Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate 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 Eagle Point should be used to estimate when it's possible to plant mustard.

Planting Calendar for Mustard

Frost tolerance for mustard:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's probably not a good idea to plant mustard until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant mustard in Eagle Point 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 mustard and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your mustard may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your mustard indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Eagle Point. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Eagle Point may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Eagle Point you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your mustard in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Eagle Point

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Eagle Point

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