One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Morgan City you can figure out when to plant rhubarb by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Rhubarb

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

Rhubarb are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can start planting them earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant rhubarb in Morgan City is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant rhubarb and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your rhubarb may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your rhubarb indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Morgan City. You can expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Morgan City may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Morgan City there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to cover your rhubarb if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Morgan City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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