When to plant spinach in Texas

Sow outdoors in Houston

Dec 22–Jan 12

Across Texas the window opens between November 27 and March 4. Find your city below; the dates follow each town's own average last frost.

Sow outdoors, Houston: Dec 22–Jan 12
Fall planting, Houston: Oct 30–Nov 13
Last frost, Houston: Feb 2

Sow outdoors 3–6 weeks before the last frost; sow again for fall 6–8 weeks before the first frost. Spinach bolts as days lengthen. Early spring and fall are its seasons.

Spinach planting dates by city

Start indoorsPlant outSow outdoorsFall plantingAverage last and first frost

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

HoustonDec 22–Jan 12

San AntonioJan 14–Feb 4

DallasJan 19–Feb 9

Fort WorthJan 22–Feb 12

AustinJan 9–Jan 30

El PasoJan 19–Feb 9

ArlingtonJan 26–Feb 16

Corpus ChristiDec 11–Jan 1

PlanoJan 24–Feb 14

LubbockFeb 10–Mar 3

LaredoDec 14–Jan 4

IrvingJan 25–Feb 15

GarlandJan 24–Feb 14

FriscoJan 24–Feb 14

McKinneyFeb 3–Feb 24

Grand PrairieFeb 6–Feb 27

AmarilloMar 4–Mar 25

BrownsvilleNov 28–Dec 19

DentonJan 30–Feb 20

KilleenJan 31–Feb 21

MesquiteJan 29–Feb 19

McAllenNov 28–Dec 19

PasadenaDec 19–Jan 9

WacoJan 26–Feb 16

MidlandFeb 12–Mar 5

Round RockJan 28–Feb 18

LewisvilleJan 31–Feb 21

CarrolltonJan 24–Feb 14

AbileneFeb 6–Feb 27

PearlandDec 20–Jan 10

All 171 cities

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

Questions

When should I plant spinach in Texas?

In Houston, sow outdoors from December 22 to January 12. Across Texas the window opens between November 27 and March 4, depending on the local last frost.

How is this date worked out?

Sow outdoors 3–6 weeks before the last frost; sow again for fall 6–8 weeks before the first frost. Frost dates are NOAA 1991–2020 averages for the weather station nearest each city.

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