When to plant Turnip in Dawson County, Texas, United States

Turnip can be planted after April 02, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 40°F and 86°F and soil temperature is above 45°F.

Growing Turnip in Dawson County

Turnip needs on average between 40 and 75 days to mature and produce harvest.

Dawson County has 2 distinct seasons suitable for growing Turnip

• April 02 to July 17

  Turnip needs on average between 40 and 75 days to mature and produce harvest. With 107 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

• August 14 to October 27

  Turnip needs on average between 40 and 75 days to mature and produce harvest. With 75 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

Planting Turnip in Dawson County before April 02 without any additional protection is not advised because cold streaks can damage or kill off young plant.

Growing season extention

In order to maximize chances for a good harvest of Turnip in Dawson County, some extra steps can be taken to extend growing season.

Start seeds indoors

When starting seeds indoors, it is possible to guarantee best possible conditions for young seedlings. Consistent temperature range, adequate watering and ample light (natural, supplemented with artifitial grow lights) will ensure you have strong and healthy seedlings just in time for transplanting into soil.

It takes 35 days on average for Turnip to sprout, and grow big enough to be ready for transplanting.

Dawson County has 2 distinct seasons for growing Turnip

• In order to get plants ready for April 02 seeds should be started indoors bwetween February 26 and May 03

  Seeds started after May 03 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  Turnip needs on average between 40 and 75 days to mature and produce harvest. With 107 suitable for growth, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

• In order to get plants ready for August 14 seeds should be started indoors bwetween July 10 and August 13

  Seeds started after August 13 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Turnip growing season in Dawson County is quite short, with only 75 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

Use a cold frame

When using a cold frame in a beggining of growing season You can protect young plants from possible temperature drops, this way growing season can start up to 2 weeks earlier.

Use an additional shading

On days, when air temperatures are expected to raise above 86°F, which is in top of tolerable range for Turnip, consider using additional shading to prevent heat shock.

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