FALL PLANTING · SOURCE REGION V
Rio Grande Valley
planting calendar.
The far southern tip of Texas, including McAllen on the source map, is Region V. This is the latest fall schedule in the five-region guide, with some sowings extending to mid-December.
Source-map cities: McAllenPlan in stages through autumn rather than finishing the whole garden in September. Keep the reference calendar separate from your actual planting record. Dates below are average fall planting dates, not deadlines or weather predictions.
Tomatoes
Peppers
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrots
Leaf lettuce
Spinach
Radishes
Beets
Cucumbers
Summer squash
Bush snap beans
BEFORE YOU PLANT
Make the calendar
work for your garden.
Dates that look late compared with northern gardens are intentional in this regional table. Check the source region before importing advice from a different climate.
Know where the dates come from.
Table 1 supplies average fall planting dates. Table 2 supplies last optimum dates only for the crops it lists. Figure 1 defines the five historical gardening regions; these are not current USDA hardiness zones.
Read the 2014 Extension guide (PDF) ↗Source checked September 27, 2026. Independent interpretation; no university affiliation.