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.

You can estimate when to plant mustard greens in Lagrange by reviewing 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 are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which means that you can get them planted earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant mustard greens in Lagrange 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 mustard greens and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your mustard greens may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your mustard greens indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Lagrange. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Lagrange is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Lagrange you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your mustard greens in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lagrange

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Lagrange

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