When to plant Radishes in Texas
In spring, from Jan 1 – Apr 15 in Addison to Mar 10 – May 10 in Hereford.
In fall, from Aug 1 – Sept 15 in Beeville to Oct 1 – Dec 31 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 | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Addison | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Alamo | — | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Alice | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Allen | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Alton | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Alvin | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Amarillo | Mar 1 – May 1 | Aug 15 – Oct 15 |
| Andrews | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Angleton | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Anna | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Arlington | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Athens | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Austin | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Azle | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Balch Springs | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Bastrop | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Bay City | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Baytown | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Beaumont | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Bedford | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Beeville | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Bellaire | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Bellmead | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Belton | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Benbrook | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Big Spring | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Boerne | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Bonham | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Borger | Mar 1 – May 1 | Aug 15 – Oct 15 |
| Brenham | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Brownsville | — | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Brownwood | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Bryan | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Buda | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Burkburnett | Feb 15 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Burleson | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Canyon | Mar 1 – May 1 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Carrollton | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Cedar Hill | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Cedar Park | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Celina | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Cibolo | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Cleburne | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Clute | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| College Station | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Colleyville | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Conroe | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Converse | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Coppell | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Copperas Cove | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Corinth | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Corpus Christi | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Corsicana | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Crowley | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Dallas | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Deer Park | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Del Rio | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Denison | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Denton | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| DeSoto | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Dickinson | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Donna | — | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Dripping Springs | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Dumas | Mar 10 – May 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Duncanville | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Eagle Pass | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Edinburg | — | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| El Campo | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| El Paso | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Elgin | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Ennis | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Euless | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Fair Oaks Ranch | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Fairview | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Farmers Branch | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Fate | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Flower Mound | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Forest Hill | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Forney | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Fort Worth | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Fredericksburg | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Freeport | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Friendswood | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Frisco | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Fulshear | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Gainesville | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Galena Park | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Galveston | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | — |
| Garland | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Gatesville | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Georgetown | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Glenn Heights | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Granbury | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Grand Prairie | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Grapevine | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Greenville | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Groves | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Haltom City | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Harker Heights | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Harlingen | — | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Heath | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Helotes | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Henderson | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Hereford | Mar 10 – May 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Hewitt | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Hidalgo | — | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Highland Village | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Horizon City | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Houston | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Humble | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Huntsville | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Hurst | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Hutto | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Ingleside | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | — |
| Iowa Colony | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Irving | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Jacksonville | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Katy | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Keller | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Kennedale | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Kerrville | Feb 15 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Kilgore | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Killeen | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Kingsville | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Kyle | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| La Marque | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| La Porte | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lago Vista | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Lake Jackson | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lakeway | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Lancaster | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Laredo | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| League City | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Leander | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Leon Valley | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Levelland | Mar 1 – May 1 | Aug 15 – Oct 15 |
| Lewisville | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Liberty Hill | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Little Elm | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Live Oak | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Lockhart | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Longview | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Lubbock | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Lufkin | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Lumberton | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Manor | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Mansfield | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Manvel | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Marshall | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| McAllen | — | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| McKinney | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Melissa | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Mercedes | — | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Mesquite | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Midland | Feb 15 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Midlothian | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Mineral Wells | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Mission | — | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Missouri City | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Mont Belvieu | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Mount Pleasant | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Murphy | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Nacogdoches | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Nederland | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| New Braunfels | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| North Richland Hills | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Northlake | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Odessa | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Orange | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Palestine | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Palmview | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Pampa | Mar 1 – May 1 | Aug 15 – Oct 15 |
| Paris | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Pasadena | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Pearland | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Pflugerville | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Pharr | — | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Plainview | Mar 1 – May 1 | Aug 15 – Oct 15 |
| Plano | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Pleasanton | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Port Arthur | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Port Lavaca | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Port Neches | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Portland | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Princeton | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Prosper | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Providence Village | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Raymondville | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Red Oak | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Richardson | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Richmond | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Rio Grande City | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Roanoke | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Robinson | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Robstown | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Rockport | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Rockwall | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Roma | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Rosenberg | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Round Rock | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Rowlett | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Royse City | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Sachse | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Saginaw | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| San Angelo | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| San Antonio | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| San Benito | — | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| San Elizario | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| San Juan | — | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| San Marcos | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Sanger | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Santa Fe | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Schertz | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Seabrook | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Seagoville | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Seguin | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Selma | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Sherman | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Snyder | Feb 15 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Socorro | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| South Houston | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Southlake | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Stafford | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Stephenville | Feb 15 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Sugar Land | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Sulphur Springs | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Sweetwater | Feb 15 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Taylor | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Temple | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Terrell | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Texarkana | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Texas City | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| The Colony | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Tomball | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Town of Pecos | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Trophy Club | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Tyler | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Universal City | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| University Park | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Uvalde | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Victoria | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Waco | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Watauga | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Waxahachie | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Weatherford | Jan 20 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Webster | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Weslaco | — | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| West University Place | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| White Settlement | Jan 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Wichita Falls | Feb 15 – May 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Wylie | Jan 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Dec 1Now |
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 radishes.