City	Sow outdoors	Last frost
Houston	Feb 16 to Mar 2	Feb 2
San Antonio	Mar 11 to Mar 25	Feb 25
Dallas	Mar 16 to Mar 30	Mar 2
Fort Worth	Mar 19 to Apr 2	Mar 5
Austin	Mar 6 to Mar 20	Feb 20
El Paso	Mar 16 to Mar 30	Mar 2
Arlington	Mar 23 to Apr 6	Mar 9
Corpus Christi	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 22
Plano	Mar 21 to Apr 4	Mar 7
Lubbock	Apr 7 to Apr 21	Mar 24
Laredo	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 25
Irving	Mar 22 to Apr 5	Mar 8
Garland	Mar 21 to Apr 4	Mar 7
Frisco	Mar 21 to Apr 4	Mar 7
McKinney	Mar 31 to Apr 14	Mar 17
Grand Prairie	Apr 3 to Apr 17	Mar 20
Amarillo	Apr 29 to May 13	Apr 15
Brownsville	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 9
Denton	Mar 27 to Apr 10	Mar 13
Killeen	Mar 28 to Apr 11	Mar 14
Mesquite	Mar 26 to Apr 9	Mar 12
McAllen	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 9
Pasadena	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 30
Waco	Mar 23 to Apr 6	Mar 9
Midland	Apr 9 to Apr 23	Mar 26
Round Rock	Mar 25 to Apr 8	Mar 11
Lewisville	Mar 28 to Apr 11	Mar 14
Carrollton	Mar 21 to Apr 4	Mar 7
Abilene	Apr 3 to Apr 17	Mar 20
Pearland	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 31
College Station	Mar 13 to Mar 27	Feb 27
Odessa	Mar 29 to Apr 12	Mar 15
New Braunfels	Mar 22 to Apr 5	Mar 8
League City	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 31
Conroe	Mar 10 to Mar 24	Feb 24
Richardson	Mar 21 to Apr 4	Mar 7
The Woodlands	Mar 5 to Mar 19	Feb 19
Tyler	Mar 21 to Apr 4	Mar 7
Allen	Apr 1 to Apr 15	Mar 18
Beaumont	Feb 28 to Mar 14	Feb 14
Edinburg	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 8
Sugar Land	Feb 23 to Mar 9	Feb 9
Georgetown	Mar 20 to Apr 3	Mar 6
Wichita Falls	Apr 9 to Apr 23	Mar 26
San Angelo	Apr 3 to Apr 17	Mar 20
Temple	Mar 28 to Apr 11	Mar 14
Atascocita	Feb 27 to Mar 13	Feb 13
Bryan	Mar 13 to Mar 27	Feb 27
Leander	Mar 20 to Apr 3	Mar 6
Mission	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 9
Baytown	Mar 6 to Mar 20	Feb 20
Mansfield	Mar 23 to Apr 6	Mar 9
Longview	Mar 21 to Apr 4	Mar 7
Pharr	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 9
Flower Mound	Mar 28 to Apr 11	Mar 14
Cedar Park	Mar 25 to Apr 8	Mar 11
San Marcos	Mar 14 to Mar 28	Feb 28
Missouri City	Mar 1 to Mar 15	Feb 15
Harlingen	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 9
North Richland Hills	Mar 24 to Apr 7	Mar 10
Kyle	Mar 14 to Mar 28	Feb 28
Pflugerville	Mar 25 to Apr 8	Mar 11
Rowlett	Mar 24 to Apr 7	Mar 10
Spring	Feb 27 to Mar 13	Feb 13
Victoria	Feb 28 to Mar 14	Feb 14
Fulshear	Feb 23 to Mar 9	Feb 9
Celina	Apr 7 to Apr 21	Mar 24
Wylie	Mar 24 to Apr 7	Mar 10
Little Elm	Mar 27 to Apr 10	Mar 13
Euless	Mar 22 to Apr 5	Mar 8
Texas City	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 25
Burleson	Apr 4 to Apr 18	Mar 21
DeSoto	Mar 20 to Apr 3	Mar 6
Port Arthur	Feb 28 to Mar 14	Feb 14
Rockwall	Mar 24 to Apr 7	Mar 10
Galveston	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 18
Sherman	Mar 28 to Apr 11	Mar 14
Grapevine	Mar 28 to Apr 11	Mar 14
Waxahachie	Mar 30 to Apr 13	Mar 16
Cedar Hill	Apr 3 to Apr 17	Mar 20
Huntsville	Mar 15 to Mar 29	Mar 1
Bedford	Mar 23 to Apr 6	Mar 9
Midlothian	Mar 30 to Apr 13	Mar 16
The Colony	Mar 21 to Apr 4	Mar 7
Keller	Mar 26 to Apr 9	Mar 12
Hutto	Mar 22 to Apr 5	Mar 8
Schertz	Mar 7 to Mar 21	Feb 21
Prosper	Mar 31 to Apr 14	Mar 17
Haltom City	Mar 24 to Apr 7	Mar 10
Weslaco	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 8
