Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of estimating when it's a good idea to plant sagina is to check out the USDA zone info for Dexter.

Planting Calendar for Sagina

Frost tolerance for sagina:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since sagina do ok in moderate cold you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

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

Last Frost Date

In Dexter the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Dexter is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Dexter you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your sagina if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Dexter

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

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

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

Plants to Grow in Dexter

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