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When to Plant Mustard greens in West Haverstraw, NY

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.

In West Haverstraw you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant mustard greens by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Mustard greens

Frost tolerance for mustard greens: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since mustard greens are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant mustard greens
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant mustard greens
Probably not a good time to plant mustard greens

The earliest that you can plant mustard greens in West Haverstraw is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant mustard greens and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your mustard greens may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your mustard greens indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in West Haverstraw. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for West Haverstraw is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in West Haverstraw you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your mustard greens if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for West Haverstraw

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 Low0°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 West Haverstraw

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