One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

In Williamsport you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant endive by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Endive

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

You can plant endive a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Williamsport. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Williamsport is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Williamsport there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your endive in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Williamsport

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Williamsport

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