When to plant Mustard in Arkansas, United States
Mustard can be planted after March 09, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 40°F and 85°F and soil temperature is above 45°F.
Growing Mustard in Arkansas
Days suitable for growing Mustard in Arkansas
On average Mustard needs from 110 to 140 days to mature and produce harvest.
It could prove difficult to start growing Mustard in Arkansas, when planting directly into soil, due to short growing period suitable for growing Mustard.
In order to have a chance of getting any harvest, all available season extention methods should be utilised.
Start seeds indoors
March 09 is on average first day in Arkansas that has required temperatures for young Mustard seedlings to grow, without worrying about cold damage.
Seeds can be started indoors beween January 19 and February 13, this way they will be ready just in time for transplanting on March 09.
Seedlings started after February 13 might not have enough time to mature and produce harvest.
Use a cold frame
When using a cold frame in a beggining of growing season You can protect young plants from possible temperature drops, this way growing season can start up to 2 weeks earlier.
Use an additional shading
On days, when air temperatures are expected to raise above 85°F, which is in top of tolerable range for Mustard, consider using additional shading to prevent heat shock.
| Total frost free days | 226 |
| Last frost expected date | March 20 |
| First frost expected date | November 01 |
| Dates with ideal conditions | |
| Dates with suitable conditions | January 01 to January 02 (2 days) March 02 to March 03 (2 days) March 05 to March 07 (3 days) March 09 to June 03 (87 days) September 22 to September 26 (5 days) September 29 to November 12 (45 days) November 15 to November 18 (4 days) November 20 to November 27 (8 days) November 29 to December 01 (3 days) December 03 to December 10 (8 days) December 14 to December 16 (3 days) December 24 to December 25 (2 days) December 28 to December 31 (4 days) |
| Total days ideal for growing Mustard in Arkansas | 0 |
| Total days suitable for growing Mustard in Arkansas | 176 |
| Days needed for Mustard to mature and produce harvest | 110 - 140 |
| Seed can be planted directly into soil | no |
| Seed has to be started indoors | yes |
Notable temperature facts for growing Mustard in Arkansas
Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in Arkansas
Tolerable temperature range for Mustard: 40°F to 85°F
| Week | Average temperature | Possible min and max temperature | Suitable for Mustard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 01 - January 03 | 42°F to 54°F | 25°F to 70°F | TRUE |
| 2 | January 04 - January 10 | 37°F to 53°F | 23°F to 65°F | |
| 3 | January 11 - January 17 | 37°F to 53°F | 26°F to 70°F | |
| 4 | January 18 - January 24 | 34°F to 49°F | 20°F to 64°F | |
| 5 | January 25 - January 31 | 34°F to 50°F | 24°F to 65°F | |
| 6 | February 01 - February 07 | 37°F to 54°F | 19°F to 71°F | |
| 7 | February 08 - February 14 | 34°F to 51°F | 15°F to 65°F | |
| 8 | February 15 - February 21 | 33°F to 51°F | -6°F to 72°F | |
| 9 | February 22 - February 28 | 40°F to 57°F | 25°F to 74°F | TRUE |
| 10 | March 01 - March 07 | 42°F to 62°F | 21°F to 76°F | TRUE |
| 11 | March 08 - March 14 | 46°F to 62°F | 27°F to 76°F | TRUE |
| 12 | March 15 - March 21 | 44°F to 62°F | 28°F to 75°F | TRUE |
| 13 | March 22 - March 28 | 49°F to 67°F | 37°F to 84°F | TRUE |
| 14 | March 29 - April 04 | 48°F to 67°F | 35°F to 81°F | TRUE |
| 15 | April 05 - April 11 | 54°F to 72°F | 37°F to 85°F | TRUE |
| 16 | April 12 - April 18 | 50°F to 68°F | 37°F to 80°F | TRUE |
