One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when it's possible to plant mustard in Robbins by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Mustard

Frost tolerance for mustard:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's probably a bad idea to plant mustard until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant mustard in Robbins is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant mustard and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your mustard may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your mustard indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Robbins. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Robbins may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Robbins you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your mustard if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Robbins

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Robbins

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