When to plant Turnip in North Carolina, United States

Turnip can be planted after April 04, 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 Turnip in North Carolina

Days suitable for growing Turnip in North Carolina

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

North Carolina has 2 distinct seasons suitable for growing Turnip

April 04 to July 15
Turnip needs on average between 40 and 75 days to mature and produce harvest. With 103 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.
July 30 to November 19
Turnip needs on average between 40 and 75 days to mature and produce harvest. With 113 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

Planting Turnip in North Carolina before April 04 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 North Carolina, 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.

North Carolina has 3 distinct seasons for growing Turnip

In order to get plants ready for March 10 seeds should be started indoors bwetween February 03 and February 21
Seeds started after February 21 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.
This Turnip growing season in North Carolina is quite short, with only 24 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 April 04 seeds should be started indoors bwetween February 28 and May 01
Seeds started after May 01 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.
Turnip needs on average between 40 and 75 days to mature and produce harvest. With 103 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 July 30 seeds should be started indoors bwetween June 25 and September 05
Seeds started after September 05 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.
Turnip needs on average between 40 and 75 days to mature and produce harvest. With 113 suitable for growth, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

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.

Total frost free days	224
Last frost expected date	April 03
First frost expected date	November 13
Dates with ideal conditions	April 14 April 30 May 03 May 05 to May 06 (2 days) September 23 to September 24 (2 days) September 27 September 30 to October 01 (2 days) October 03 to October 08 (6 days) October 10 to October 14 (5 days) October 16 October 22 October 29 to October 30 (2 days)
Dates with suitable conditions	January 01 to January 05 (5 days) February 11 to February 12 (2 days) February 23 to March 04 (10 days) March 07 March 10 to April 02 (24 days) April 04 to July 15 (103 days) July 19 to July 20 (2 days) July 23 to July 26 (4 days) July 30 to November 19 (113 days) November 22 to November 24 (3 days) November 27 to November 28 (2 days) December 01 to December 03 (3 days) December 06 December 08 December 10 to December 11 (2 days) December 17 to December 18 (2 days) December 30 to December 31 (2 days)
Total days ideal for growing Turnip in North Carolina	25
Total days suitable for growing Turnip in North Carolina	280
Days needed for Turnip to mature and produce harvest	40 - 75
Seed can be planted directly into soil	yes

Notable temperature facts for growing Turnip in North Carolina

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in North Carolina

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

	Week	Average temperature	Possible min and max temperature	Suitable for Turnip
1	January 01 - January 03	48°F to 61°F	35°F to 71°F	TRUE
2	January 04 - January 10	38°F to 53°F	27°F to 65°F
3	January 11 - January 17	37°F to 51°F	27°F to 67°F
4	January 18 - January 24	34°F to 49°F	21°F to 65°F
5	January 25 - January 31	34°F to 49°F	23°F to 62°F
6	February 01 - February 07	38°F to 54°F	26°F to 72°F
7	February 08 - February 14	40°F to 56°F	29°F to 68°F	TRUE
8	February 15 - February 21	39°F to 54°F	27°F to 68°F
9	February 22 - February 28	44°F to 60°F	26°F to 75°F	TRUE
10	March 01 - March 07	43°F to 59°F	27°F to 74°F	TRUE
11	March 08 - March 14	42°F to 60°F	25°F to 72°F	TRUE
12	March 15 - March 21	44°F to 60°F	31°F to 77°F	TRUE
13	March 22 - March 28	48°F to 65°F	34°F to 78°F	TRUE
14	March 29 - April 04	46°F to 64°F	32°F to 80°F	TRUE
15	April 05 - April 11	51°F to 69°F	37°F to 78°F	TRUE
16	April 12 - April 18	52°F to 70°F	39°F to 77°F	TRUE
17	April 19 - April 25	50°F to 69°F	38°F to 80°F	TRUE
18	April 26 - May 02	54°F to 72°F	45°F to 81°F	TRUE
19	May 03 - May 09	56°F to 73°F	44°F to 84°F	TRUE
20	May 10 - May 16	55°F to 72°F	41°F to 81°F	TRUE
21	May 17 - May 23	61°F to 78°F	53°F to 89°F	TRUE
22	May 24 - May 30	63°F to 78°F	54°F to 91°F	TRUE
23	May 31 - June 06	63°F to 79°F	51°F to 88°F	TRUE
24	June 07 - June 13	65°F to 79°F	53°F to 89°F	TRUE
25	June 14 - June 20	64°F to 80°F	56°F to 92°F	TRUE
26	June 21 - June 27	66°F to 81°F	60°F to 91°F	TRUE
27	June 28 - July 04	68°F to 84°F	60°F to 90°F	TRUE
28	July 05 - July 11	70°F to 84°F	63°F to 90°F	TRUE
29	July 12 - July 18	70°F to 85°F	67°F to 90°F	TRUE
30	July 19 - July 25	70°F to 85°F	63°F to 91°F	TRUE
31	July 26 - August 01	70°F to 86°F	64°F to 90°F	TRUE
32	August 02 - August 08	69°F to 83°F	64°F to 88°F	TRUE
33	August 09 - August 15	70°F to 85°F	63°F to 90°F	TRUE
34	August 16 - August 22	69°F to 82°F	63°F to 90°F	TRUE
35	August 23 - August 29	69°F to 83°F	64°F to 90°F	TRUE
36	August 30 - September 05	67°F to 82°F	58°F to 89°F	TRUE
37	September 06 - September 12	67°F to 81°F	59°F to 89°F	TRUE
38	September 13 - September 19	64°F to 78°F	56°F to 86°F	TRUE
39	September 20 - September 26	60°F to 75°F	48°F to 87°F	TRUE
40	September 27 - October 03	60°F to 75°F	53°F to 91°F	TRUE
41	October 04 - October 10	57°F to 72°F	45°F to 88°F	TRUE
42	October 11 - October 17	57°F to 71°F	47°F to 79°F	TRUE
43	October 18 - October 24	50°F to 68°F	38°F to 76°F	TRUE
44	October 25 - October 31	55°F to 69°F	47°F to 78°F	TRUE
45	November 01 - November 07	46°F to 63°F	34°F to 76°F	TRUE
46	November 08 - November 14	48°F to 63°F	28°F to 76°F	TRUE
47	November 15 - November 21	42°F to 57°F	31°F to 70°F	TRUE
48	November 22 - November 28	42°F to 58°F	31°F to 67°F	TRUE
49	November 29 - December 05	41°F to 57°F	28°F to 70°F	TRUE
50	December 06 - December 12	41°F to 55°F	29°F to 67°F	TRUE
51	December 13 - December 19	39°F to 54°F	29°F to 67°F
52	December 20 - December 26	35°F to 51°F	14°F to 68°F
53	December 27 - December 31	42°F to 57°F	23°F to 68°F	TRUE

Days with suitable temperature for growing Turnip in North Carolina

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