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.

In Pevely you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant beets by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Beets

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

Beets are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can start planting them earlier than more sensitive plants.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Pevely. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Pevely is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Pevely you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your beets in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pevely

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Pevely

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