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.

The earliest that you can plant mustard greens in Escanaba should be figured out by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Mustard greens

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

You can plant mustard greens a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant mustard greens in Escanaba 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 really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your mustard greens indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Escanaba. You should expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Escanaba is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Escanaba you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your mustard greens if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Escanaba

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°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 -15°F.

Plants to Grow in Escanaba

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