One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your 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 chance to plant mustard greens in Pinole can be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Mustard greens

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

Mustard greens tend to make it in a little bit of cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant mustard greens in Pinole 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. If you wait any later than that and your mustard greens may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your mustard greens indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Pinole. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Pinole is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Pinole there is a last frost after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to cover your mustard greens if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pinole

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 Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°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.

Plants to Grow in Pinole

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Pinole.