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 Platte City should be reffered to in order to estimate when it's possible 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.

Sagina can survive in a tiny bit of cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant sagina in Platte City is March. However, you really should wait until April 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. If you wait any later than that and your sagina may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your sagina indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Platte City is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Platte City there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your sagina if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Platte 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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