When to plant tomatoes in Shreveport: 27 February – 19 August

In Shreveport, tomato: sow for seedlings from 16 December to 28 June; plant into a greenhouse from 6 February to 19 August; plant out into open ground from 27 February to 19 August. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Feed Sales & Service (farm supply, 2 km) and Bossier City Farmers Market (farm shop, 11 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Tomato in Shreveport: soil, season and weather

In Shreveport frost, not soil, sets the date: the top 7 cm of soil warms to 15 °C — the minimum on the tomato card — around 26 February, 6 days after the last frost on 20 February, so planting waits only for the week after that frost.

Last spring frost	20 February
Top 7 cm of soil at 15 °C	26 February, 6 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	6 February – 19 August; February outside: 7 °C at night, 17.1 °C by day; card 16–27 °C
First autumn frost	9 December, 285 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	8 May – 28 October
Days left for picking	215
Daylight	10:06 on 6 January, 11:25 on 27 February
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, September, has 8 rainy days

Tomato in Shreveport: care after planting

Planted on 27 February: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

27 February — feed: balanced (NPK)
27 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 Shreveport during the tomato season

Days average above the tomato card's 16–27 °C in May–September (28.2–34 °C). Nights average below 16 °C in February–April and October–December (7–15.9 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
February	17.1	7	132	11	11:02
March	21.3	10.9	162	12	11:57
April	24.1	13.9	200	12	12:58
May	28.2	18.6	130	12	13:49
June	32.1	22.6	80	10	14:16
July	34	24.7	78	10	14:05
August	34	24.4	97	9	13:22
September	31.3	21.4	63	8	12:24
October	26.5	15.9	77	7	11:25
November	20	10	81	7	10:31
December	16.2	7.3	118	10	10:02

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Tomato in nearby cities

Around Shreveport, Baton Rouge is 14 days earlier and Fort Smith 37 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Dallas	284 km	28 February – 15 August	1 day later
Little Rock	290 km	16 March – 31 July	17 days later
Lafayette	300 km	26 February – 16 August	1 day earlier
Fort Smith	329 km	5 April – 29 July	37 days later
Fort Worth	332 km	1 March – 10 August	2 days later
Baton Rouge	334 km	13 February – 19 August	14 days earlier

Where to buy tomato plants and seeds near Shreveport

Buy plants ready to set out from 27 February to 19 August (from 6 February to 19 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 16 December to 28 June. Within 15 km of Shreveport OpenStreetMap lists 2 farm-supply shops and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Pro Pest & Lawn Store — farm supply
East Texas Street 3333, 71111 Bossier City · Mon–Fri 07:30–17:00 · 12 km
Feed Sales & Service — farm supply
Jewella Avenue 3805, 71109 Shreveport · 2 km
Bossier City Farmers Market — farm shop
East Texas Street 2950, 71111 Bossier City · Sat 09:00–13:00 · 11 km · bossiercityfarmersmarket.com

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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