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Zone 8B — November

What to Plant in November in Zone 8B

November in Zone 8B: 0 crops to start indoors, 0 to plant or direct sow outside, and 122 entering harvest window. Last frost averages March 20. Reference city: Houston, TX.
Updated May 13, 2026 · Frost data from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
0 Start Indoors
0 Plant Outside
122 Harvest
Frost risk: High

Frost risk is still high in Zone 8B. The last spring frost typically lands on March 20, with the earliest plausible clearance around February 27. Hold tender crops indoors a while longer.

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Start Indoors in November

Nothing to start seeds indoors in November for Zone 8B.
Next window: January — 2 varieties, including Texas 1015Y SuperSweet Onion, Viola and pansy edible flowers.

Plant Outside in November

Nothing to plant or sow outside in November for Zone 8B.
Next window: February — 108 varieties, including Alaska Early Pea, All Year Round, America.

Harvest in November

Plant Type Planted / Sown Harvest Window
Nantes Carrot (fall planting) root vegetable Aug 21 Nov 4
Alaska Early Pea (fall planting) legume Sep 15 Nov 14
All Year Round (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 27
All Year Round Cauliflower (fall planting) brassica Sep 15 Nov 19
America (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 9
Blonde de Paris (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 14
Bloomsdale Longstanding Spinach (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 6
Blue Curled Scotch (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 14
Bok Choy (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 14
Boltardy Beets (fall planting) root vegetable Sep 15 Nov 14
Bouquet Dill (fall planting) herb Sep 15 Nov 19
Broadleaf Classic (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 14
Broccolini (fall planting) brassica Sep 15 Nov 24
Bull's Blood Beets (fall planting) root vegetable Sep 15 Nov 9
Burgundy Boston (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 9
Buttercrunch (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 9
Butterhead Lettuce (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 19
Calabrese Broccoli (fall planting) brassica Sep 15 Nov 19
Calendula (fall planting) flower Sep 15 Nov 14
California Bluebell (fall planting) flower Sep 15 Nov 19
Calypso Cilantro (fall planting) herb Sep 15 Nov 9
Canary Yellow (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 14
Cascadia Sugar Snap Pea (fall planting) legume Sep 15 Nov 21
Chantenay Carrots (fall planting) root vegetable Sep 15 Nov 24
Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan) (fall planting) brassica Sep 15 Nov 4
Chioggia Beet (fall planting) root vegetable Sep 15 Nov 19
Copenhagen Cabbage (fall planting) brassica Sep 15 Nov 19
Crimson Forest Bunching Onions (fall planting) root vegetable Sep 15 Nov 14
Crosby's Egyptian Beets (fall planting) root vegetable Sep 15 Nov 14
Curly Kale (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 19
Cylindra Beets (fall planting) root vegetable Sep 15 Nov 14
Daikon Radishes (fall planting) root vegetable Sep 15 Nov 9
Dark Green Romaine (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 24
Delicatesse Blue Kohlrabi (fall planting) brassica Sep 15 Nov 14
Delicatesse White Kohlrabi (fall planting) brassica Sep 15 Nov 14
Detroit Dark Red Beet (fall planting) root vegetable Sep 15 Nov 14
Di Cicco Broccoli (fall planting) brassica Sep 15 Nov 19
Dill (fall planting) herb Sep 15 Nov 9
Dukat Dill (fall planting) herb Sep 15 Nov 4
Dutch Lamb's Lettuce (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 4
Early Purple Broccoli (fall planting) brassica Sep 15 Nov 19
Early Wonder Beets (fall planting) root vegetable Sep 15 Nov 4
Endive / Escarole (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 19
Fairy Dwarf Mix Candytuft Flowers (fall planting) flower Sep 15 Nov 14
Fenugreek (fall planting) herb Sep 15 Nov 4
Florida Broadleaf (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 4
Fordhook Giant (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 9
French Lamb's Lettuce (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 4
German Chamomile (fall planting) herb Sep 15 Nov 19
Golden Acre Cabbage (fall planting) brassica Sep 15 Nov 19
Golden Beet (fall planting) root vegetable Sep 15 Nov 19
Golden Detroit Beets (fall planting) root vegetable Sep 15 Nov 14
Golden Globe Turnips (fall planting) root vegetable Sep 15 Nov 4
Green Arrow Pea (fall planting) legume Sep 15 Nov 24
Hot Pink (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 14
