The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to determine when you can plant kohlrabi by checking out the USDA zone info for Jefferson City.

Planting Calendar for Kohlrabi

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

You can plant kohlrabi a little earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant kohlrabi in Jefferson City 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 kohlrabi and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your kohlrabi may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your kohlrabi indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Jefferson City. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Jefferson City is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Jefferson City there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your kohlrabi if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Jefferson City

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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