One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of figuring out when it's a good idea to plant neeps is to check out the USDA zone info for Grand Haven.

Planting Calendar for Neeps

Frost tolerance for neeps:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

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

The earliest that you can plant neeps in Grand Haven 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 neeps and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your neeps may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your neeps 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 Grand Haven. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Grand Haven is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Grand Haven there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your neeps in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Grand Haven

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Grand Haven

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Grand Haven.