One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

In New Richmond you can estimate when it's possible to plant endive by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Endive

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

Endive do ok in mild cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant endive in New Richmond 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 endive and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your endive may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your endive indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in New Richmond. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for New Richmond is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in New Richmond you get a frost after May 15 be ready to cover your endive in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Richmond

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

Plants to Grow in New Richmond

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