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

In Lincolnton you can estimate when it's the best time 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 do well in some cold which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Lincolnton. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Lincolnton is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Lincolnton you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your mustard greens in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lincolnton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Lincolnton

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