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