The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. 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 iceberg lettuce in Hugo should be estimated by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Iceberg lettuce

Frost tolerance for iceberg lettuce:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since iceberg lettuce are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant iceberg lettuce in Hugo 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 iceberg lettuce and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your iceberg lettuce may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your iceberg lettuce indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Hugo. You should expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hugo is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Hugo it frosts late in the year after May 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your iceberg lettuce if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hugo

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

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

Plants to Grow in Hugo

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