When to plant Turnips in Kentucky
In spring, from Feb 20 – Mar 20 in Hopkinsville to Mar 20 – May 1 in Shelbyville.
In fall, from July 1 – Aug 1 in Shelbyville to Sept 1 – Oct 15 in Shively.
USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Ashland | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Bardstown | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Berea | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Bowling Green | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Campbellsville | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Covington | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Danville | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Elizabethtown | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Erlanger | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Florence | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Fort Thomas | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Frankfort | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Franklin | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Georgetown | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Glasgow | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Henderson | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Hopkinsville | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Independence | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Jeffersontown | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| La Grange | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Lawrenceburg | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lexington | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Louisville | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lyndon | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Madisonville | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Mount Washington | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Murray | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Newport | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Nicholasville | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Owensboro | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Paducah | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Paris | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Radcliff | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Richmond | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Shelbyville | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Shepherdsville | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Shively | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Somerset | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| St. Matthews | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Versailles | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Winchester | 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.