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When to plant carrots in Texas

Direct sow nantes carrot around Feb 24 — the Texas statewide median, counted from a last spring frost of Mar 10 across 1,989 ZIP codes and 439 NOAA stations.

Feb 24Direct sowJan 19 – Mar 19 across the state
Mar 10Last spring frostmedian · 1 in 10 years after Mar 31
May 5First harvest70 days from sow

The rule: Direct sow two weeks before the last frost and keep the top half-inch of soil damp for the 14–21 days it takes to germinate.

Texas carrots, by step

Statewide median last frost Mar 10, first fall frost Nov 20, 2027 season. Each cultivar's own indoor lead time and days to maturity, same engine as the Plan Builder.

CultivarStart indoorsSowFirst harvestDays
Nantes CarrotScarlet NantesDirect sowFeb 24May 570 from sow

Tight means first harvest lands within two weeks of the median first fall frost. Statewide dates are the ZIP-weighted median of every NOAA 1991–2020 station Texas's ZIP codes resolve to.

Carrots in Texas, city by city

Nantes Carrot, scheduled from each city's nearest NOAA station — the same dates as its frost page.

CityLast frostSowFirst harvest
Houstonzone 9bFeb 2Jan 19Mar 30
San Antoniozone 9aFeb 25Feb 11Apr 22
Dallaszone 8bMar 2Feb 16Apr 27
Fort Worthzone 8bMar 5Feb 19Apr 30
Austinzone 9aFeb 20Feb 6Apr 17
El Pasozone 8bMar 2Feb 16Apr 27
Arlingtonzone 8bMar 9Feb 23May 4
Corpus Christizone 10aJan 16Jan 2Mar 13
Planozone 8bMar 7Feb 21May 2
Lubbockzone 7bApr 4Mar 21May 30
Laredozone 9bJan 25Jan 11Mar 22
Irvingzone 8bMar 8Feb 22May 3
Garlandzone 8bMar 7Feb 21May 2
Friscozone 8bMar 7Feb 21May 2
McKinneyzone 8bMar 17Mar 3May 12
Grand Prairiezone 8bMar 20Mar 6May 15
Amarillozone 7aApr 13Mar 30Jun 8
Brownsvillezone 10aJan 6Dec 23Mar 3
Dentonzone 8aMar 13Feb 27May 8
Killeenzone 8bMar 14Feb 28May 9
Mesquitezone 8bMar 2Feb 16Apr 27
Pasadenazone 9bJan 30Jan 16Mar 27
McAllenzone 10aJan 9Dec 26Mar 6
Wacozone 8bMar 9Feb 23May 4
Midlandzone 8bMar 26Mar 12May 21
Lewisvillezone 8bMar 14Feb 28May 9
Carrolltonzone 8bMar 7Feb 21May 2
Round Rockzone 9aMar 11Feb 25May 6
Abilenezone 8aMar 20Mar 6May 15
Pearlandzone 9bJan 31Jan 17Mar 28
College Stationzone 9aFeb 27Feb 13Apr 24
Odessazone 8bMar 15Mar 1May 10
League Cityzone 9bJan 31Jan 17Mar 28
Richardsonzone 8bMar 7Feb 21May 2
New Braunfelszone 9aFeb 25Feb 11Apr 22
Conroezone 9aFeb 24Feb 10Apr 21
Allenzone 8bMar 18Mar 4May 13
Beaumontzone 9bFeb 14Jan 31Apr 11
Tylerzone 8bMar 7Feb 21May 2
Sugar Landzone 9bFeb 9Jan 26Apr 6
Edinburgzone 10aJan 8Dec 25Mar 5
Wichita Fallszone 8aMar 26Mar 12May 21
Georgetownzone 9aMar 6Feb 20May 1
San Angelozone 8aMar 20Mar 6May 15
Templezone 8bMar 14Feb 28May 9
Bryanzone 9aFeb 27Feb 13Apr 24
Missionzone 10aJan 9Dec 26Mar 6
Leanderzone 9aMar 2Feb 16Apr 27
Baytownzone 9bFeb 20Feb 6Apr 17
Longviewzone 8bMar 7Feb 21May 2
Pharrzone 10aJan 9Dec 26Mar 6
Mansfieldzone 8bMar 9Feb 23May 4
Flower Moundzone 8bMar 14Feb 28May 9
Missouri Cityzone 9bFeb 15Feb 1Apr 12
Cedar Parkzone 9aMar 11Feb 25May 6
San Marcoszone 9aFeb 28Feb 14Apr 25
Harlingenzone 10aJan 9Dec 26Mar 6
North Richland Hillszone 8bMar 10Feb 24May 5
Rowlettzone 8bMar 10Feb 24May 5
Pflugervillezone 9aMar 11Feb 25May 6
Victoriazone 9bFeb 14Jan 31Apr 11
Kylezone 9aFeb 28Feb 14Apr 25
Wyliezone 8bMar 10Feb 24May 5
Little Elmzone 8bMar 13Feb 27May 8
Eulesszone 8bMar 8Feb 22May 3
Texas Cityzone 10aJan 18Jan 4Mar 15
DeSotozone 8bMar 6Feb 20May 1
Burlesonzone 8bMar 21Mar 7May 16
Port Arthurzone 9bFeb 14Jan 31Apr 11
Fulshearzone 9aFeb 28Feb 14Apr 25
Rockwallzone 8bMar 10Feb 24May 5
Galvestonzone 10aJan 18Jan 4Mar 15
Celinazone 8bMar 17Mar 3May 12
Grapevinezone 8bMar 14Feb 28May 9
Shermanzone 8aMar 14Feb 28May 9
Cedar Hillzone 8bMar 20Mar 6May 15
Huntsvillezone 9aMar 1Feb 15Apr 26
Bedfordzone 8bMar 8Feb 22May 3
Waxahachiezone 8bMar 16Mar 2May 11
Kellerzone 8bMar 12Feb 26May 7
The Colonyzone 8bMar 7Feb 21May 2
Haltom Cityzone 8bMar 10Feb 24May 5
Prosperzone 8bMar 17Mar 3May 12
Schertzzone 9aMar 8Feb 22May 3
Midlothianzone 8bMar 16Mar 2May 11
Weslacozone 10aJan 8Dec 25Mar 5
Huttozone 9aMar 8Feb 22May 3
Rosenbergzone 9aFeb 9Jan 26Apr 6
Coppellzone 8bMar 14Feb 28May 9
Friendswoodzone 9bJan 31Jan 17Mar 28

