The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Kill Devil Hills it's a good idea to estimate when you can plant garlic.

Planting Calendar for Garlic

Frost tolerance for garlic:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Garlic do well in cold which means that you can get them planted much earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant garlic in Kill Devil Hills 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 garlic and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your garlic may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your garlic indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Kill Devil Hills. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Kill Devil Hills is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Kill Devil Hills there is a last frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your garlic in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Kill Devil Hills

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.

Plants to Grow in Kill Devil Hills

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