When to plant Parsnip in Indiana, United States

Parsnip can be planted after April 22, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 40°F and 86°F and soil temperature is above 45°F.

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Growing Parsnip in Indiana

Days suitable for growing Parsnip in Indiana

On average Parsnip needs from 90 to 120 days to mature and produce harvest.

It could prove difficult to start growing Parsnip in Indiana, when planting directly into soil, due to short growing period suitable for growing Parsnip.

In order to have a chance of getting any harvest, all available season extention methods should be utilised.

Start seeds indoors

Indiana has 2 distinct seasons for growing Parsnip

In order to get plants ready for April 22 seeds should be started indoors bwetween March 11 and March 31
Seeds started after March 31 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.
This Parsnip growing season in Indiana is quite short, with only 69 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.
In order to get plants ready for August 26 seeds should be started indoors bwetween July 15 and August 02
Seeds started after August 02 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.
This Parsnip growing season in Indiana is quite short, with only 67 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 Parsnip, consider using additional shading to prevent heat shock.

Total frost free days	174
Last frost expected date	May 10
First frost expected date	October 31
Dates with ideal conditions
Dates with suitable conditions	April 04 to April 15 (12 days) April 20 April 22 to June 29 (69 days) July 01 to July 03 (3 days) July 07 to July 18 (12 days) July 21 to July 26 (6 days) July 29 to August 24 (27 days) August 26 to October 31 (67 days) November 04 to November 11 (8 days)
Total days ideal for growing Parsnip in Indiana	0
Total days suitable for growing Parsnip in Indiana	205
Days needed for Parsnip to mature and produce harvest	90 - 120
Seed can be planted directly into soil	no
Seed has to be started indoors	yes

Notable temperature facts for growing Parsnip in Indiana

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in Indiana

Tolerable temperature range for Parsnip: 40°F to 86°F

	Week	Average temperature	Possible min and max temperature	Suitable for Parsnip
1	January 01 - January 03	34°F to 46°F	19°F to 62°F
2	January 04 - January 10	28°F to 41°F	6°F to 58°F
3	January 11 - January 17	28°F to 40°F	14°F to 62°F
4	January 18 - January 24	23°F to 36°F	-4°F to 53°F
5	January 25 - January 31	20°F to 33°F	-12°F to 44°F
6	February 01 - February 07	24°F to 40°F	4°F to 61°F
7	February 08 - February 14	22°F to 37°F	3°F to 58°F
8	February 15 - February 21	23°F to 40°F	-2°F to 60°F
9	February 22 - February 28	30°F to 46°F	16°F to 65°F
10	March 01 - March 07	30°F to 50°F	7°F to 70°F
11	March 08 - March 14	34°F to 52°F	15°F to 67°F
12	March 15 - March 21	34°F to 53°F	20°F to 69°F
13	March 22 - March 28	38°F to 55°F	23°F to 71°F
14	March 29 - April 04	38°F to 58°F	24°F to 74°F
15	April 05 - April 11	46°F to 65°F	30°F to 77°F	TRUE
16	April 12 - April 18	42°F to 61°F	27°F to 77°F	TRUE
17	April 19 - April 25	43°F to 62°F	27°F to 80°F	TRUE
18	April 26 - May 02	47°F to 64°F	35°F to 79°F	TRUE
19	May 03 - May 09	49°F to 67°F	37°F to 78°F	TRUE
20	May 10 - May 16	50°F to 69°F	30°F to 83°F	TRUE
21	May 17 - May 23	58°F to 74°F	46°F to 85°F	TRUE
22	May 24 - May 30	60°F to 78°F	43°F to 85°F	TRUE
23	May 31 - June 06	61°F to 79°F	49°F to 89°F	TRUE
24	June 07 - June 13	62°F to 79°F	53°F to 89°F	TRUE
25	June 14 - June 20	63°F to 81°F	50°F to 93°F	TRUE
26	June 21 - June 27	66°F to 82°F	54°F to 93°F	TRUE
27	June 28 - July 04	68°F to 85°F	56°F to 90°F	TRUE
28	July 05 - July 11	69°F to 85°F	60°F to 93°F	TRUE
29	July 12 - July 18	68°F to 84°F	62°F to 89°F	TRUE
30	July 19 - July 25	69°F to 85°F	59°F to 92°F	TRUE
31	July 26 - August 01	68°F to 84°F	60°F to 92°F	TRUE
32	August 02 - August 08	66°F to 82°F	55°F to 90°F	TRUE
33	August 09 - August 15	67°F to 82°F	58°F to 90°F	TRUE
34	August 16 - August 22	66°F to 83°F	57°F to 88°F	TRUE
35	August 23 - August 29	68°F to 85°F	58°F to 93°F	TRUE
36	August 30 - September 05	65°F to 81°F	55°F to 88°F	TRUE
37	September 06 - September 12	64°F to 80°F	56°F to 89°F	TRUE
38	September 13 - September 19	61°F to 79°F	52°F to 88°F	TRUE
39	September 20 - September 26	59°F to 76°F	46°F to 90°F	TRUE
40	September 27 - October 03	58°F to 75°F	43°F to 89°F	TRUE
41	October 04 - October 10	53°F to 70°F	39°F to 83°F	TRUE
42	October 11 - October 17	50°F to 67°F	38°F to 80°F	TRUE
43	October 18 - October 24	48°F to 64°F	35°F to 77°F	TRUE
44	October 25 - October 31	47°F to 58°F	28°F to 75°F	TRUE
45	November 01 - November 07	40°F to 57°F	28°F to 73°F	TRUE
46	November 08 - November 14	39°F to 55°F	10°F to 75°F
47	November 15 - November 21	34°F to 49°F	18°F to 65°F
48	November 22 - November 28	34°F to 48°F	19°F to 57°F
49	November 29 - December 05	32°F to 47°F	21°F to 60°F
50	December 06 - December 12	33°F to 47°F	20°F to 63°F
51	December 13 - December 19	31°F to 42°F	11°F to 62°F
52	December 20 - December 26	29°F to 45°F	-7°F to 63°F
53	December 27 - December 31	34°F to 47°F	14°F to 63°F

Days with suitable temperature for growing Parsnip in Indiana

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