When to Plant Mustard greens in Oak Lawn, IL

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

You will be able to estimate when you can plant mustard greens by looking at the USDA zone info for Oak Lawn.


Planting Calendar for Mustard greens

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

Mustard greens can survive in a little bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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A good time to plant mustard greens
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant mustard greens
Probably not a good time to plant mustard greens

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

Last Frost Date

In Oak Lawn the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Oak Lawn is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Oak Lawn you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your mustard greens in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Oak Lawn

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.

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