One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

You can estimate when you can plant neeps in Horn Lake by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Neeps

Frost tolerance for neeps:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since neeps do not do well in cold weather you really should wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant neeps in Horn Lake is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant neeps and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your neeps may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your neeps indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Horn Lake. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Horn Lake is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Horn Lake it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your neeps if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Horn Lake

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Horn Lake

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Horn Lake.