One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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 way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant kohlrabi is to check out the USDA zone info for Rincon.

Planting Calendar for Kohlrabi

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

Kohlrabi are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can get them planted earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant kohlrabi in Rincon 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 kohlrabi and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait 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

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Rincon. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Rincon is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Rincon it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your kohlrabi if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Rincon

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 Rincon

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