When to plant Asparagus in Texas
In spring, from Jan 1 – Mar 1 in Addison to Mar 15 – Apr 15 in Hereford.
In fall, from Nov 1 – Dec 15 in Canyon to Dec 1 – Jan 1 in Wichita Falls.
Dates are for setting out plants. USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Abilene | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Addison | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Alamo | — | Not listed |
| Alice | Not listed | Not listed |
| Allen | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Alton | Not listed | Not listed |
| Alvin | Not listed | Not listed |
| Amarillo | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon |
| Andrews | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Angleton | Not listed | Not listed |
| Anna | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Arlington | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Athens | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Austin | Not listed | Not listed |
| Azle | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Balch Springs | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Bastrop | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Bay City | Not listed | Not listed |
| Baytown | Not listed | Not listed |
| Beaumont | Not listed | Not listed |
| Bedford | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Beeville | Not listed | Not listed |
| Bellaire | Not listed | Not listed |
| Bellmead | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Belton | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Benbrook | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Big Spring | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Boerne | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Bonham | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Borger | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon |
| Brenham | Not listed | Not listed |
| Brownsville | — | Not listed |
| Brownwood | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Bryan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Buda | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Burkburnett | Feb 15 – Mar 20 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Burleson | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Canyon | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon |
| Carrollton | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Cedar Hill | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Cedar Park | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Celina | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Not listed |
| Cibolo | Not listed | Not listed |
| Cleburne | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Clute | Not listed | Not listed |
| College Station | Not listed | Not listed |
| Colleyville | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Conroe | Not listed | Not listed |
| Converse | Not listed | Not listed |
| Coppell | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Copperas Cove | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Corinth | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Corpus Christi | Not listed | Not listed |
| Corsicana | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Crowley | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Dallas | Not listed | Not listed |
| Deer Park | Not listed | Not listed |
| Del Rio | Not listed | Not listed |
| Denison | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Denton | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| DeSoto | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Dickinson | Not listed | Not listed |
| Donna | — | Not listed |
| Dripping Springs | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Dumas | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon |
| Duncanville | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Eagle Pass | Not listed | Not listed |
| Edinburg | — | Not listed |
| El Campo | Not listed | Not listed |
| El Paso | Not listed | Not listed |
| Elgin | Not listed | Not listed |
| Ennis | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Euless | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Fair Oaks Ranch | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Fairview | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Farmers Branch | Not listed | Not listed |
| Fate | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Flower Mound | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Forest Hill | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Forney | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Fort Worth | Not listed | Not listed |
| Fredericksburg | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Freeport | Not listed | Not listed |
| Friendswood | Not listed | Not listed |
| Frisco | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Fulshear | Not listed | Not listed |
| Gainesville | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Galena Park | Not listed | Not listed |
| Galveston | Not listed | — |
| Garland | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Gatesville | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Georgetown | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Glenn Heights | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Not listed |
| Granbury | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Grand Prairie | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Grapevine | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Greenville | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Not listed |
| Groves | Not listed | Not listed |
| Haltom City | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Harker Heights | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Harlingen | — | Not listed |
| Heath | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Helotes | Not listed | Not listed |
| Henderson | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Hereford | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Nov 1 – Dec 15Soon |
| Hewitt | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Hidalgo | — | Not listed |
| Highland Village | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Horizon City | Not listed | Not listed |
| Houston | Not listed | Not listed |
| Humble | Not listed | Not listed |
| Huntsville | Not listed | Not listed |
| Hurst | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Hutto | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Ingleside | Not listed | — |
| Iowa Colony | Not listed | Not listed |
| Irving | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Jacksonville | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Katy | Not listed | Not listed |
| Keller | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Kennedale | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Kerrville | Feb 15 – Mar 20 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Kilgore | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Killeen | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Kingsville | Not listed | Not listed |
| Kyle | Not listed | Not listed |
