Turnips in Hawaii don’t follow a frost calendar, because there isn’t one below the summits.

Best varieties turnips Hawaii comes down to elevation and days-to-maturity: fast salad turnips like Hakurei or Tokyo Cross work in nearly every lowland…

Georgia gardeners get two sowing windows for turnips: a short one in late winter and a longer, more reliable one in late summer through early fall.

Georgia’s long frost-free stretch favors fast turnips over slow bulking rutabaga in most counties, but the right pick still depends on where in the state…

In north Florida, using Jacksonville’s climate data as the reference point, turnips go into the ground in two windows: mid-August through late September…

Turnips beat rutabaga almost everywhere in Florida, and the reason comes down to timing.

In Delaware, sow turnips for a spring crop between mid-February and mid-March, then again for the better fall crop between mid-July and mid-August…

Delaware’s frost-free season runs long enough for two turnip crops and one rutabaga crop, but the two roots don’t share a calendar.

Connecticut gardeners get two shots at turnips each year: a quick spring crop tucked in right after the last frost, and a fall crop that most growers…

Connecticut’s turnips and rutabaga split cleanly by season length. Fast turnips like Hakurei or Purple Top White Globe thrive in the state’s short cool…