When to plant Turnips in Texas
In spring, from Jan 1 – Mar 1 in Alice to Mar 10 – Apr 1 in Hereford.
In fall, from July 15 – Aug 15 in Canyon to Oct 1 – Dec 31 in West University Place.
USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Abilene | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Addison | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Alamo | — | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Alice | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Allen | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Alton | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Alvin | Jan 10 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Amarillo | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Andrews | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Angleton | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Anna | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Arlington | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Athens | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Austin | Jan 10 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Azle | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Balch Springs | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Bastrop | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Bay City | Jan 10 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Baytown | Jan 10 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Beaumont | Jan 10 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Bedford | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Beeville | Jan 10 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Bellaire | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Bellmead | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Belton | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Benbrook | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Big Spring | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Boerne | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Bonham | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Borger | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Brenham | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Brownsville | — | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Brownwood | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Bryan | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Buda | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Burkburnett | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Burleson | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Canyon | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Carrollton | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Cedar Hill | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Cedar Park | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Celina | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Cibolo | Jan 10 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Cleburne | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Clute | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| College Station | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Colleyville | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Conroe | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Converse | Jan 10 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Coppell | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Copperas Cove | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Corinth | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Corpus Christi | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Corsicana | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Crowley | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Dallas | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Deer Park | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Del Rio | Jan 10 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Denison | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Denton | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| DeSoto | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Dickinson | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Donna | — | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Dripping Springs | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Dumas | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Duncanville | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Eagle Pass | Jan 10 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Edinburg | — | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| El Campo | Jan 10 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| El Paso | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Elgin | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Ennis | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Euless | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Fair Oaks Ranch | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Fairview | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Farmers Branch | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Fate | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Flower Mound | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Forest Hill | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Forney | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Fort Worth | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Fredericksburg | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Freeport | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Friendswood | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Frisco | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Fulshear | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Gainesville | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Galena Park | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Galveston | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | — |
| Garland | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Gatesville | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Georgetown | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Glenn Heights | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Granbury | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Grand Prairie | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Grapevine | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Greenville | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Groves | Jan 10 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Haltom City | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Harker Heights | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Harlingen | — | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Heath | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Helotes | Jan 10 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Henderson | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Hereford | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Hewitt | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Hidalgo | — | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Highland Village | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Horizon City | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Houston | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Humble | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Huntsville | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Hurst | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Hutto | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Ingleside | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | — |
| Iowa Colony | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Irving | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Jacksonville | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Katy | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Keller | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Kennedale | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Kerrville | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Kilgore | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Killeen | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Kingsville | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Kyle | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| La Marque | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| La Porte | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Lago Vista | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Lake Jackson | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Lakeway | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Lancaster | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Laredo | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| League City | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Leander | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Leon Valley | Jan 10 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Levelland | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lewisville | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Liberty Hill | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Little Elm | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Live Oak | Jan 10 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Lockhart | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Longview | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Lubbock | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Lufkin | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Lumberton | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Manor | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Mansfield | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Manvel | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Marshall | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| McAllen | — | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| McKinney | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Melissa | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Mercedes | — | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Mesquite | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Midland | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Midlothian | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Mineral Wells | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Mission | — | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Missouri City | Jan 10 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Mont Belvieu | Jan 10 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Mount Pleasant | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Murphy | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Nacogdoches | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Nederland | Jan 10 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| New Braunfels | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| North Richland Hills | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Northlake | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Odessa | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Orange | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Palestine | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Palmview | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Pampa | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Paris | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Pasadena | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Pearland | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Pflugerville | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Pharr | — | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Plainview | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Plano | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Pleasanton | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Port Arthur | Jan 10 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Port Lavaca | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Port Neches | Jan 10 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Portland | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Princeton | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Prosper | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Providence Village | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Raymondville | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Red Oak | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Richardson | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Richmond | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Rio Grande City | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Roanoke | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Robinson | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Robstown | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Rockport | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Rockwall | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Roma | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Rosenberg | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Round Rock | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Rowlett | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Royse City | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Sachse | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Saginaw | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| San Angelo | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| San Antonio | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| San Benito | — | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| San Elizario | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| San Juan | — | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| San Marcos | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Sanger | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Santa Fe | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Schertz | Jan 10 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Seabrook | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Seagoville | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Seguin | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Selma | Jan 10 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Sherman | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Snyder | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Socorro | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| South Houston | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| Southlake | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Stafford | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Stephenville | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Sugar Land | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Sulphur Springs | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Sweetwater | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Taylor | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Temple | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Terrell | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Texarkana | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Texas City | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| The Colony | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Tomball | Jan 10 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Town of Pecos | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Trophy Club | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Tyler | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Universal City | Jan 10 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| University Park | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Uvalde | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Victoria | Jan 10 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Waco | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Watauga | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Waxahachie | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Weatherford | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Webster | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 1Now |
| Weslaco | — | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| West University Place | Jan 1 – Mar 1 | Oct 1 – Dec 31Now |
| White Settlement | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Wichita Falls | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Wylie | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
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.