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.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Morgan Hill it's possible to determine when you can plant mustard greens.

Planting Calendar for Mustard greens

Frost tolerance for mustard greens:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant mustard greens a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant mustard greens in Morgan Hill is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant mustard greens and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your mustard greens may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your mustard greens indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Morgan Hill. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Morgan Hill may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Morgan Hill last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your mustard greens in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Morgan Hill

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.

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