When to plant Parsnip in Missouri, United States

Parsnip can be planted after April 03, 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 Missouri

Days suitable for growing Parsnip in Missouri

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

It could prove difficult to start growing Parsnip in Missouri, 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

Missouri has 2 distinct seasons for growing Parsnip

In order to get plants ready for April 03 seeds should be started indoors bwetween February 20 and March 16
Seeds started after March 16 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.
This Parsnip growing season in Missouri is quite short, with only 73 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 30 seeds should be started indoors bwetween July 19 and August 01
Seeds started after August 01 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.
This Parsnip growing season in Missouri is quite short, with only 62 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	180
Last frost expected date	April 22
First frost expected date	October 19
Dates with ideal conditions	May 19
Dates with suitable conditions	March 23 March 28 to March 31 (4 days) April 03 to June 14 (73 days) June 23 to June 24 (2 days) June 27 July 02 July 31 to August 05 (6 days) August 09 August 14 to August 18 (5 days) August 28 August 30 to October 30 (62 days) November 04 to November 11 (8 days) November 21
Total days ideal for growing Parsnip in Missouri	1
Total days suitable for growing Parsnip in Missouri	166
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 Missouri

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in Missouri

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	31°F to 45°F	13°F to 61°F
2	January 04 - January 10	30°F to 45°F	9°F to 62°F
3	January 11 - January 17	30°F to 44°F	18°F to 59°F
4	January 18 - January 24	25°F to 40°F	7°F to 52°F
5	January 25 - January 31	23°F to 39°F	-4°F to 54°F
6	February 01 - February 07	27°F to 45°F	6°F to 64°F
7	February 08 - February 14	24°F to 40°F	-1°F to 59°F
8	February 15 - February 21	23°F to 43°F	-12°F to 66°F
9	February 22 - February 28	31°F to 49°F	15°F to 64°F
10	March 01 - March 07	34°F to 55°F	3°F to 73°F
11	March 08 - March 14	37°F to 54°F	12°F to 70°F
12	March 15 - March 21	38°F to 57°F	21°F to 72°F
13	March 22 - March 28	42°F to 59°F	31°F to 76°F	TRUE
14	March 29 - April 04	42°F to 63°F	28°F to 82°F	TRUE
15	April 05 - April 11	47°F to 68°F	32°F to 83°F	TRUE
16	April 12 - April 18	44°F to 63°F	32°F to 78°F	TRUE
17	April 19 - April 25	47°F to 66°F	31°F to 80°F	TRUE
18	April 26 - May 02	52°F to 70°F	40°F to 80°F	TRUE
19	May 03 - May 09	54°F to 71°F	43°F to 86°F	TRUE
20	May 10 - May 16	56°F to 73°F	39°F to 90°F	TRUE
21	May 17 - May 23	59°F to 75°F	49°F to 85°F	TRUE
22	May 24 - May 30	62°F to 79°F	47°F to 86°F	TRUE
23	May 31 - June 06	63°F to 82°F	53°F to 90°F	TRUE
24	June 07 - June 13	65°F to 83°F	54°F to 96°F	TRUE
25	June 14 - June 20	68°F to 87°F	57°F to 96°F
26	June 21 - June 27	69°F to 87°F	57°F to 95°F
27	June 28 - July 04	71°F to 88°F	64°F to 98°F
28	July 05 - July 11	71°F to 88°F	63°F to 97°F
29	July 12 - July 18	71°F to 89°F	65°F to 97°F
30	July 19 - July 25	72°F to 89°F	64°F to 98°F
31	July 26 - August 01	72°F to 88°F	65°F to 99°F
32	August 02 - August 08	70°F to 86°F	59°F to 94°F	TRUE
33	August 09 - August 15	71°F to 87°F	64°F to 95°F
34	August 16 - August 22	69°F to 86°F	61°F to 98°F	TRUE
35	August 23 - August 29	71°F to 88°F	63°F to 98°F
36	August 30 - September 05	68°F to 84°F	61°F to 92°F	TRUE
37	September 06 - September 12	66°F to 83°F	56°F to 91°F	TRUE
38	September 13 - September 19	65°F to 83°F	56°F to 93°F	TRUE
39	September 20 - September 26	62°F to 80°F	52°F to 95°F	TRUE
40	September 27 - October 03	61°F to 79°F	44°F to 89°F	TRUE
41	October 04 - October 10	55°F to 74°F	43°F to 85°F	TRUE
42	October 11 - October 17	52°F to 70°F	38°F to 83°F	TRUE
43	October 18 - October 24	50°F to 68°F	31°F to 82°F	TRUE
44	October 25 - October 31	44°F to 56°F	28°F to 75°F	TRUE
45	November 01 - November 07	43°F to 61°F	25°F to 74°F	TRUE
46	November 08 - November 14	41°F to 58°F	14°F to 76°F	TRUE
47	November 15 - November 21	38°F to 55°F	22°F to 70°F
48	November 22 - November 28	36°F to 51°F	25°F to 61°F
49	November 29 - December 05	35°F to 52°F	24°F to 67°F
50	December 06 - December 12	35°F to 51°F	24°F to 64°F
51	December 13 - December 19	32°F to 45°F	19°F to 69°F
52	December 20 - December 26	32°F to 48°F	-4°F to 67°F
53	December 27 - December 31	34°F to 50°F	14°F to 63°F

Days with suitable temperature for growing Parsnip in Missouri

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