One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

A common way of getting a good idea when it's the best time to plant flax is to check out the USDA zone info for Bridge City.

Planting Calendar for Flax

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

Flax are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can get them planted earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant flax in Bridge City is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Bridge City. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bridge City may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Bridge City you get a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your flax if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bridge City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Bridge City

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