When to Plant Jicama in Nevada
Nevada spans USDA hardiness 5a to 9b (zones 5a to 9b on this page). Plant jicama by your local frost date, not the calendar — pick your zone below for exact start-indoors, transplant, and harvest dates.
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Jicama planting calendar for Nevada, Zone 5a
Average last spring frost
May 5
Average first fall frost
October 1
Start seeds indoors
Mar 24
Transplant outdoors
May 19
Jicama needs about 150 days to mature — longer than Zone 5a typically stays frost-free, so it likely won't reliably ripen there outdoors without a head start indoors or season extension. Full zone 5 guide (both 5a and 5b) →
Jicama planting calendar for Nevada, Zone 5b
Average last spring frost
April 30
Average first fall frost
October 5
Start seeds indoors
Mar 19
Transplant outdoors
May 14
Jicama needs about 150 days to mature — longer than Zone 5b typically stays frost-free, so it likely won't reliably ripen there outdoors without a head start indoors or season extension. Full zone 5 guide (both 5a and 5b) →
Jicama planting calendar for Nevada, Zone 6a
Average last spring frost
April 25
Average first fall frost
October 10
Start seeds indoors
Mar 14
Transplant outdoors
May 9
Projected first harvest
Oct 6
Jicama is ready to harvest in about 150 days. Full zone 6 guide (both 6a and 6b) →
Jicama planting calendar for Nevada, Zone 6b
Average last spring frost
April 20
Average first fall frost
October 15
Start seeds indoors
Mar 9
Transplant outdoors
May 4
Projected first harvest
Oct 1
Jicama is ready to harvest in about 150 days. Full zone 6 guide (both 6a and 6b) →
Jicama planting calendar for Nevada, Zone 7a
Average last spring frost
April 15
Average first fall frost
October 20
Start seeds indoors
Mar 4
Transplant outdoors
Apr 29
Projected first harvest
Sep 26
Jicama is ready to harvest in about 150 days. Full zone 7 guide (both 7a and 7b) →
Jicama planting calendar for Nevada, Zone 7b
Average last spring frost
April 10
Average first fall frost
October 30
Start seeds indoors
Feb 27
Transplant outdoors
Apr 24
Projected first harvest
Sep 21
Jicama is ready to harvest in about 150 days. Full zone 7 guide (both 7a and 7b) →
Jicama planting calendar for Nevada, Zone 8a
Average last spring frost
April 1
Average first fall frost
November 10
Start seeds indoors
Feb 18
Transplant outdoors
Apr 15
Projected first harvest
Sep 12
Jicama is ready to harvest in about 150 days. Full zone 8 guide (both 8a and 8b) →
Jicama planting calendar for Nevada, Zone 8b
Average last spring frost
March 20
Average first fall frost
November 20
Start seeds indoors
Feb 6
Transplant outdoors
Apr 3
Projected first harvest
Aug 31
Jicama is ready to harvest in about 150 days. Full zone 8 guide (both 8a and 8b) →
Jicama planting calendar for Nevada, Zone 9a
Average last spring frost
March 1
Average first fall frost
December 1
Start seeds indoors
Jan 18
Transplant outdoors
Mar 15
Projected first harvest
Aug 12
Jicama is ready to harvest in about 150 days. Full zone 9 guide (both 9a and 9b) →
Jicama planting calendar for Nevada, Zone 9b
Average last spring frost
February 15
Average first fall frost
December 15
Start seeds indoors
Jan 4
Transplant outdoors
Mar 1
Projected first harvest
Jul 29
Jicama is ready to harvest in about 150 days. Full zone 9 guide (both 9a and 9b) →
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