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When to plant cilantro in Texas
Direct sow cilantro 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.
The rule: Direct sow in 60–70 °F soil, a short row every two weeks from four weeks before the last frost until the heat arrives, then again from late summer.
Texas cilantro, 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.
| Cultivar | Start indoors | Sow | First harvest | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CilantroSlow Bolt (Coriandrum sativum) | Direct sow | Feb 24 | Apr 10 | 45 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.
Cilantro in Texas, city by city
Cilantro, scheduled from each city's nearest NOAA station — the same dates as its frost page.
| City | Last frost | Sow | First harvest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houstonzone 9b | Feb 2 | Jan 19 | Mar 5 |
| San Antoniozone 9a | Feb 25 | Feb 11 | Mar 28 |
| Dallaszone 8b | Mar 2 | Feb 16 | Apr 2 |
| Fort Worthzone 8b | Mar 5 | Feb 19 | Apr 5 |
| Austinzone 9a | Feb 20 | Feb 6 | Mar 23 |
| El Pasozone 8b | Mar 2 | Feb 16 | Apr 2 |
| Arlingtonzone 8b | Mar 9 | Feb 23 | Apr 9 |
| Corpus Christizone 10a | Jan 16 | Jan 2 | Feb 16 |
| Planozone 8b | Mar 7 | Feb 21 | Apr 7 |
| Lubbockzone 7b | Apr 4 | Mar 21 | May 5 |
| Laredozone 9b | Jan 25 | Jan 11 | Feb 25 |
| Irvingzone 8b | Mar 8 | Feb 22 | Apr 8 |
| Garlandzone 8b | Mar 7 | Feb 21 | Apr 7 |
| Friscozone 8b | Mar 7 | Feb 21 | Apr 7 |
| McKinneyzone 8b | Mar 17 | Mar 3 | Apr 17 |
| Grand Prairiezone 8b | Mar 20 | Mar 6 | Apr 20 |
| Amarillozone 7a | Apr 13 | Mar 30 | May 14 |
| Brownsvillezone 10a | Jan 6 | Dec 23 | Feb 6 |
| Dentonzone 8a | Mar 13 | Feb 27 | Apr 13 |
| Killeenzone 8b | Mar 14 | Feb 28 | Apr 14 |
| Mesquitezone 8b | Mar 2 | Feb 16 | Apr 2 |
| Pasadenazone 9b | Jan 30 | Jan 16 | Mar 2 |
| McAllenzone 10a | Jan 9 | Dec 26 | Feb 9 |
| Wacozone 8b | Mar 9 | Feb 23 | Apr 9 |
| Midlandzone 8b | Mar 26 | Mar 12 | Apr 26 |
| Lewisvillezone 8b | Mar 14 | Feb 28 | Apr 14 |
| Carrolltonzone 8b | Mar 7 | Feb 21 | Apr 7 |
| Round Rockzone 9a | Mar 11 | Feb 25 | Apr 11 |
| Abilenezone 8a | Mar 20 | Mar 6 | Apr 20 |
| Pearlandzone 9b | Jan 31 | Jan 17 | Mar 3 |
| College Stationzone 9a | Feb 27 | Feb 13 | Mar 30 |
| Odessazone 8b | Mar 15 | Mar 1 | Apr 15 |
| League Cityzone 9b | Jan 31 | Jan 17 | Mar 3 |
| Richardsonzone 8b | Mar 7 | Feb 21 | Apr 7 |
| New Braunfelszone 9a | Feb 25 | Feb 11 | Mar 28 |
| Conroezone 9a | Feb 24 | Feb 10 | Mar 27 |
| Allenzone 8b | Mar 18 | Mar 4 | Apr 18 |
| Beaumontzone 9b | Feb 14 | Jan 31 | Mar 17 |
| Tylerzone 8b | Mar 7 | Feb 21 | Apr 7 |
| Sugar Landzone 9b | Feb 9 | Jan 26 | Mar 12 |
| Edinburgzone 10a | Jan 8 | Dec 25 | Feb 8 |
| Wichita Fallszone 8a | Mar 26 | Mar 12 | Apr 26 |
| Georgetownzone 9a | Mar 6 | Feb 20 | Apr 6 |
| San Angelozone 8a | Mar 20 | Mar 6 | Apr 20 |
| Templezone 8b | Mar 14 | Feb 28 | Apr 14 |
| Bryanzone 9a | Feb 27 | Feb 13 | Mar 30 |
| Missionzone 10a | Jan 9 | Dec 26 | Feb 9 |
| Leanderzone 9a | Mar 2 | Feb 16 | Apr 2 |
