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When to plant bell pepper in Dallas

How to grow Bell pepperDallas climate
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Tight fit

Tight fit in greenhouse

Comfortable in a cold frame

Bell pepper in Dallas is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 196 days covers the 60–85 days this plant usually needs.

Start indoors
January 2 – February 26
Transplant outside
March 13 – May 7
Harvest
May 12 – July 31
Season vs crop
196 grow days vs 60–85 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall)
February 27 – December 17

Bell pepper in Dallas is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 196 days covers the 60–85 days this plant usually needs.

Planting conditions

Bell pepper planting activities across the year: Start indoors, Grow indoors, Harden off, Transplant outside, Grow outdoors, HarvestJFMAMJJASOND~Feb 27~Dec 17
  • Start indoors
  • Grow indoors
  • Harden off
  • Transplant outside
  • Grow outdoors
  • Harvest
Local activity windows for this place and growing method. Blue fill is usually too cold for this plant. Dashed lines are typical last and first frost.
Suitable growing days in a row196
Days to harvest60–85 days from transplant
Jan 2 – Feb 26
Start indoors
Feb 27 – Mar 5
Grow indoors
Mar 6 – Mar 12
Harden off
March 13
Transplant outside
Mar 14 – May 11
Grow outdoors
May 12 – Jul 31
Harvest
ActivityWindowNotes
Start indoorsJan 2 – Feb 26Sow indoors before the outdoor window.
Grow indoorsFeb 27 – Mar 5Seedlings grow indoors until harden or transplant.
Harden offMar 6 – Mar 12Acclimate seedlings outdoors before planting.
Transplant outsideMarch 13Move plants outside on this day (start of the plant-out window).
Grow outdoorsMar 14 – May 11Plants grow outdoors until harvest.
HarvestMay 12 – Jul 31Expected harvest from typical days to harvest.
Blue fill is usually too cold for this plant. Dashed lines are typical last and first frost. Adjust a week or two for your conditions.

Planting and growing across the year

Planting is the sow / plant-out window. Growing is daytime air versus this plant’s ideal (70 – 84 °F) and tolerable (55 – 95 °F) ranges.

Bell pepper planting and growing weeks in DallasJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDECPlantingGrowing
Planting uses sow / plant-out rules (frost, soil germination, night, and last-sow): green when plantable, blue diagonal when nights or soil are too cold, amber cross-hatch when too hot, faint for other calendar limits. Growing shows daytime air against this plant’s ideal and tolerable ranges across the year.

Key dates

Typical last spring frostFebruary 27
Safer last spring frostFebruary 27
Typical first fall frostDecember 17
Safer first fall frostDecember 17
Frost-free days292
Earliest indoor seed startJanuary 2
Latest indoor seed startFebruary 26
Transplant outdoorsMarch 13 – May 7
Direct sow windownot recommended here
Suitable growing windowApril 14 – October 26 (196 days)
Expected harvestMay 12 – July 31

How these dates are judged

Ideal conditions
Daytime air from 70 – 84 °F.
Suitable conditions
Daytime air from 55 – 95 °F.
Last frost and first frost
Typical spring and fall frost dates for Dallas, shown in the key dates.
Days to harvest
60–85 days from transplant, from typical days to harvest.
Sowing window
Dated sow and harvest bars use frost dates, soil minima, night limits, and last-sow count-back from typical crop timing. The year strip and weekly chart use the same window: air ratings only colour weeks inside it.

Growing window for Bell pepper: Mar 13 – Mar 30; Apr 14 – Oct 26 (214 days)

Planting window for Bell pepper: Mar 13 – May 7 (56 days)

Usually too cold: Oct 26 – Nov 1; Nov 9 – Dec 31

Outdoors: weekly temperatures and windows

Temperatures across the year for Dallas. Shaded bands are this plant’s ideal and tolerable daytime air ranges. Growing is daytime air suitability; Planting is sow / plant-out conditions (same colour language). Window brackets mark each stretch.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−20 °C−4 °F−10 °C14 °F0 °C32 °F10 °C50 °F20 °C68 °F30 °C86 °F40 °C104 °FTolerable 13–35 °CTolerable 55–95 °FIdeal 21–29 °CIdeal 70–84 °FWindowGrowingMar 13 – Mar 30; Apr 14 – Oct 26PlantingMar 13 – May 7Last frost ~Feb 27First frost ~Dec 17
  • Ideal range
  • Tolerable range
  • Possible min to max
  • Average min to max
  • Suitable
  • Tolerable
  • Too cold
  • Too hot

Selected week · tap a week or use the arrows

Week 11 · Mar 9 – Mar 15

Average 52 to 70 °F · Possible 28 to 83 °F

Growing: too cold

Planting: too cold

A week is in range when its average low and high sit inside the tolerance band 55 to 95 °F; it is suitable when that average range also overlaps the ideal 70 to 84 °F band and possible readings stay within 32 °F to 95 °F. Crossing a possible limit, or missing the ideal band, makes it tolerable; any chance of frost (possible low below 32 °F) makes it too cold. When a sowing window is calculated, weeks outside that window are uncoloured even if air is in range.

Based on average frost dates.

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Cover method weekly charts

Outdoor weekly chart is above. Open a cover chart only if you grow under fleece, a cold frame, or an unheated greenhouse.

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Calculated by Plan & Plant · Method · Data 2019–2026

Frost and suitability dates are typical figures from climate statistics. Microclimates vary; they are not a guarantee.

How we calculated this
  • Data: ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo, cell 32.78, -96.80, years 2019–2026 (not a 30-year climate normal yet).
  • Typical and safer dates: Typical last frost is the date after which half of winters in this sample had no more frost; safer is later in the sample so fewer winters still frosted.
  • Crop rule: Local windows for Bell pepper from frost dates, temperature ratings, and crop timing rules.
  • Confidence: Provisional — short or thin sample for this place.
  • Full methodology (algorithm 2026-10-season-6).

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