When to plant tomatoes in Nuevo Laredo: 3 February – 2 September

In Nuevo Laredo, 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 Nuevo Laredo: soil, season and weather

In Nuevo Laredo 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: 9.7 °C at night, 21 °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	10:26 on 13 December, 10:56 on 3 February
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, February, has 3 rainy days

The same dates in Nuevo Laredo hold for Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Zucchini, Pumpkin and Watermelon.

Tomato in Nuevo Laredo: 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 Nuevo Laredo during the tomato season

Days average above the tomato card's 16–27 °C in March–October (29.2–38 °C). Nights average below 16 °C in February (12.3 °C), November (15.6 °C) and December (12.1 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
February	25.2	12.3	13	3	11:14
March	29.2	16.6	45	5	11:58
April	31.9	19.3	44	6	12:48
May	34.5	22.8	91	9	13:30
June	36.9	25.2	43	6	13:52
July	38	26	30	5	13:43
August	37.9	26.4	49	4	13:08
September	34.6	24.5	71	9	12:21
October	31.2	20.2	44	5	11:32
November	25.6	15.6	34	5	10:48
December	22.5	12.1	23	4	10:25

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Tomato in nearby cities

Around Nuevo Laredo, Monterrey is 9 days earlier and Saltillo 24 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Reynosa	198 km	29 January – 2 September	5 days earlier
Corpus Christi	212 km	3 February – 2 September	same day
Monterrey	214 km	25 January – 2 September	9 days earlier
San Antonio	238 km	17 February – 15 August	14 days later
Saltillo	270 km	27 February – 6 August	24 days later
Austin	356 km	26 February – 23 August	23 days later

Where to buy tomato plants and seeds near Nuevo Laredo

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 Nuevo Laredo OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre and 5 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Pan American Courts — market
San Bernardo Avenue 3301, 78040 Laredo · 6 km
G & G Garden Center — garden centre
5 km
Pulga 359 — market
12 km
Guadalupe Market Square — market
7 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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