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.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Granite City it's possible to determine when you can plant sagina.

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.

Sagina do ok in very little cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant sagina in Granite City 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your sagina may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your sagina indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Granite City. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Granite City may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Granite City you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your sagina in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Granite City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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