One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of making a decision about when you can plant beets is to refer to the USDA zone info for Nelsonville.

Planting Calendar for Beets

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

Beets do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Nelsonville is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Nelsonville it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your beets if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Nelsonville

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.

Plants to Grow in Nelsonville

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