When to Plant Neeps in Grover Beach, CA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when it's possible to plant neeps in Grover Beach 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 when the weather gets warmer.

Since neeps are not cold tolerant you must wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant neeps
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant neeps
Probably not a good time to plant neeps

The earliest that you can plant neeps in Grover Beach 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 neeps and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your neeps may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your neeps indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Grover Beach. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Grover Beach and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Grover Beach it frosts late in the year after January 31 so be sure to be ready to protect your neeps in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Grover Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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