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

In Greensburg you can determine when it's possible to plant salsify by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Salsify

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

Salsify do well in very little cold which tells us that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant salsify in Greensburg 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 salsify and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your salsify may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your salsify indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Greensburg. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Greensburg is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Greensburg it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your salsify if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Greensburg

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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