One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant flowering kale in Battle Ground can be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Flowering Kale

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

Flowering Kale tend to make it in a little bit of cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant flowering kale in Battle Ground 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 flowering kale and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your flowering kale may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your flowering kale indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Battle Ground. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Battle Ground is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Battle Ground last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your flowering kale in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Battle Ground

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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