What Texas carrots need

SeedsThe cultivar decides the sauce. Everything downstream is damage control.
  • Scarlet Nantes Carrot Seed

    The carrot that makes a fermented habanero sauce work. It brings sweetness and body so the sauce has texture without thickener and heat without being one-dimensional.

StartSoil temperature and light intensity, indoors, weeks before your frost date.
  • Organic Seed Starter Potting MixMust have

    Seed-starting mix is not potting soil with a nicer label — it is finer, lighter, and low in nutrients on purpose, because a seedling's first roots want air and moisture, not fertiliser.

GrowRoot volume, nutrition and structure. Where most home crops actually fail.
  • Ocean Forest Potting SoilMust have

    Pre-charged with enough nutrition to carry a transplant for its first month without feeding, which is exactly the window when most container plants stall.

  • 5-Gallon Fabric Grow Bags, 5-Pack

    Fabric pots air-prune roots and drain faster than a plastic pot can, which is the entire reason container tomatoes fail. Five gallons is the honest minimum for a pepper; a tomato wants ten.

  • Rapitest Soil Test Kit

    In-ground growers are guessing until they test. pH outside 6.0–6.8 locks nutrients out no matter how much fertiliser you add, and no amount of feeding fixes that.

  • 3-in-1 Soil Moisture / Light / pH Tester

    Used for one thing — is the root zone actually dry six inches down — it prevents both halves of the most common container failure. Ignore the pH scale on it entirely.

HarvestTiming, handling, and weighing what you actually got.
  • Garden Harvest Basket with Tool Caddy

    A harvest basket that doubles as a colander means the hose rinse happens in the garden, and the dirt stays outside. On a 20-pound tomato day that is a genuine time saving.

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Carrots in Texas: questions

When should I plant carrots in Texas?

Direct sow around Feb 24 at the statewide median; across the state that date runs from Jan 19 in the warmest tenth of Texas's ZIP codes to Mar 19 in the coldest. To cut the freeze risk to one year in ten, count from Mar 31 instead of the median last frost. Use the city table for your own town.

When is the last frost in Texas?

The ZIP-weighted median of NOAA 1991–2020 station medians is Mar 10. In the warmest tenth of Texas's ZIP codes the median last frost falls on or before Feb 2; in the coldest tenth, on or after Apr 2.

When will Texas carrots be ready to harvest?

Nantes Carrot planted on the statewide date is ready around May 5: 70 days from sow.

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