Planting windows for El Paso
Computed from El Paso's own frost dates. Click any crop for the full zone-8 growing guide — varieties, spacing, fall plantings, and more.
| Crop | Start seeds indoors | Transplant | Direct sow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🍅 Tomatoes | Jan 5 – Jan 19 | Mar 9 – Mar 16 | — |
| 🫑 Peppers | Dec 22 – Jan 5 | Mar 16 – Mar 23 | — |
| 🥬 Lettuce | Jan 19 – Feb 2 | Feb 2 – Feb 16 | Feb 2 – Mar 2 |
| 🫛 Peas | — | — | Jan 19 – Feb 2 |
| 🥕 Carrots | — | — | Feb 9 – Mar 2 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | Jan 12 – Jan 26 | Feb 9 – Feb 23 | — |
| 🥬 Kale | Jan 19 – Feb 2 | Feb 2 – Feb 16 | Feb 2 – Feb 16 |
| 🥒 Cucumbers | Feb 2 – Feb 9 | Mar 9 – Mar 16 | Mar 9 – Mar 16 |
| 🥒 Zucchini | Feb 2 – Feb 9 | Mar 9 – Mar 16 | Mar 9 – Mar 16 |
| 🫘 Green Beans (Bush) | — | — | Mar 9 – Mar 16 |
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | — | — | Mar 9 – Mar 16 |
| 🌿 Basil | Jan 19 – Feb 2 | Mar 9 – Mar 16 | Mar 16 – Mar 23 |
| 🧄 Garlic | — | — | Fall: Oct 9 – Nov 6 |
Want this for all 50 crops, or as a printable seed-shelf schedule? Use the planting calendar and the seed starting scheduler — both can use El Paso's dates automatically after a lookup.
Reading the season in El Paso
With roughly 263 frost-free days, El Paso gardens fit long-season crops — melons, winter squash, sweet potatoes — with room left for spring and fall rounds of greens and roots. The first frost around Nov 20 is late enough that fall planting is a full second season, not an afterthought.