When to plant tomatoes in Corpus Christi: 3 February – 2 September

In Corpus Christi, tomato: sow for seedlings from 22 November to 12 July; plant into a greenhouse from 13 January to 2 September; plant out into open ground from 3 February to 2 September.

Tomato in Corpus Christi: soil, season and weather

In Corpus Christi frost, not soil, sets the date: the top 7 cm of soil averages 15 °C — the minimum on the tomato card — already in the first week of January, before the last frost on 27 January, so planting waits only for the week after that frost.

Last spring frost	27 January
Top 7 cm of soil at 15 °C	already in the first week of January
Into an unheated greenhouse	13 January – 2 September; January outside: 10.8 °C at night, 19.7 °C by day; card 16–27 °C
First autumn frost	23 December, 323 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	14 April – 11 November
Days left for picking	253
Daylight	10:25 on 13 December, 10:56 on 3 February
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, February, has 7 rainy days

Tomato in Corpus Christi: care after planting

Planted on 3 February: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Feeding, by the card’s schedule from that day:

3 February — feed: balanced (NPK)
3 March — feed: nitrogen

Pests and diseases of tomato to watch for:

Dates count from the first planting day of the window above; a later planting moves them by as many days.

Weather in Corpus Christi during the tomato season

Days average above the tomato card's 16–27 °C in April–October (27.3–33.2 °C). Nights average below 16 °C in February (12.7 °C) and December (13 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
February	22.1	12.7	39	7	11:13
March	25.1	16.9	81	9	11:58
April	27.3	19.4	73	10	12:49
May	29.9	23.1	98	13	13:31
June	31.8	25.2	110	13	13:53
July	32.8	25.8	90	10	13:44
August	33.2	26	86	11	13:09
September	31.4	24.4	111	15	12:21
October	28.8	20.6	66	10	11:32
November	24.4	16.2	72	9	10:47
December	21.7	13	54	7	10:24

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Tomato in nearby cities

Around Corpus Christi, Monterrey is 9 days earlier and Austin 23 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Reynosa	203 km	29 January – 2 September	5 days earlier
Nuevo Laredo	212 km	3 February – 2 September	same day
San Antonio	215 km	17 February – 15 August	14 days later
Austin	283 km	26 February – 23 August	23 days later
Houston	299 km	24 February – 7 August	21 days later
Monterrey	369 km	25 January – 2 September	9 days earlier

Where to buy tomato plants and seeds near Corpus Christi

Buy plants ready to set out from 3 February to 2 September (from 13 January to 2 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 22 November to 12 July. Within 15 km of Corpus Christi OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre and 1 market (collected 29 October 2026).

BotaniCo — garden centre
4 km
Moody's Quality Meats — market
4 km

Each window starts on the Greenly calendar date and ends on the last day that still leaves the crop’s days to harvest (from its card) before the average first autumn frost, plus six weeks of picking for crops harvested over weeks (tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, cucumbers, courgettes, pumpkins, watermelons, beans) — our rule; earlier in the window is safer.

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