When to Plant Sweet Sultan in Gardner, KS

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when to plant sweet sultan in Gardner by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Sweet Sultan

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

You can plant sweet sultan just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant sweet sultan
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant sweet sultan
Probably not a good time to plant sweet sultan

The earliest that you can plant sweet sultan in Gardner 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 sweet sultan and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your sweet sultan may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your sweet sultan indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Gardner. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Gardner is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Gardner it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your sweet sultan if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Gardner

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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