When to plant Chinese cabbage in Texas
In fall, from July 15 – Aug 15 in Canyon to Sept 1 – Oct 15 in Wylie.
In spring: USDA's 1967 table lists chinese cabbage as generally fall-planted in every place here. Newer advice from your state's extension service may differ.
USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Fall |
|---|---|
| Abilene | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Addison | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Alamo | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Alice | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Allen | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Alton | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Alvin | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Amarillo | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Andrews | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Angleton | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Anna | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Arlington | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Athens | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Austin | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Azle | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Balch Springs | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Bastrop | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Bay City | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Baytown | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Beaumont | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Bedford | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Beeville | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Bellaire | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Bellmead | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Belton | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Benbrook | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Big Spring | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Boerne | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Bonham | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Borger | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Brenham | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Brownsville | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Brownwood | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Bryan | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Buda | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Burkburnett | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Burleson | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Canyon | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Carrollton | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Cedar Hill | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Cedar Park | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Celina | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Cibolo | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Cleburne | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Clute | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| College Station | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Colleyville | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Conroe | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Converse | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Coppell | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Copperas Cove | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Corinth | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Corpus Christi | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Corsicana | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Crowley | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Dallas | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Deer Park | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Del Rio | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Denison | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Denton | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| DeSoto | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Dickinson | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Donna | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Dripping Springs | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Dumas | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Duncanville | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Eagle Pass | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Edinburg | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| El Campo | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| El Paso | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Elgin | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Ennis | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Euless | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Fair Oaks Ranch | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Fairview | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Farmers Branch | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Fate | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Flower Mound | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Forest Hill | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Forney | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Fort Worth | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Fredericksburg | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Freeport | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Friendswood | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Frisco | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Fulshear | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Gainesville | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Galena Park | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Galveston | — |
| Garland | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Gatesville | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Georgetown | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Glenn Heights | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Granbury | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Grand Prairie | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Grapevine | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Greenville | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Groves | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Haltom City | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Harker Heights | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Harlingen | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Heath | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Helotes | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Henderson | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Hereford | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Hewitt | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Hidalgo | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Highland Village | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Horizon City | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Houston | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Humble | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Huntsville | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Hurst | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Hutto | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Ingleside | — |
| Iowa Colony | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Irving | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Jacksonville | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Katy | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Keller | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Kennedale | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Kerrville | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Kilgore | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Killeen | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Kingsville | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Kyle | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| La Marque | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| La Porte | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Lago Vista | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Lake Jackson | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Lakeway | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Lancaster | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Laredo | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| League City | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Leander | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Leon Valley | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Levelland | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lewisville | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Liberty Hill | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Little Elm | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Live Oak | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Lockhart | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Longview | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Lubbock | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Lufkin | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Lumberton | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Manor | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Mansfield | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Manvel | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Marshall | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| McAllen | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| McKinney | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Melissa | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Mercedes | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Mesquite | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Midland | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Midlothian | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Mineral Wells | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Mission | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Missouri City | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Mont Belvieu | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Mount Pleasant | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Murphy | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Nacogdoches | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Nederland | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| New Braunfels | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| North Richland Hills | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Northlake | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Odessa | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Orange | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Palestine | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Palmview | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Pampa | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Paris | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Pasadena | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Pearland | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Pflugerville | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Pharr | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Plainview | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Plano | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Pleasanton | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Port Arthur | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Port Lavaca | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Port Neches | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Portland | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Princeton | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Prosper | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Providence Village | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Raymondville | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Red Oak | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Richardson | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Richmond | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Rio Grande City | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Roanoke | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Robinson | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Robstown | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Rockport | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Rockwall | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Roma | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Rosenberg | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Round Rock | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Rowlett | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Royse City | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Sachse | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Saginaw | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| San Angelo | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| San Antonio | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| San Benito | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| San Elizario | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| San Juan | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| San Marcos | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Sanger | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Santa Fe | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Schertz | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Seabrook | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Seagoville | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Seguin | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Selma | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Sherman | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Snyder | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Socorro | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| South Houston | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Southlake | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Stafford | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Stephenville | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Sugar Land | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Sulphur Springs | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Sweetwater | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Taylor | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Temple | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Terrell | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Texarkana | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Texas City | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| The Colony | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Tomball | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Town of Pecos | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Trophy Club | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Tyler | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Universal City | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| University Park | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Uvalde | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Victoria | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Waco | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Watauga | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Waxahachie | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Weatherford | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Webster | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Weslaco | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| West University Place | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| White Settlement | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Wichita Falls | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Wylie | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
Planting dates: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), tables 4 and 5. Frost dates: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. “—” means the place's frost date is outside the table. The full USDA table for chinese cabbage.