Crop directory
Brassicas across all 50 states.
Brassica rapa / Raphanus sativus / Brassica napusCover CropFrost Hardy60–90 days to maturitySoil-temp ≥ 45°F
Brassicas (Brassica rapa / Raphanus sativus / Brassica napus) is a cover crop crop with a frost hardy frost profile. Across all 50 states, 46 have brassicas as a primary crop, 4 as secondary, 0 as limited, and 0 as trial-only.
Agronomy reference
Soil-temp minimum
45°F
Soil-temp optimum
55–80°F
Days to maturity
60–90
Water (in/wk)
0.5–1"
Soil pH
6–7.5
Nitrogen demand
moderate
Source: plants.usda.gov
Primary in 46 states
Commercially significant or common.
- AlabamaZone 8aFall · August 22–September 6
- AlaskaZone 4aFall · June 22–July 7
- ArizonaZone 8bFall · August 27–September 11
- ArkansasZone 7bFall · August 11–August 26
- ColoradoZone 5bFall · July 22–August 6
- ConnecticutZone 6bFall · August 1–August 16
- DelawareZone 7aFall · August 11–August 26
- GeorgiaZone 8aFall · August 22–September 6
- IdahoZone 5bFall · July 12–July 27
- IllinoisZone 6aFall · August 1–August 16
- IndianaZone 6aFall · July 27–August 11
- IowaZone 5aFall · July 22–August 6
- KansasZone 6aFall · August 1–August 16
- KentuckyZone 6bFall · August 6–August 21
- MaineZone 5aFall · July 12–July 27
- MarylandZone 7aFall · August 11–August 26
- MassachusettsZone 6aFall · July 27–August 11
- MichiganZone 5bFall · July 22–August 6
- MinnesotaZone 4aFall · July 12–July 27
- MississippiZone 8aFall · August 22–September 6
- MissouriZone 6bFall · August 6–August 21
- MontanaZone 4bFall · July 7–July 22
- NebraskaZone 5aFall · July 22–August 6
- NevadaZone 7aFall · August 1–August 16
- New HampshireZone 5bFall · July 18–August 2
- New JerseyZone 7aFall · August 11–August 26
- New MexicoZone 7aFall · August 1–August 16
- New YorkZone 5bFall · July 27–August 11
- North CarolinaZone 7bFall · August 16–August 31
- North DakotaZone 4aFall · July 7–July 22
- OhioZone 6aFall · July 27–August 11
- OklahomaZone 7aFall · August 11–August 26
- OregonZone 8aFall · August 6–August 21
- PennsylvaniaZone 6bFall · August 1–August 16
- Rhode IslandZone 7aFall · August 11–August 26
- South CarolinaZone 8aFall · August 22–September 6
- South DakotaZone 4bFall · July 12–July 27
- TennesseeZone 7aFall · August 11–August 26
- TexasZone 8bFall · September 1–September 16
- UtahZone 6bFall · July 27–August 11
- VermontZone 5aFall · July 12–July 27
- VirginiaZone 7aFall · August 11–August 26
- WashingtonZone 8aFall · August 11–August 26
- West VirginiaZone 6bFall · August 1–August 16
- WisconsinZone 5aFall · July 22–August 6
- WyomingZone 4bFall · July 2–July 17
Secondary in 4 states
Grown but not at scale; often gardens / food plots / cover.
- CaliforniaZone 9aFall · September 16–October 1
- FloridaZone 9bFall · October 1–October 16
- HawaiiZone 11aFall · October 17–November 1
- LouisianaZone 9aFall · September 1–September 16
Beyond the harvest
Hunting use · food plot
Brassicas as a hunting food plot.
Brassicas are the late-season deer food plot species. Tubers and tops sweeten after frost and become primary attraction during the rut and post-rut. Time planting 60-90 days before first hard frost.
Attractswhitetail deer
Brassicas planting in your county.
Bield: Farm ties weather and soil-temperature stations in your county to brassicas planting thresholds — get notified when conditions clear your target.