One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when you can plant leeks by checking out the USDA zone info for Linden.

Planting Calendar for Leeks

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

Leeks are very cold tolerant which tells us that you can get them planted much earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant leeks in Linden 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 leeks and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your leeks may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your leeks indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Linden. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Linden is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Linden it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to protect your leeks in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Linden

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Linden

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Linden.