When to Plant Jerusalem artichokes in Mineral Wells, TX

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.

You can determine when it's possible to plant jerusalem artichokes in Mineral Wells by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Jerusalem artichokes

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

Jerusalem artichokes are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can get them planted earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant jerusalem artichokes
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The earliest that you can plant jerusalem artichokes in Mineral Wells 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 jerusalem artichokes and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your jerusalem artichokes may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your jerusalem artichokes indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Mineral Wells. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Mineral Wells is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Mineral Wells you get a frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your jerusalem artichokes if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mineral Wells

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 Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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.

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