| La Marque | Not listed | Not listed |
| La Porte | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lago Vista | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lake Jackson | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lakeway | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Lancaster | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Laredo | Not listed | Not listed |
| League City | Not listed | Not listed |
| Leander | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Leon Valley | Not listed | Not listed |
| Levelland | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon |
| Lewisville | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Liberty Hill | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Little Elm | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Live Oak | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lockhart | Not listed | Not listed |
| Longview | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Lubbock | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Lufkin | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Lumberton | Not listed | Not listed |
| Manor | Not listed | Not listed |
| Mansfield | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Manvel | Not listed | Not listed |
| Marshall | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| McAllen | — | Not listed |
| McKinney | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Melissa | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Mercedes | — | Not listed |
| Mesquite | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Midland | Feb 15 – Mar 20 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Midlothian | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Not listed |
| Mineral Wells | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Mission | — | Not listed |
| Missouri City | Not listed | Not listed |
| Mont Belvieu | Not listed | Not listed |
| Mount Pleasant | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Murphy | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Nacogdoches | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Nederland | Not listed | Not listed |
| New Braunfels | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| North Richland Hills | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Northlake | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Odessa | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Orange | Not listed | Not listed |
| Palestine | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Palmview | Not listed | Not listed |
| Pampa | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon |
| Paris | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Pasadena | Not listed | Not listed |
| Pearland | Not listed | Not listed |
| Pflugerville | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Pharr | — | Not listed |
| Plainview | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Nov 15 – Jan 1Soon |
| Plano | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Pleasanton | Not listed | Not listed |
| Port Arthur | Not listed | Not listed |
| Port Lavaca | Not listed | Not listed |
| Port Neches | Not listed | Not listed |
| Portland | Not listed | Not listed |
| Princeton | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Prosper | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Providence Village | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Raymondville | Not listed | Not listed |
| Red Oak | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Not listed |
| Richardson | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Richmond | Not listed | Not listed |
| Rio Grande City | Not listed | Not listed |
| Roanoke | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Robinson | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Robstown | Not listed | Not listed |
| Rockport | Not listed | Not listed |
| Rockwall | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Roma | Not listed | Not listed |
| Rosenberg | Not listed | Not listed |
| Round Rock | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Rowlett | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Royse City | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Sachse | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Saginaw | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| San Angelo | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| San Antonio | Not listed | Not listed |
| San Benito | — | Not listed |
| San Elizario | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| San Juan | — | Not listed |
| San Marcos | Not listed | Not listed |
| Sanger | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Not listed |
| Santa Fe | Not listed | Not listed |
| Schertz | Not listed | Not listed |
| Seabrook | Not listed | Not listed |
| Seagoville | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Seguin | Not listed | Not listed |
| Selma | Not listed | Not listed |
| Sherman | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Snyder | Feb 15 – Mar 20 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Socorro | Not listed | Not listed |
| South Houston | Not listed | Not listed |
| Southlake | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Stafford | Not listed | Not listed |
| Stephenville | Feb 15 – Mar 20 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Sugar Land | Not listed | Not listed |
| Sulphur Springs | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Sweetwater | Feb 15 – Mar 20 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Taylor | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Temple | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Terrell | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Texarkana | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Texas City | Not listed | Not listed |
| The Colony | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Tomball | Not listed | Not listed |
| Town of Pecos | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Trophy Club | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Tyler | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Universal City | Not listed | Not listed |
| University Park | Not listed | Not listed |
| Uvalde | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Victoria | Not listed | Not listed |
| Waco | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Watauga | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
| Waxahachie | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Not listed |
| Weatherford | Feb 1 – Mar 10 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Webster | Not listed | Not listed |
| Weslaco | — | Not listed |
| West University Place | Not listed | Not listed |
| White Settlement | Not listed | Not listed |
| Wichita Falls | Feb 15 – Mar 20 | Dec 1 – Jan 1Soon |
| Wylie | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Not listed |
Planting dates: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), tables 4 and 5. Frost dates: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. “—” means outside the table. The full USDA table for asparagus.