The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Manhattan you can estimate when it's possible to plant sagina by looking at the USDA zone info.

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.

You can plant sagina a bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant sagina in Manhattan 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 fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your sagina indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Manhattan is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Manhattan there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your sagina if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Manhattan

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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