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

One way of getting a good idea when to plant beets is to check out the USDA zone info for Rhinelander.

Planting Calendar for Beets

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

Beets do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Rhinelander. You should expect an average low temperature of -30°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Rhinelander 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 Rhinelander there is a last frost after May 15 be ready to cover your beets if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Rhinelander

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

Plants to Grow in Rhinelander

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