When to Plant Sagina in Prior Lake, MN

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. 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 Prior Lake should be reviewed to figure out when to plant sagina.


Planting Calendar for Sagina

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

You can plant sagina a bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant sagina
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant sagina
Probably not a good time to plant sagina

The earliest that you can plant sagina in Prior Lake 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 sagina and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your sagina may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sagina indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on May 15 in Prior Lake. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Prior Lake is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Prior Lake you get surprised by a frost after May 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your sagina if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Prior Lake

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.

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