One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Glendive you can estimate when it's possible to plant mustard greens by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Mustard greens

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

Mustard greens are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can get them planted earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant mustard greens in Glendive 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 mustard greens and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your mustard greens may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your mustard greens indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Glendive the average date of last frost happens on May 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -30°F.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Glendive and it is different every year. Half of the time in Glendive you get a frost after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your mustard greens if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Glendive

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

Plants to Grow in Glendive

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