When to plant chili pepper in Dallas

In Dallas, typical last spring frost is February 20 and typical first fall frost is December 7. Typical last spring frost: February 20. Chili pepper in Dallas is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 204 days covers the 60–100 days this plant usually needs.

Chili pepper

How to grow Chili pepper Dallas climate Weekly temperatures and windows

Where are you growing?

Comfortable

Tight fit in greenhouse

Comfortable in a cold frame

Chili pepper in Dallas is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 204 days covers the 60–100 days this plant usually needs.

Start indoors: January 22 – March 18
Transplant outside: March 26 – May 20
Harvest: May 25 – August 28
Season vs crop: 204 grow days vs 60–100 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall): February 20 – December 7

Chili pepper in Dallas is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 204 days covers the 60–100 days this plant usually needs.

Planting conditions

Start 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 row204

Days to harvest60–100 days from transplant

Jan 22 – Mar 18

Start indoors

Mar 19 – Mar 25

Harden off

March 26

Transplant outside

Mar 27 – May 24

Grow outdoors

May 25 – Aug 28

Harvest

Activity	Window	Notes
Start indoors	Jan 22 – Mar 18	Sow indoors before the outdoor window.
Harden off	Mar 19 – Mar 25	Acclimate seedlings outdoors before planting.
Transplant outside	March 26	Move plants outside on this day (start of the plant-out window).
Grow outdoors	Mar 27 – May 24	Plants grow outdoors until harvest.
Harvest	May 25 – Aug 28	Expected harvest from typical days to harvest.

Start indoors
Harden off
Transplant outside
Grow outdoors
Harvest

Blue fill is usually too cold for this plant. Dashed lines are typical last and first frost (35 seasons (1991–2025)). 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 (21 – 32 °C70 – 90 °F21 – 32 °C (70 – 90 °F)) and tolerable (16 – 35 °C61 – 95 °F16 – 35 °C (61 – 95 °F)) ranges.

Ideal / plantable
Tolerable
Too cold
Too hot
Outside window

Planting uses sow / plant-out rules; growing shows daytime air against this plant’s ideal and tolerable ranges.

Key dates

Typical last spring frostFebruary 20

Low-risk last spring frostMarch 12

Typical first fall frostDecember 7

Low-risk first fall frostNovember 13

Frost-free days289

Earliest indoor seed startJanuary 22

Latest indoor seed startMarch 18

Transplant outdoorsMarch 26 – May 20

Direct sow windownot recommended here

Suitable growing windowMarch 26 – October 15 (204 days)

Expected harvestMay 25 – August 28

How these dates are judged

Ideal conditions: Daytime air from 21 – 32 °C70 – 90 °F21 – 32 °C (70 – 90 °F).
Suitable conditions: Daytime air from 16 – 35 °C61 – 95 °F16 – 35 °C (61 – 95 °F).
Last frost and first frost: Typical spring and fall frost dates for Dallas, shown in the key dates.
Days to harvest: 60–100 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. Air ratings on the weekly chart colour only weeks inside that same window — see weekly temperatures and windows.

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Calculated by Plan & Plant. Method. Data 35 seasons (1991–2025).

Frost and suitability dates are typical figures from climate statistics.

Based on 35 years (1991–2025) of ERA5-Land data from Open-Meteo, for an area of about 10 km. Typical dates, not a guarantee.

Dates for Dallas use ERA5-Land cell 32.78, -96.80. How we calculated this · Algorithm 2026-10-season-10.

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