FALL PLANTING · SOURCE REGION II
West Texas
planting calendar.
The source groups a broad western swath of Texas into Region II. Its calendar sits between the Panhandle and the central region, with midsummer starts for many fall vegetables.
Source-map cities: Lubbock · El PasoSeparate early transplants from later sowings. A single weekend of planting will not fit every crop in this calendar. Dates below are average fall planting dates, not deadlines or weather predictions.
Tomatoes
Peppers
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrots
Leaf lettuce
Spinach
Radishes
Beets
Cucumbers
Summer squash
Bush snap beans
BEFORE YOU PLANT
Make the calendar
work for your garden.
This is a large region with differences in elevation and exposure. Use the calendar to organize your plan, then check your county Extension advice and the conditions in your bed.
Know where the dates come from.
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.
Read the 2014 Extension guide (PDF) ↗Source checked September 27, 2026. Independent interpretation; no university affiliation.