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When to Plant Beets in Texas

Texas spans USDA hardiness 6b to 10b (zones 6b to 10b on this page). Plant beets by your local frost date, not the calendar — pick your zone below for exact start-indoors, transplant, and harvest dates.

Jump to: Zone 6b · Zone 7a · Zone 7b · Zone 8a · Zone 8b · Zone 9a · Zone 9b · Zone 10a · Zone 10b

Beets planting calendar for Texas, Zone 6b

Average last spring frost

April 20

Average first fall frost

October 15

spring planting

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Direct sow

Mar 30

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Projected first harvest

May 29

fall planting

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Direct sow

Jul 30

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Projected first harvest

Sep 28

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fall planting

🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 6b (approximate)

Most beets mature in about 55 to 60 days depending on the variety. Full zone 6 guide (both 6a and 6b) →

Beets planting calendar for Texas, Zone 7a

Average last spring frost

April 15

Average first fall frost

October 20

spring planting

🌿

Direct sow

Mar 25

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Projected first harvest

May 24

fall planting

🌿

Direct sow

Aug 4

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Projected first harvest

Oct 3

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spring planting

fall planting

🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 7a (approximate)

Most beets mature in about 55 to 60 days depending on the variety. Full zone 7 guide (both 7a and 7b) →

Beets planting calendar for Texas, Zone 7b

Average last spring frost

April 10

Average first fall frost

October 30

spring planting

🌿

Direct sow

Mar 20

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Projected first harvest

May 19

fall planting

🌿

Direct sow

Aug 14

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Projected first harvest

Oct 13

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spring planting

fall planting

🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 7b (approximate)

Most beets mature in about 55 to 60 days depending on the variety. Full zone 7 guide (both 7a and 7b) →

Beets planting calendar for Texas, Zone 8a

Average last spring frost

April 1

Average first fall frost

November 10

spring planting

🌿

Direct sow

Mar 11

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Projected first harvest

May 10

fall planting

🌿

Direct sow

Aug 25

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Projected first harvest

Oct 24

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spring planting

fall planting

🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 8a (approximate)

Most beets mature in about 55 to 60 days depending on the variety. Full zone 8 guide (both 8a and 8b) →

Beets planting calendar for Texas, Zone 8b

Average last spring frost

March 20

Average first fall frost

November 20

spring planting

🌿

Direct sow

Feb 27

🌾

Projected first harvest

Apr 28

fall planting

🌿

Direct sow

Sep 4

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Projected first harvest

Nov 3

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spring planting

fall planting

🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 8b (approximate)

Most beets mature in about 55 to 60 days depending on the variety. Full zone 8 guide (both 8a and 8b) →

Beets planting calendar for Texas, Zone 9a

Average last spring frost

March 1

Average first fall frost

December 1

spring planting

🌿

Direct sow

Feb 8

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Projected first harvest

Apr 9

fall planting

🌿

Direct sow

Sep 15

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Projected first harvest

Nov 14

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spring planting

fall planting

🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 9a (approximate)

Most beets mature in about 55 to 60 days depending on the variety. Full zone 9 guide (both 9a and 9b) →

Beets planting calendar for Texas, Zone 9b

Average last spring frost

February 15

Average first fall frost

December 15

spring planting

🌿

Direct sow

Jan 25

🌾

Projected first harvest

Mar 26

fall planting

🌿

Direct sow

Sep 29

🌾

Projected first harvest

Nov 28

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spring planting

fall planting

🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 9b (approximate)

Most beets mature in about 55 to 60 days depending on the variety. Full zone 9 guide (both 9a and 9b) →

Beets planting calendar for Texas, Zone 10a

Average last spring frost

January 30

Average first fall frost

December 30

spring planting

🌿

Direct sow

Jan 9

🌾

Projected first harvest

Mar 10

fall planting

🌿

Direct sow

Oct 14

🌾

Projected first harvest

Dec 13

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spring planting

fall planting

🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 10a (approximate)

Most beets mature in about 55 to 60 days depending on the variety. Full zone 10 guide (both 10a and 10b) →

Beets planting calendar for Texas, Zone 10b

Average last spring frost

January 30

Average first fall frost

December 30

spring planting

🌿

Direct sow

Jan 9

🌾

Projected first harvest

Mar 10

fall planting

🌿

Direct sow

Oct 14

🌾

Projected first harvest

Dec 13

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F
M
A
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spring planting

fall planting

🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 10b (approximate)

Most beets mature in about 55 to 60 days depending on the variety. Full zone 10 guide (both 10a and 10b) →

Not sure which half-zone you're in? Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

Varieties to grow

5 varieties of beets in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.

Bull's Blood Beet →Chioggia Beet →Cylindra Beet →Detroit Dark Red Beet →Golden Beet →

Common problems with beets

What to watch for, with identification and treatment for each

Seedcorn MaggotWirewormsFlea BeetlesBlister BeetlesGroundhogsAntsCommon ScabForkingWoody RootsHollow HeartCracking & SplittingBoron Deficiency

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beets — full zone guide

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