When to plant turnips in Zone 6

In Zone 6, the last spring frost usually passes around April 21 and the first fall frost arrives around October 17, leaving about 179 frost-free days. The windows below are computed from those frost dates, with the same math the Dibble app uses.

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Planting windows for turnips in Zone 6

The harvest estimate counts 50 days to maturity, then a picking window of about 21 days. These windows use typical frost dates for Zone 6; Dibble pins them to your exact ZIP code.

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Turnip in a Zone 6 season

Zone 6 gives about 179 frost-free days. Turnip needs roughly 50 days from sowing. That leaves about 129 days of slack, so there is room for a late start or a second planting.

Sowing every 14 days, Zone 6 has room for about 10 plantings.

How to grow turnips

Sow turnips in the cool part of the year, and again as the heat fades for an autumn crop. Fast and hardy: thin them for room to bulb up. Heat makes the roots woody and sharp.

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Turnip in other zones

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Dates are estimates based on typical frost dates for the zone. Your yard has its own microclimate, so use them as a starting point and adjust as you learn your space.