| PLANTanswers Fall Direct Seeding Guide |  Texas Gardening Regions |
| For Spring Dates Click Here |
| PLANTanswers Fall Direct Seeding Guide | Texas Gardening Regions |
| For Spring Dates Click Here |
| Vegetables | Region I | Region II | Region III | Region IV | Region V |
| Beans, snap bush | Jul 15 | Aug 1 | Sep 1 | Sep 10 | Oct 1 |
| Beans, Lima bush | Jul 15 | Jul 25 | Aug 20 | Sep 1 | Sep 15 |
| Beets | Aug 15 | Sep 1 | Oct 15 | Nov 1 | Dec 15 |
| Broccoli | Jul 15 | Aug 1 | Sep 1 | Oct 1 | Nov 1 |
| Brussels sprouts | Jul 15 | Aug 1 | Sep 1 | Oct 1 | Nov 1 |
| Cabbage | Jul 15 | Aug 1 | Sep 1 | Oct 1 | Nov 1 |
| Carrots | Jul 15 | Aug 15 | Nov 10 | Nov20 | Dec 15 |
| Cauliflower | Jul 15 | Aug 1 | Sep 1 | Oct 1 | Nov 1 |
| Chard, Swiss | Aug 1 | Aug 15 | Oct 1 | Oct 20 | Dec 15 |
| Collards | Aug 1 | Aug 15 | Oct 10 | Oct 20 | Dec 15 |
| Corn, sweet | Jul 1 | Aug 10 | Aug 20 | Sep 10 | Sep 20 |
| Cucumber | Jul 15 | Aug 1 | Sep 1 | Sep 10 | Oct 1 |
| Eggplant | Jul 1 | Jun 15 | Jul 1 | Jul 10 | Aug 1 |
| Garlic (cloves) | Jul | Aug | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Kohlrabi | Aug 15 | Sep 1 | Sep 10 | Oct 1 | Nov 1 |
| Lettuce, leaf | Sep 1 | Sep 15 | Oct 10 | Nov 1 | Dec 1 |
| Mustard | Sep 1 | Oct 1 | Nov 1 | Dec 1 | Dec 15 |
| Onion (seed) | not recommended | not recommended | Nov 1 | Dec 1 | Dec 15 |
| Parsley | Sep 15 | Oct 1 | Oct 10 | Nov 1 | Dec 1 |
| Peas, southern | Jun 15 | Jul 1 | Aug 1 | Aug 15 | Sep 1 |
| Pepper | Jun 1 | Jun 15 | Jul 1 | Jul 15 | Aug 1 |
| Potato | not recommended | Aug 1 | Sep 1 | Oct 1 | not recommended |
| Pumpkin | Jun 1 | Jul 1 | Aug 1 | Aug 10 | Sep 1 |
| Radish | Sep 1 | Oct 1 | Nov 25 | Dec 1 | Dec 15 |
| Spinach | Aug 15 | Sep 1 | Nov 15 | Dec 1 | Dec 15 |
| Squash, summer | Aug 1 | Aug 15 | Sep 10 | Oct 1 | Oct 10 |
| Squash, winter | Jun 15 | Jul 1 | Aug 10 | Sep 1 | Sep 10 |
| Tomato | Jun 1 | Jun 15 | Jul 1 | Jul 10 | Aug 1 |
| Turnip | Sep 1 | Oct 15 | Nov 1 | Dec 1 | Dec 15 |
| Tomato, eggplant, peppers | Jun 25 | Jul 10 | Jul 25 | Aug 10 | Sep 1 |
| Broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, cabbage | Aug 1 | Aug 20 | Sep 20 | Oct 20 | Nov 20 |
| Alyssum | Aug-Oct | Sep-Nov | Sep-Dec | Oct-Dec | Oct-Dec |
| Asters | not recommended | Sep-Dec | Sep-Dec | Oct-Dec | Oct-Dec |
| Calendula | not recommended | Sep-Dec | Sep-Dec | Oct-Dec | Oct-Dec |
| Cornflower | Aug-Sep | not recommended | not recommended | not recommended | not recommended |
| Dianthus (Pinks)** | Aug-Oct | Sep-Dec | Sep-Dec | Oct-Dec | Oct-Dec |
| Flowering Cabbage and kale | Aug-Sep | Oct-Nov | Oct-Dec | Oct-Dec | Oct-Dec |
| Pansies** | Aug-Oct | Oct-Nov | Oct-Dec | Oct-Dec | Oct-Dec |
| Petunias | not recommended | not recommended | Sep-Nov | Oct-Dec | Oct-Dec |
| Phlox | not recommended | Sep-Nov | Sep-Dec | Oct-Dec | Oct-Dec |
| Shasta daisies** | Aug-Sep | Aug-Oct | Aug-Nov | Oct-Dec | Oct-Dec |
| Snapdragons** | Aug-Sep | Sep-Nov | Sep-Nov | Oct-Dec | Oct-Dec |
| Stock | not recommended | Sep-Dec | Sep-Dec | Oct-Dec | Oct-Dec |
| Viola** | Aug-Oct | Oct-Nov | Oct-Dec | Oct-Dec | Oct-Dec |
*Dates indicated are the last optimum dates that seeding or transplanting should occur if maximum yields and high quality are expected.
**In Panhandle, mulch or plant to protected area.