FALL GROWING GUIDE · REGION IV
When to plant
spinach
in Coastal South Texas.
Spinach follows a cool-season schedule. A northern planting reminder can arrive months too early for gardeners following the southern reference table.
AVERAGE FALL PLANTING DATE
December 1
Direct sow · Frost tolerant
A recurring regional reference from the 2014 Extension guide. This is not a forecast; the source does not specify a closing date for this crop.
What this means for your garden.
The southern coastal band around Corpus Christi and Laredo is Region IV in this guide. Several cool-season planting dates run into November and December.
For spinach, the regional reference is December 1. The source provides no last optimum date for this crop. A later calendar does not make new transplants immune to heat or wet soil. Check moisture before watering, especially while roots are becoming established.
Your next three steps
- Choose the right start.
Save the regional reference date as a prompt to inspect conditions, then record the actual sowing date separately in your garden.
- Give the plant a good first week.
Read the variety guidance for germination conditions. If a hot seedbed gives poor emergence, reassess the conditions before sowing the entire packet again.
- Keep a record you can use next season.
Save your planned date, then change it to the day you actually plant. Record completion in My Garden; the reference calendar stays separate from your own history.
WHY LOCATION MATTERS
One crop. Five different calendars.
How the same crop’s average date compares with Coastal South Texas.
Texas PanhandleAugust 15108 days earlierWest TexasSeptember 191 days earlierCentral & East TexasNovember 1516 days earlierRio Grande ValleyDecember 1514 days laterSource, scope & a little context.
Table 1 supplies average fall planting dates. Table 2 supplies last optimum dates only for the crops it lists. Figure 1 defines the five historical gardening regions; these are not current USDA hardiness zones.
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension · Fall Vegetable Gardening Guide (EHT-056) ↗Dates: Table 1, p. 2. Region: Figure 1, p. 3. Source checked 2026-09-27. Editorial care notes are general planning advice; your county Extension office can refine them.
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