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

It's possible to figure out when you can plant neeps by referring to the USDA zone info for Oneonta.

Planting Calendar for Neeps

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant neeps until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Oneonta. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Oneonta may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Oneonta last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your neeps in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Oneonta

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Oneonta

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