When to Plant Mustard in Ansonia, CT

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.

You can estimate when it's possible to plant mustard in Ansonia by referring to 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 a bad idea to plant mustard until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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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 Ansonia is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant mustard and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your mustard may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your mustard indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Ansonia. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Ansonia may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Ansonia you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your mustard if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ansonia

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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