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Rutabaga growing in a garden

How to grow rutabaga

Brassica napus

When to plant rutabaga

Fall planting
9 weeks before your first fall frost to 8 weeks before your first fall frost
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The windows above are relative to your frost dates.

Growing conditions

Lifecycle
Biennial
Days to maturity
60 to 80 (from sowing)
Spacing
4 to 6 in apart, rows 18 in
Planting depth
0.25 in
Sun
Full sun
Water
1 in per week

Common problems

Rutabaga by hardiness zone

Planting dates for a typical location in each zone:

Sources

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