Igloo Cauliflower (fall planting) brassica Sep 15 Nov 24
Kagraner Sommer (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 12
Kuroda Carrots (fall planting) root vegetable Sep 15 Nov 24
Lacinato Kale (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 19
Leaf Lettuce Mix (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 9
Little Fingers Carrots (fall planting) root vegetable Sep 15 Nov 9
Little Gem (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 10
Little Marvel Pea (fall planting) legume Sep 15 Nov 17
Lollo Bionda (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 14
Lollo Rossa (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 10
Magenta Sunset (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 14
Mammoth Dill (fall planting) herb Sep 15 Nov 19
Marvel of Four Seasons (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 14
Matador Viking (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 2
Michihili Cabbage (fall planting) brassica Sep 15 Nov 24
Mizuna (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 4
Monstrueux de Viroflay (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 4
Mustard Greens (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 4
New Zealand Spinach (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 14
Noble Giant (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 4
Old Fashion (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 4
Orange (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 9
Oregon Sugar Pod Snow Pea (fall planting) legume Sep 15 Nov 22
Paris Market Carrots (fall planting) root vegetable Sep 15 Nov 9
Phacelia cover crop and bee forage (fall planting) cover crop Sep 15 Nov 14
Premier (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 14
Progress No. 9 Shelling Pea (fall planting) legume Sep 15 Nov 16
Purple Haze Carrots (fall planting) root vegetable Sep 15 Nov 27
Rainbow Mix (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 14
Rapeseed Cover Crop (fall planting) cover crop Sep 15 Nov 24
Rapini Broccoli Raab (fall planting) brassica Sep 15 Nov 19
Red Leaf Lettuce (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 9
Red Romaine (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 24
Red Russian Kale (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 14
Royal Carpet Alyssum Flowers (fall planting) flower Sep 15 Nov 14
Ruby Red (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 14
Salad Bowl Green (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 4
Scarlet Flax Flowers (fall planting) flower Sep 15 Nov 24
Shelling Pea (fall planting) legume Sep 15 Nov 24
Shungiku (Edible Chrysanthemum) (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 9
Siberian Dwarf (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 9
Snow Crown Cauliflower (fall planting) brassica Sep 15 Nov 14
Snow Pea (fall planting) legume Sep 15 Nov 24
Snowball Self-Blanche Cauliflower (fall planting) brassica Sep 15 Nov 19
St. Valery Carrots (fall planting) root vegetable Sep 15 Nov 24
Sugar Ann Snap Pea (fall planting) legume Sep 15 Nov 10
Sugar Snap Pea (fall planting) legume Sep 4 Nov 13
Summer Bibb (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 14
Swiss Chard (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 14
Tendergreen (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 4
Tendersweet Carrots (fall planting) root vegetable Sep 15 Nov 24
Tom Thumb (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 24
Turnip (fall planting) root vegetable Sep 15 Nov 14
Vates Kale (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 9
Vienna Purple Kohlrabi (fall planting) brassica Sep 15 Nov 19
Vienna White Kohlrabi (fall planting) brassica Sep 15 Nov 19
Vietnamese Coriander (fall planting) herb Sep 15 Nov 14
Viola and pansy edible flowers (fall planting) flower Sep 15 Nov 24
Violetta Purple Cauliflower (fall planting) brassica Sep 15 Nov 19
Wando Pea (fall planting) legume Sep 15 Nov 22
Watermelon Radishes (fall planting) root vegetable Sep 15 Nov 19
White Boston (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 4
White Detroit Beets (fall planting) root vegetable Sep 15 Nov 14
White Lisbon Bunching Onions (fall planting) root vegetable Sep 15 Nov 19
Winner Kohlrabi (fall planting) brassica Sep 15 Nov 4
Winter Density (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 14
Winter Giant (fall planting) lettuce Sep 15 Nov 4

Key Tasks for November in Zone 8B

  1. 1 Check soil moisture before watering — stick a finger 2 inches into the soil. Water only when the soil is dry at that depth. Consistent moisture is more important than frequency.
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