The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out 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 estimate when to plant mustard in Milpitas by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Mustard

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant mustard until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant mustard in Milpitas 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. If you wait any later than that and your mustard may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your mustard indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Milpitas. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

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

USDA Zone Info for Milpitas

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 Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°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.

Plants to Grow in Milpitas

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