Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for North Canton should be read to figure out when you can plant salsify.

Planting Calendar for Salsify

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

Salsify can survive in some cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant salsify in North Canton 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 salsify and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your salsify may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your salsify indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in North Canton. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for North Canton may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in North Canton there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your salsify in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for North Canton

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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