| Baytownzone 9b | Feb 20 | Feb 6 | Mar 23 |
| Longviewzone 8b | Mar 7 | Feb 21 | Apr 7 |
| Pharrzone 10a | Jan 9 | Dec 26 | Feb 9 |
| Mansfieldzone 8b | Mar 9 | Feb 23 | Apr 9 |
| Flower Moundzone 8b | Mar 14 | Feb 28 | Apr 14 |
| Missouri Cityzone 9b | Feb 15 | Feb 1 | Mar 18 |
| Cedar Parkzone 9a | Mar 11 | Feb 25 | Apr 11 |
| San Marcoszone 9a | Feb 28 | Feb 14 | Mar 31 |
| Harlingenzone 10a | Jan 9 | Dec 26 | Feb 9 |
| North Richland Hillszone 8b | Mar 10 | Feb 24 | Apr 10 |
| Rowlettzone 8b | Mar 10 | Feb 24 | Apr 10 |
| Pflugervillezone 9a | Mar 11 | Feb 25 | Apr 11 |
| Victoriazone 9b | Feb 14 | Jan 31 | Mar 17 |
| Kylezone 9a | Feb 28 | Feb 14 | Mar 31 |
| Wyliezone 8b | Mar 10 | Feb 24 | Apr 10 |
| Little Elmzone 8b | Mar 13 | Feb 27 | Apr 13 |
| Eulesszone 8b | Mar 8 | Feb 22 | Apr 8 |
| Texas Cityzone 10a | Jan 18 | Jan 4 | Feb 18 |
| DeSotozone 8b | Mar 6 | Feb 20 | Apr 6 |
| Burlesonzone 8b | Mar 21 | Mar 7 | Apr 21 |
| Port Arthurzone 9b | Feb 14 | Jan 31 | Mar 17 |
| Fulshearzone 9a | Feb 28 | Feb 14 | Mar 31 |
| Rockwallzone 8b | Mar 10 | Feb 24 | Apr 10 |
| Galvestonzone 10a | Jan 18 | Jan 4 | Feb 18 |
| Celinazone 8b | Mar 17 | Mar 3 | Apr 17 |
| Grapevinezone 8b | Mar 14 | Feb 28 | Apr 14 |
| Shermanzone 8a | Mar 14 | Feb 28 | Apr 14 |
| Cedar Hillzone 8b | Mar 20 | Mar 6 | Apr 20 |
| Huntsvillezone 9a | Mar 1 | Feb 15 | Apr 1 |
| Bedfordzone 8b | Mar 8 | Feb 22 | Apr 8 |
| Waxahachiezone 8b | Mar 16 | Mar 2 | Apr 16 |
| Kellerzone 8b | Mar 12 | Feb 26 | Apr 12 |
| The Colonyzone 8b | Mar 7 | Feb 21 | Apr 7 |
| Haltom Cityzone 8b | Mar 10 | Feb 24 | Apr 10 |
| Prosperzone 8b | Mar 17 | Mar 3 | Apr 17 |
| Schertzzone 9a | Mar 8 | Feb 22 | Apr 8 |
| Midlothianzone 8b | Mar 16 | Mar 2 | Apr 16 |
| Weslacozone 10a | Jan 8 | Dec 25 | Feb 8 |
| Huttozone 9a | Mar 8 | Feb 22 | Apr 8 |
| Rosenbergzone 9a | Feb 9 | Jan 26 | Mar 12 |
| Coppellzone 8b | Mar 14 | Feb 28 | Apr 14 |
| Friendswoodzone 9b | Jan 31 | Jan 17 | Mar 3 |
What these cilantro become
What Texas cilantro need
Cilantro / Coriander Seed
Bolts in a heartbeat and there is nothing you can do about it — so you succession-sow instead of fighting it. Non-negotiable in salsa verde and zhoug.
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.
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.
AG-30 Frost Protection Row Cover
AG-30 buys roughly 6 °F of frost protection while passing about 70% of light — enough to carry a crop through an early-October cold snap that would otherwise end your season two weeks short.
6" Micro-Tip Pruning SnipsMust have
Ninety percent of sauce-garden cutting is snipping a pepper stem or a basil node, and a fine-tipped snip does it better than any pruner. Pulling peppers by hand tears the branch.
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Cilantro in Texas: questions
When should I plant cilantro 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 cilantro be ready to harvest?
Cilantro planted on the statewide date is ready around Apr 10: 45 days from sow.
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