Fruiting crops · GROWING GUIDE
Make room
for peppers.
Sweet or spicy, peppers bring color to a sunny vegetable patch. A warm growing season and a protected start help these tender plants settle in.
Transplant · Frost sensitive
START WITH YOUR LOCATION
Every garden has its own season.
Explore local growing conditions across the United States and Canada before choosing your planting day.
Texas fall planting reference.
These five Texas dates are historical average fall starts, not deadlines. Open a regional guide for the source and timing details.
PLANNING A TEXAS FALL CROP
A few things to keep in mind.
Check young plants frequently after transplanting. Inspect soil moisture before adding water; a hot afternoon alone does not tell you how wet the root zone is.
Use the packet or transplant label to compare maturity times. Choosing a plant with a long route to harvest may be a poor fit late in the season.
How to use our calendars →Separate each growing stage.
- Start seed indoors. Start early enough to raise a transplant before the locally recommended outdoor planting window. Indoor sowing and outdoor planting are separate dates.
- Harden off and transplant. Acclimate seedlings gradually. Set plants outside only when local frost risk, night temperatures and soil conditions suit this crop.
- Plan a fall crop separately. Check a local fall schedule and the variety’s maturity time. A spring start date is not a fall planting recommendation.
These are general growing stages, not local planting dates. Minnesota calendar dates are not transferred to other regions. Read the Extension growing-stage guide ↗