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Crop dates by placeRutabagas Planting Dates by State and Region
Published rutabagas planting windows for 4 places, with the source and the caveats you need before you use them.
Across the 3 places in this data set, the planting window begins as early as Apr 1 (Western valleys (Portland, Roseburg, Medford), Oregon) and as late as Jul 1 (Oregon Coast). The middle of the range starts around Apr 1.
| Place | Planting | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia and Snake River valleys, Oregon | Planting: April | |
| Maricopa County, Arizona | Planting: early Jan to end of Jan; early Sep to end of Dec (seed) | |
| Oregon Coast | Planting: July (first planting) | |
| Western valleys (Portland, Roseburg, Medford), Oregon | Planting: April |
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| Item | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia and Snake River valleys, Oregon planting | Planting window in April | |||||||||||
| Maricopa County, Arizona planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Oregon Coast planting | Planting window in July | |||||||||||
| Western valleys (Portland, Roseburg, Medford), Oregon planting | Planting window in April | |||||||||||
Frost-date caveat: ranges blur real differences inside a state or region. Use them to plan, then fit them to your last frost date, soil temperature and field conditions.
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Last reviewed: November 2026. Source: OSU Extension april garden calendar.