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 best time to plant broccoli in Hattiesburg can be estimated by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Broccoli

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

Broccoli do well in mild cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant broccoli in Hattiesburg 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 broccoli and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your broccoli may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your broccoli indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Hattiesburg. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hattiesburg is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Hattiesburg you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your broccoli if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hattiesburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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