One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Hattiesburg you should be able to determine when it's a good idea to plant turnips.

Planting Calendar for Turnips

Frost tolerance for turnips:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Turnips require warm weather which tells us that it is important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant turnips in Hattiesburg is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant turnips and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your turnips may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your turnips indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Hattiesburg. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Hattiesburg is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Hattiesburg it frosts late in the year after March 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your turnips in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hattiesburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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