The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when to plant neeps in Kodiak by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Neeps

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

It's a bad idea to plant neeps until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant neeps in Kodiak 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. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your neeps indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Kodiak is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Kodiak you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your neeps if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Kodiak

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 Kodiak

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Kodiak.