The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Glenview you can figure out when it's the best time to plant spinach by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Spinach

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

Spinach are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant spinach in Glenview 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 spinach and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your spinach may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your spinach indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Glenview. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Glenview is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Glenview it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your spinach in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Glenview

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°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 -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Glenview

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