One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of getting a good idea when you can plant chicory is to use the USDA zone info for Boonville.

Planting Calendar for Chicory

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

Chicory are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can get them planted earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant chicory in Boonville 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 chicory and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your chicory may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your chicory indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Boonville. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Boonville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Boonville last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your chicory if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Boonville

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.

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