One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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 can determine when it's the best time to plant flowering kale in New Martinsville 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.

You can plant flowering kale a little earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant flowering kale in New Martinsville 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your flowering kale may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your flowering kale indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in New Martinsville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for New Martinsville is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in New Martinsville last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your flowering kale in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Martinsville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

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

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