When to Plant Mustard in Marysville, CA

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

It's possible to estimate when to plant mustard by referring to the USDA zone info for Marysville.


Planting Calendar for Mustard

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

Since mustard are not cold tolerant it is important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant mustard in Marysville 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 mustard and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your mustard may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your mustard indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Marysville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Marysville is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Marysville there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to cover your mustard if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Marysville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°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 30°F.

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