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.

The USDA zone info for Bluefield can be used to determine when it's possible to plant mustard.

Planting Calendar for Mustard

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

You can not plant mustard until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant mustard in Bluefield is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant mustard and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your mustard may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your mustard indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Bluefield is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Bluefield you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your mustard in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bluefield

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

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