weeks before	EHT-077, Table 8. Vegetable planting., p. 9

Planting dates for tomatoes by Texas county

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

When to plant other crops in Texas

Peppers
Potatoes
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.

Peppers

Potatoes

Sweet Corn

Green Beans

Cucumbers

Squash

Lettuce

Onions

Planting tomatoes in Texas: questions

When do you plant tomatoes in Texas?

Can I plant tomatoes in the fall in Texas?

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

What frost date should I use for tomatoes?

Cold nights after planting can damage young plants. The Texas frost dates page shows how late frost runs in your county.

Where do these dates for tomatoes come from?

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

Why might my county's dates differ?

Dates are set relative to frost, so each county gets its own dates from its NOAA 50% frost dates.

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