The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Port Neches you can estimate when it's possible to plant decorative kale by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Decorative Kale

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

Decorative Kale are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can get them planted earlier than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Port Neches. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Port Neches is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Port Neches it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your decorative kale in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Port Neches

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 Port Neches

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