One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when you can plant neeps by checking out the USDA zone info for Hoquiam.

Planting Calendar for Neeps

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

It's not a good idea to plant neeps until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant neeps in Hoquiam 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 neeps and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your neeps may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your neeps indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Hoquiam. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Hoquiam is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Hoquiam you get a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your neeps if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hoquiam

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 Hoquiam

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