When to plant turnip in Cairns
Cairns is frost-free, so turnip's dates key off the local wet and dry seasons and monthly temperatures — not a frost date.
Step 1 · Sow
Direct sow outdoors
Jun 1 – Aug 1
Sow straight into warm, workable soil.
Step 2 · Harvest
Harvest window
Jul 11 – Sep 25
Picking runs until conditions turn against the crop.
Window
Days to maturity
40 – 55 d
From sowing to first pick.
Common questions
When can I sow turnip outdoors in Cairns?
Direct-sow around early June (Jun 1–Aug 1) in Cairns, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 62%.
When will turnip be ready to harvest in Cairns?
Expect to harvest from around mid July (Jul 11–Sep 25) in Cairns, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 55%.
The rule of thumb
Cairns never frosts, so timing is about heat and the wet/dry seasons, not frost. Sow turnip into its window above and keep it watered. Every date here is modelled from Cairns's monthly climate normals, not frost dates.
Confidence 67/100 · Curated · based on NASA POWER (modeled) 1991–2020 · modelled from climate normals.