One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of estimating when it's possible to plant turnips is to examine the USDA zone info for Fayetteville.

Planting Calendar for Turnips

Frost tolerance for turnips:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since turnips require warm weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant turnips in Fayetteville 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. Any later than that and your turnips may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your turnips indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Fayetteville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Fayetteville is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Fayetteville you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your turnips if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fayetteville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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