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

It's possible to determine when it's a good idea to plant neeps by checking out the USDA zone info for Lincoln Park.

Planting Calendar for Neeps

Frost tolerance for neeps:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

You should not plant neeps until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant neeps in Lincoln Park 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 neeps and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your neeps may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your neeps indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Lincoln Park the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lincoln Park is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Lincoln Park it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your neeps if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lincoln Park

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 Lincoln Park

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Lincoln Park.