One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

You should be able to figure out when it's a good idea to plant mustard greens by reviewing the USDA zone info for Hazard.

Planting Calendar for Mustard greens

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

Mustard greens can survive in a little bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant mustard greens in Hazard 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 mustard greens and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your mustard greens may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your mustard greens indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Hazard. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Hazard is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Hazard it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your mustard greens if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hazard

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Hazard

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