When to plant Onions in Texas

In spring, from Jan 1 – 15 in Alice to Mar 15 – Apr 10 in Hereford.

In fall, from Sept 1 – Oct 15 in Abilene to Oct 1 – Dec 31 in Wylie.

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.

Onion plants planting dates by place in Texas
Place	Spring	Fall
Abilene	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Addison	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Alamo	—	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Alice	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Allen	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Alton	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Alvin	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Amarillo	Mar 1 – Apr 1	Not listed
Andrews	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Angleton	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Anna	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Arlington	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Athens	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Austin	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Azle	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Balch Springs	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Bastrop	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Bay City	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Baytown	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Beaumont	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Bedford	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Beeville	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Bellaire	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Bellmead	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Belton	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Benbrook	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Big Spring	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Boerne	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Bonham	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Borger	Mar 1 – Apr 1	Not listed
Brenham	Jan 1 – Feb 1	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Brownsville	—	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Brownwood	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Bryan	Jan 1 – Feb 1	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Buda	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Burkburnett	Feb 15 – Mar 15	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Burleson	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Canyon	Mar 1 – Apr 1	Spring-planted
Carrollton	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Cedar Hill	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Cedar Park	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Celina	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Cibolo	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Cleburne	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Clute	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
College Station	Jan 1 – Feb 1	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Colleyville	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Conroe	Jan 1 – Feb 1	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Converse	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Coppell	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Copperas Cove	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Corinth	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Corpus Christi	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Corsicana	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Crowley	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Dallas	Jan 1 – Feb 1	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Deer Park	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Del Rio	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Denison	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Denton	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
DeSoto	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Dickinson	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Donna	—	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Dripping Springs	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Dumas	Mar 15 – Apr 10	Spring-planted
Duncanville	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Eagle Pass	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Edinburg	—	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
El Campo	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
El Paso	Jan 1 – Feb 1	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Elgin	Jan 1 – Feb 1	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Ennis	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Euless	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Fair Oaks Ranch	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Fairview	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Farmers Branch	Jan 1 – Feb 1	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Fate	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Flower Mound	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Forest Hill	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Forney	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Fort Worth	Jan 1 – Feb 1	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Fredericksburg	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Freeport	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Friendswood	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Frisco	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Fulshear	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Gainesville	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Galena Park	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Galveston	Jan 1 – 15	—
Garland	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Gatesville	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Georgetown	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Glenn Heights	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Granbury	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Grand Prairie	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Grapevine	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Greenville	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Groves	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Haltom City	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Harker Heights	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Harlingen	—	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Heath	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Helotes	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Henderson	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Hereford	Mar 15 – Apr 10	Spring-planted
Hewitt	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Hidalgo	—	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Highland Village	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Horizon City	Jan 1 – Feb 1	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Houston	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Humble	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Huntsville	Jan 1 – Feb 1	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Hurst	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Hutto	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Ingleside	Jan 1 – 15	—
Iowa Colony	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Irving	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Jacksonville	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Katy	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Keller	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Kennedale	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Kerrville	Feb 15 – Mar 15	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Kilgore	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Killeen	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Kingsville	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Kyle	Jan 1 – Feb 1	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
La Marque	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
La Porte	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Lago Vista	Jan 1 – Feb 1	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Lake Jackson	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Lakeway	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Lancaster	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Laredo	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
League City	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Leander	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Leon Valley	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Levelland	Mar 1 – Apr 1	Not listed
Lewisville	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Liberty Hill	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Little Elm	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Live Oak	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Lockhart	Jan 1 – Feb 1	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Longview	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Lubbock	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Lufkin	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Lumberton	Jan 1 – Feb 1	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Manor	Jan 1 – Feb 1	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Mansfield	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Manvel	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Marshall	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
McAllen	—	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
McKinney	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Melissa	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Mercedes	—	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Mesquite	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Midland	Feb 15 – Mar 15	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Midlothian	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Mineral Wells	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Mission	—	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Missouri City	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Mont Belvieu	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Mount Pleasant	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Murphy	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Nacogdoches	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Nederland	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
New Braunfels	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
North Richland Hills	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Northlake	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Odessa	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Orange	Jan 1 – Feb 1	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Palestine	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Palmview	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Pampa	Mar 1 – Apr 1	Not listed
Paris	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Pasadena	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Pearland	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Pflugerville	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Pharr	—	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Plainview	Mar 1 – Apr 1	Not listed
Plano	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Pleasanton	Jan 1 – Feb 1	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Port Arthur	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Port Lavaca	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Port Neches	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Portland	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Princeton	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Prosper	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Providence Village	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Raymondville	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Red Oak	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Richardson	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Richmond	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Rio Grande City	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Roanoke	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Robinson	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Robstown	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Rockport	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Rockwall	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Roma	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Rosenberg	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Round Rock	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Rowlett	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Royse City	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Sachse	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Saginaw	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
San Angelo	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
San Antonio	Jan 1 – Feb 1	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
San Benito	—	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
San Elizario	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
San Juan	—	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
San Marcos	Jan 1 – Feb 1	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Sanger	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Santa Fe	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Schertz	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Seabrook	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Seagoville	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Seguin	Jan 1 – Feb 1	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Selma	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Sherman	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Snyder	Feb 15 – Mar 15	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Socorro	Jan 1 – Feb 1	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
South Houston	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Southlake	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Stafford	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Stephenville	Feb 15 – Mar 15	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Sugar Land	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Sulphur Springs	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Sweetwater	Feb 15 – Mar 15	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Taylor	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Temple	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Terrell	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Texarkana	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Texas City	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
The Colony	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Tomball	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Town of Pecos	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Trophy Club	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Tyler	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Universal City	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
University Park	Jan 1 – Feb 1	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Uvalde	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Victoria	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Waco	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Watauga	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Waxahachie	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Weatherford	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Webster	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Weslaco	—	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
West University Place	Jan 1 – 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
White Settlement	Jan 1 – Feb 1	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now
Wichita Falls	Feb 15 – Mar 15	Sept 1 – Oct 15
Wylie	Jan 15 – Feb 15	Oct 1 – Dec 31Now

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 onion plants.