Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to estimate when to plant mustard by checking out the USDA zone info for Pooler.

Planting Calendar for Mustard

Frost tolerance for mustard:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since mustard are not cold tolerant it's important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant mustard in Pooler 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. Any later than that and your mustard may not have a chance to really do well. 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 March 15 in Pooler. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Pooler is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Pooler last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your mustard if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pooler

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Pooler

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