One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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 using the USDA zone info for Linton it's a good idea to determine when it's a good idea to plant salsify.

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.

Since salsify do ok in moderate cold you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant salsify in Linton 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Linton. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Linton is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Linton you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your salsify if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Linton

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 Linton

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