The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to figure out when it's the best time to plant iceberg lettuce by checking out the USDA zone info for Bucyrus.

Planting Calendar for Iceberg lettuce

Frost tolerance for iceberg lettuce:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Iceberg lettuce do well in very little cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant iceberg lettuce in Bucyrus 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 iceberg lettuce and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your iceberg lettuce may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your iceberg lettuce indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Bucyrus. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Bucyrus is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Bucyrus there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your iceberg lettuce if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bucyrus

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

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

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

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