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.

The earliest that you can plant flowering kale in Chillicothe should be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Flowering Kale

Frost tolerance for flowering kale:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Flowering Kale tend to make it in some cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant flowering kale in Chillicothe 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 flowering kale and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your flowering kale may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your flowering kale indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Chillicothe. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Chillicothe may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Chillicothe it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your flowering kale if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Chillicothe

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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