Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Hilliard can be looked at to estimate when to plant turnips.

Planting Calendar for Turnips

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

It's a bad idea to plant turnips until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant turnips in Hilliard 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 really do well. 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 April 15 in Hilliard. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Hilliard is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Hilliard there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your turnips in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hilliard

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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