Channelview	Feb 16 to Mar 2	Feb 2
Princeton	Apr 1 to Apr 15	Mar 18
Rosenberg	Feb 23 to Mar 9	Feb 9
Forney	Mar 25 to Apr 8	Mar 11
Coppell	Mar 28 to Apr 11	Mar 14
Friendswood	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 31
Seguin	Mar 15 to Mar 29	Mar 1
Weatherford	Apr 8 to Apr 22	Mar 25
Lancaster	Mar 26 to Apr 9	Mar 12
Copperas Cove	Mar 28 to Apr 11	Mar 14
Cleburne	Mar 31 to Apr 14	Mar 17
Cibolo	Mar 7 to Mar 21	Feb 21
Hurst	Mar 24 to Apr 7	Mar 10
Duncanville	Apr 3 to Apr 17	Mar 20
Socorro	Mar 16 to Mar 30	Mar 2
Farmers Branch	Mar 16 to Mar 30	Mar 2
La Porte	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 31
San Juan	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 9
Mission Bend	Feb 16 to Mar 2	Feb 2
Greenville	Apr 1 to Apr 15	Mar 18
Texarkana	Mar 29 to Apr 12	Mar 15
Anna	Mar 31 to Apr 14	Mar 17
Harker Heights	Mar 28 to Apr 11	Mar 14
Timberwood Park	Mar 12 to Mar 26	Feb 26
Del Rio	Mar 2 to Mar 16	Feb 16
Lufkin	Mar 25 to Apr 8	Mar 11
Deer Park	Feb 16 to Mar 2	Feb 2
Canyon Lake	Mar 15 to Mar 29	Mar 1
Sachse	Mar 24 to Apr 7	Mar 10
Nacogdoches	Mar 27 to Apr 10	Mar 13
Converse	Mar 7 to Mar 21	Feb 21
West Odessa	Mar 29 to Apr 12	Mar 15
Southlake	Mar 28 to Apr 11	Mar 14
Alvin	Feb 28 to Mar 14	Feb 14
Melissa	Mar 31 to Apr 14	Mar 17
Fate	Mar 24 to Apr 7	Mar 10
Eagle Pass	Mar 5 to Mar 19	Feb 19
Katy	Feb 16 to Mar 2	Feb 2
Royse City	Mar 24 to Apr 7	Mar 10
Lake Jackson	Feb 27 to Mar 13	Feb 13
Balch Springs	Mar 26 to Apr 9	Mar 12
Denison	Mar 28 to Apr 11	Mar 14
Saginaw	Mar 25 to Apr 8	Mar 11
Belton	Mar 28 to Apr 11	Mar 14
Colleyville	Mar 28 to Apr 11	Mar 14
Ennis	Mar 22 to Apr 5	Mar 8
Kerrville	Apr 10 to Apr 24	Mar 27
Corsicana	Mar 28 to Apr 11	Mar 14
University Park	Mar 16 to Mar 30	Mar 2
Corinth	Mar 27 to Apr 10	Mar 13
Paris	Mar 28 to Apr 11	Mar 14
Horizon City	Mar 16 to Mar 30	Mar 2
Sienna	Mar 1 to Mar 15	Feb 15
San Benito	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 9
Pecan Grove	Feb 23 to Mar 9	Feb 9
Kingsville	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 25
Cloverleaf	Feb 16 to Mar 2	Feb 2
Marshall	Apr 3 to Apr 17	Mar 20
Benbrook	Mar 28 to Apr 11	Mar 14
Alton	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 23
Fresno	Mar 1 to Mar 15	Feb 15
Boerne	Mar 29 to Apr 12	Mar 15
Terrell	Mar 25 to Apr 8	Mar 11
Manor	Mar 18 to Apr 1	Mar 4
Watauga	Mar 24 to Apr 7	Mar 10
Big Spring	Apr 3 to Apr 17	Mar 20
Dickinson	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 31
Stephenville	Apr 12 to Apr 26	Mar 29
Angleton	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 29
Seagoville	Mar 26 to Apr 9	Mar 12
Murphy	Mar 24 to Apr 7	Mar 10
Crowley	Apr 4 to Apr 18	Mar 21
Brushy Creek	Mar 25 to Apr 8	Mar 11
Portland	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 31
Manvel	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 31
Alamo	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 9
Iowa Colony	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 31
Universal City	Mar 7 to Mar 21	Feb 21
Red Oak	Mar 30 to Apr 13	Mar 16
Glenn Heights	Mar 30 to Apr 13	Mar 16
La Marque	Feb 15 to Mar 1	Jan 31

Questions

When should I plant pumpkins in Texas?

In Houston, sow outdoors from February 16 to March 2. Across Texas the window opens between February 15 and April 29, depending on the local last frost.

How is this date worked out?

Sow outdoors 2–4 weeks after the last frost. Frost dates are NOAA 1991–2020 averages for the weather station nearest each city.