When to Plant Neeps in West Covina, 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 zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By looking at the USDA zone info for West Covina it's a good idea to estimate when to plant neeps.


Planting Calendar for Neeps

Frost tolerance for neeps: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's a bad idea to plant neeps until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

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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 West Covina 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. If you wait any later than that and your neeps may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your neeps indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in West Covina. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for West Covina is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in West Covina it frosts late in the year after January 31 so be sure to be ready to protect your neeps if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for West Covina

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.

Plants to Grow in West Covina

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