One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's the best time to plant salsify in Breckenridge by looking at the USDA zone info.

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.

Since salsify do ok in moderate cold 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 salsify in Breckenridge 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your salsify indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Breckenridge. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Breckenridge may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Breckenridge there is a last frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your salsify in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Breckenridge

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Breckenridge

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