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When to Plant Painted Tongues in Ulysses, KS

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.

A way of determining when it's the best time to plant painted tongues is to look at the USDA zone info for Ulysses.


Planting Calendar for Painted Tongues

Frost tolerance for painted tongues: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost has passed.

Since painted tongues do not do well in cold weather you really should wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant painted tongues
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant painted tongues
Probably not a good time to plant painted tongues

The earliest that you can plant painted tongues in Ulysses is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant painted tongues and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your painted tongues may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your painted tongues indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Ulysses. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Ulysses may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Ulysses you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your painted tongues in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ulysses

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 Ulysses

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Ulysses.