When to plant potato 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. Potato in Dallas is doable with planning outdoors. 108 suitable days are enough for fast varieties (70 days) but not slow ones (125 days).

Potato

How to grow Potato Dallas climate Weekly temperatures and windows

Where are you growing?

Tight fit

Tight fit in greenhouse

Tight fit in a cold frame

Potato in Dallas is doable with planning outdoors. 108 suitable days are enough for fast varieties (70 days) but not slow ones (125 days).

When to plantFebruary 12 – May 9

Harvest: April 23 – October 11
Season vs crop: 108 grow days vs 70–125 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall): February 20 – December 7

Potato in Dallas is doable with planning outdoors. 108 suitable days are enough for fast varieties (70 days) but not slow ones (125 days).

Planting conditions

Direct sow
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 row108

Days to harvest70–125 days from planting

Feb 12 – May 9

Direct sow

Apr 23 – Oct 11

Harvest

Activity	Window	Notes
Direct sow	Feb 12 – May 9	Plant outdoors in this window.
Harvest	Apr 23 – Oct 11	Expected harvest from typical days to harvest.

Direct sow
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 (15 – 24 °C59 – 75 °F15 – 24 °C (59 – 75 °F)) and tolerable (7 – 30 °C45 – 86 °F7 – 30 °C (45 – 86 °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

Outdoor sow dateFebruary 12

Direct sow windowFebruary 12 – May 9

Suitable growing windowFebruary 12 – May 30 (108 days)

Expected harvestApril 23 – October 11

How these dates are judged

Ideal conditions: Daytime air from 15 – 24 °C59 – 75 °F15 – 24 °C (59 – 75 °F).
Suitable conditions: Daytime air from 7 – 30 °C45 – 86 °F7 – 30 °C (45 – 86 °F).
Last frost and first frost: Typical spring and fall frost dates for Dallas, shown in the key dates.
Days to harvest: 70–125 days from planting, 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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