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.

The first chance to plant neeps in Fallon should be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Neeps

Frost tolerance for neeps:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's probably not a good idea to plant neeps until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant neeps in Fallon 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 really do well. If you are starting your neeps indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Fallon. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Fallon is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Fallon you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your neeps if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fallon

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 Fallon

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