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

A way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant kohlrabi is to refer to the USDA zone info for Prairie Village.

Planting Calendar for Kohlrabi

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

Kohlrabi do ok in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant kohlrabi in Prairie Village 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 kohlrabi and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your kohlrabi may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your kohlrabi indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Prairie Village and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Prairie Village it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your kohlrabi if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Prairie Village

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 Prairie Village

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Prairie Village.