When to plant Turnips in Indiana
In spring, from Feb 20 – Mar 20 in Clarksville to Mar 20 – May 1 in West Lafayette.
In fall, from July 1 – Aug 1 in Auburn to Sept 1 – Oct 15 in Sellersburg.
USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Auburn | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Avon | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Bargersville | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Bedford | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Beech Grove | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Bloomington | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Bluffton | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Brownsburg | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Carmel | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Cedar Lake | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Chesterton | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Clarksville | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Columbia City | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Columbus | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Connersville | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Crawfordsville | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Crown Point | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Danville | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Decatur | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Dyer | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| East Chicago | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Elkhart | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Evansville | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Fishers | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Fort Wayne | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Frankfort | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Franklin | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Gary | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Goshen | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Greenfield | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Greensburg | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Greenwood | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Griffith | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Hammond | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Highland | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Hobart | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Huntertown | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Huntington | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Indianapolis | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Jasper | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Jeffersonville | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Kendallville | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Kokomo | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| La Porte | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lafayette | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Lake Station | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lawrence | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lebanon | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Logansport | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Lowell | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Madison | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Marion | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Martinsville | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| McCordsville | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Merrillville | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Michigan City | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Mishawaka | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Mooresville | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Muncie | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Munster | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| New Albany | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| New Castle | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| New Haven | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Noblesville | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Peru | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Plainfield | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Plymouth | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Portage | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Richmond | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Schererville | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Sellersburg | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Seymour | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Shelbyville | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| South Bend | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Speedway | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| St. John | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Terre Haute | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Valparaiso | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Vincennes | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Wabash | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Warsaw | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Washington | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| West Lafayette | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Westfield | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Whitestown | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Yorktown | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Zionsville | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
Planting dates: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), tables 4 and 5. Frost dates: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. “—” means the place's frost date is outside the table. The full USDA table for turnips.