When to plant Turnips in New York
In spring, from Feb 20 – Mar 20 in Floral Park to Apr 15 – June 1 in Oneonta.
In fall, from June 1 – Aug 1 in Corning to Sept 1 – Oct 15 in Westbury.
USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Airmont | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Albany | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Amsterdam | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Auburn | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Babylon | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Batavia | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Beacon | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Binghamton | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Buffalo | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Canandaigua | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Chestnut Ridge | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Cohoes | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Corning | Apr 15 – June 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Cortland | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Depew | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Dobbs Ferry | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Dunkirk | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| East Rockaway | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Elmira | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Endicott | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Floral Park | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Freeport | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Fulton | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Garden City | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Geneva | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Glen Cove | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Glens Falls | Apr 15 – June 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Gloversville | Apr 1 – June 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Great Neck | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Harrison | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Haverstraw | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Hempstead | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Ithaca | Apr 1 – June 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Jamestown | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Johnson City | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Kenmore | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Kingston | Apr 1 – June 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Kiryas Joel | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lackawanna | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lake Grove | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lancaster | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lindenhurst | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Lockport | Mar 20 – May 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Long Beach | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Lynbrook | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Mamaroneck | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Massapequa Park | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Middletown | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Mineola | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Mount Kisco | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Mount Vernon | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| New Hyde Park | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| New Rochelle | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| New York | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Newburgh | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Niagara Falls | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| North Tonawanda | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Olean | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Oneida | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Oneonta | Apr 15 – June 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Ossining | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Oswego | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Patchogue | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Peekskill | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Plattsburgh | Apr 1 – June 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Port Chester | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Poughkeepsie | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Rochester | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Rockville Centre | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Rome | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Rye | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Saratoga Springs | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Scarsdale | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Schenectady | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Sleepy Hollow | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Spring Valley | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Suffern | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Syracuse | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Tarrytown | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Tonawanda | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Troy | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Utica | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Valley Stream | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Watertown | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Watervliet | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| West Haverstraw | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Westbury | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| White Plains | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Woodbury | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Yonkers | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 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.