When to Plant Salsify in Woods Cross, UT

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.

The best time to plant salsify in Woods Cross should be figured out by checking out 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 plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant salsify
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant salsify
Probably not a good time to plant salsify

The earliest that you can plant salsify in Woods Cross 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. If you wait any later than that and your salsify may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your salsify indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Woods Cross. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Woods Cross is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Woods Cross last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your salsify in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Woods Cross

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Woods Cross

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