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

Turnip can be planted after January 01, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 40°F and 86°F and soil temperature is above 45°F. For the best results, Turnip should be planted after April 04, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 55°F and 75°F and soil temperature is above 50°F.

Growing Turnip in Orange County

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

Orange County has 2 distinct seasons suitable for growing Turnip

• January 01 to June 18

  Turnip needs on average between 40 and 75 days to mature and produce harvest. With 169 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

• September 02 to December 31

  Turnip needs on average between 40 and 75 days to mature and produce harvest. With 121 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

Planting Turnip in Orange County before January 01 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 Orange 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.

Orange County has 3 distinct seasons for growing Turnip

• In order to get plants ready for January 01 seeds should be started indoors bwetween and April 04

  Seeds started after April 04 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  Turnip needs on average between 40 and 75 days to mature and produce harvest. With 169 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 June 22 seeds should be started indoors bwetween May 18 and June 06

  Seeds started after June 06 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Turnip growing season in Orange County is quite short, with only 25 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 September 02 seeds should be started indoors bwetween July 29 and October 17

  Seeds started after October 17 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  Turnip needs on average between 40 and 75 days to mature and produce harvest. With 121 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.

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