One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

In Red Oak you can estimate when it's the best time to plant sagina by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sagina

Frost tolerance for sagina:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since sagina are barely cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant sagina in Red Oak is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant sagina and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your sagina may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your sagina indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Red Oak. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Red Oak is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Red Oak there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your sagina if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Red Oak

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

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

Plants to Grow in Red Oak

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