When to plant Turnips in Washington
In spring, from Jan 20 – Mar 1 in Burien to May 1 – June 15 in Cheney.
In fall, from May 15 – June 15 in Cheney to Sept 1 – Nov 15 in Woodinville.
USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Airway Heights | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Anacortes | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Arlington | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Auburn | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Bainbridge Island | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Battle Ground | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Bellevue | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Bellingham | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Bonney Lake | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Bothell | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Bremerton | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Burien | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Burlington | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Camas | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Centralia | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Cheney | May 1 – June 15 | May 15 – June 15 |
| Covington | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Des Moines | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| East Wenatchee | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Edgewood | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Edmonds | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Ellensburg | Apr 1 – June 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Enumclaw | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Everett | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Federal Way | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Ferndale | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Fife | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Gig Harbor | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Grandview | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Issaquah | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Kelso | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Kenmore | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Kennewick | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Kent | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Kirkland | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Lacey | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lake Forest Park | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Lake Stevens | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lakewood | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Liberty Lake | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Longview | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Lynden | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Lynnwood | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Maple Valley | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Marysville | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Mercer Island | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Mill Creek | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Monroe | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Moses Lake | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Mount Vernon | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Mountlake Terrace | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Mukilteo | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Newcastle | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Oak Harbor | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Olympia | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Pasco | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Port Angeles | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Port Orchard | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Port Townsend | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Poulsbo | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Pullman | Apr 1 – June 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Puyallup | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Redmond | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Renton | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Richland | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Ridgefield | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Sammamish | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| SeaTac | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Seattle | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Sedro-Woolley | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Shelton | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Shoreline | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Snohomish | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Snoqualmie | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Spokane | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Spokane Valley | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Sumner | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Sunnyside | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Tacoma | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Tukwila | Jan 20 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Tumwater | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| University Place | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Vancouver | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Walla Walla | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Washougal | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Wenatchee | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| West Richland | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Woodinville | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Yakima | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Yelm | Mar 20 – May 1 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
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.