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

A way of determining when it's a good idea to plant turnips is to examine the USDA zone info for Mathis.

Planting Calendar for Turnips

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

Since turnips are not cold tolerant it's important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

The last month that you can plant turnips and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your turnips may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your turnips indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Mathis. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Mathis may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Mathis it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your turnips if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mathis

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Mathis

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