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Crop dates by placeTurnips Planting Dates by State and Region
Published turnips planting windows for 16 places, with the source and the caveats you need before you use them.
Across the 8 places in this data set, the planting window begins as early as Jan 1 (North Florida) and as late as Sep 1 (Central Florida). The middle of the range starts around May 16.
| Place | Planting | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | Planting: August 1- September 15 (fall crop); February - April (spring/summer crop) | |
| Central Florida | Planting: outdoor planting Sept–Feb | |
| Central Missouri | Planting: planting dates 3/20 to 5/1; fall 7/20 to 8/15 (month/day) | |
| Central North Carolina | Planting: early Feb to end of Jun; early Aug to mid Sep (direct seed) | |
| Central and higher-elevation Eastern Oregon | Planting: Late April | |
| Columbia and Snake River valleys, Oregon | Planting: April | |
| Eastern North Carolina | Planting: early Feb to end of Jun; early Aug to mid Sep (direct seed) | |
| Maricopa County, Arizona | Planting: early Jan to end of Feb; mid Aug to end of Dec (seed) | |
| North Florida | Planting: outdoor planting Jan–Apr Sept–Oct | |
| North Missouri | Planting: planting dates 3/25 to 5/1; fall 7/20 to 8/5 (month/day) | |
| South Florida | Planting: outdoor planting Sept–Jan | |
| South Missouri | Planting: planting dates 3/10 to 5/1; fall 8/1 to 8/30 (month/day) | |
| Utah | Planting: fall harvest planting July 1 to August 1 | |
| Western North Carolina | Planting: early Mar to end of Apr; mid Jul to mid Aug (direct seed) | |
| Western Oregon | Planting: August (winter crop) | |
| Western valleys (Portland, Roseburg, Medford), Oregon | Planting: April; August |
Calendar view
| Item | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas planting | Planting window in February | Planting window in March | Planting window in April | |||||||||
| Central Florida planting | Planting window in January | Planting window in February | Planting window in September | Planting window in October | Planting window in November | Planting window in December | ||||||
| Central Missouri planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Central North Carolina planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Central and higher-elevation Eastern Oregon planting | Planting window in April | |||||||||||
| Columbia and Snake River valleys, Oregon planting | Planting window in April | |||||||||||
| Eastern North Carolina planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Maricopa County, Arizona planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| North Florida planting | Planting window in January | Planting window in February | Planting window in March | Planting window in April | ||||||||
| North Missouri planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| South Florida planting | Planting window in January | Planting window in September | Planting window in October | Planting window in November | Planting window in December | |||||||
| South Missouri planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Utah planting | Planting window in July | Planting window in August | ||||||||||
| Western North Carolina planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Western Oregon planting | Planting window in August | |||||||||||
| Western valleys (Portland, Roseburg, Medford), Oregon planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
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: Arkansas Extension - Fall Planting Dates.