One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

A common way of determining when it's possible to plant kohlrabi is to check out the USDA zone info for Pahokee.

Planting Calendar for Kohlrabi

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

Kohlrabi can survive in some cold which means that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant kohlrabi in Pahokee 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 kohlrabi and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your kohlrabi may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your kohlrabi indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Pahokee. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Pahokee is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Pahokee it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to cover your kohlrabi if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pahokee

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 Pahokee

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