One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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 way of determining when to plant mustard is to look at the USDA zone info for Mercedes.

Planting Calendar for Mustard

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

Since mustard do not do well in cold weather you really should wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant mustard in Mercedes 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 mustard and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your mustard may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your mustard indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Mercedes. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Mercedes 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 Mercedes there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to cover your mustard if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mercedes

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Mercedes

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