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 USDA zone info for Saline should be looked at to figure out when it's a good idea to plant spinach.

Planting Calendar for Spinach

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

Spinach tend to make it in mild cold which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant spinach in Saline 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 spinach and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your spinach may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your spinach indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Saline. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Saline may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Saline last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your spinach in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Saline

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 Saline

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