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.

The first opportunity to plant neeps in Texarkana can be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

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 not a good idea to plant neeps until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant neeps in Texarkana 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your neeps may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your neeps indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Texarkana. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Texarkana is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Texarkana there is a last frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your neeps in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Texarkana

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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