| 17 | April 19 - April 25 | 52°F to 70°F | 36°F to 80°F | TRUE |
| 18 | April 26 - May 02 | 56°F to 73°F | 46°F to 80°F | TRUE |
| 19 | May 03 - May 09 | 60°F to 77°F | 48°F to 86°F | TRUE |
| 20 | May 10 - May 16 | 60°F to 77°F | 47°F to 91°F | TRUE |
| 21 | May 17 - May 23 | 64°F to 80°F | 57°F to 90°F | TRUE |
| 22 | May 24 - May 30 | 65°F to 81°F | 54°F to 87°F | TRUE |
| 23 | May 31 - June 06 | 66°F to 84°F | 55°F to 92°F | TRUE |
| 24 | June 07 - June 13 | 69°F to 86°F | 60°F to 95°F | |
| 25 | June 14 - June 20 | 70°F to 89°F | 59°F to 96°F | |
| 26 | June 21 - June 27 | 72°F to 89°F | 61°F to 98°F | |
| 27 | June 28 - July 04 | 73°F to 90°F | 64°F to 99°F | |
| 28 | July 05 - July 11 | 74°F to 91°F | 67°F to 101°F | |
| 29 | July 12 - July 18 | 75°F to 91°F | 69°F to 99°F | |
| 30 | July 19 - July 25 | 75°F to 92°F | 65°F to 102°F | |
| 31 | July 26 - August 01 | 76°F to 92°F | 66°F to 100°F | |
| 32 | August 02 - August 08 | 73°F to 90°F | 66°F to 102°F | |
| 33 | August 09 - August 15 | 75°F to 91°F | 69°F to 98°F | |
| 34 | August 16 - August 22 | 73°F to 90°F | 65°F to 101°F | |
| 35 | August 23 - August 29 | 74°F to 90°F | 67°F to 101°F | |
| 36 | August 30 - September 05 | 72°F to 89°F | 65°F to 94°F | |
| 37 | September 06 - September 12 | 70°F to 88°F | 60°F to 97°F | |
| 38 | September 13 - September 19 | 69°F to 87°F | 61°F to 95°F | |
| 39 | September 20 - September 26 | 67°F to 84°F | 56°F to 97°F | TRUE |
| 40 | September 27 - October 03 | 65°F to 83°F | 50°F to 93°F | TRUE |
| 41 | October 04 - October 10 | 59°F to 79°F | 48°F to 87°F | TRUE |
| 42 | October 11 - October 17 | 57°F to 74°F | 43°F to 84°F | TRUE |
| 43 | October 18 - October 24 | 56°F to 75°F | 37°F to 84°F | TRUE |
| 44 | October 25 - October 31 | 51°F to 64°F | 35°F to 81°F | TRUE |
| 45 | November 01 - November 07 | 46°F to 65°F | 32°F to 79°F | TRUE |
| 46 | November 08 - November 14 | 46°F to 63°F | 22°F to 80°F | TRUE |
| 47 | November 15 - November 21 | 43°F to 60°F | 28°F to 73°F | TRUE |
| 48 | November 22 - November 28 | 43°F to 58°F | 31°F to 69°F | TRUE |
| 49 | November 29 - December 05 | 42°F to 58°F | 28°F to 73°F | TRUE |
| 50 | December 06 - December 12 | 43°F to 59°F | 29°F to 73°F | TRUE |
| 51 | December 13 - December 19 | 39°F to 53°F | 27°F to 70°F | |
| 52 | December 20 - December 26 | 38°F to 54°F | 6°F to 73°F | |
| 53 | December 27 - December 31 | 44°F to 58°F | 24°F to 72°F | TRUE |
Days with suitable temperature for growing Mustard in Arkansas
For more precise weather statisctics and planting information, please select a County in Arkansas.
Arkansas County
Ashley County
Baxter County
Benton County
Boone County
Bradley County
Calhoun County
Carroll County
Chicot County
Clark County
Clay County
Cleburne County
Cleveland County
Columbia County
Conway County
Craighead County
Crawford County
Crittenden County
Cross County
Dallas County
Desha County
Drew County
Faulkner County
Franklin County
Fulton County
Garland County
Grant County
Greene County
Hempstead County
Hot Spring County
Howard County
Independence County
Izard County
Jackson County
Jefferson County
Johnson County
Lafayette County
Lawrence County
Lee County
Lincoln County
Little River County
Logan County
Lonoke County
Madison County
Marion County
Miller County
Mississippi County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Nevada County
Newton County
Ouachita County
Perry County
Phillips County
Pike County
Poinsett County
Polk County
Pope County
Prairie County
Pulaski County
Randolph County
Saline County
Scott County
Searcy County
Sebastian County
Sevier County
Sharp County
St. Francis County
Stone County
Union County
Van Buren County
Washington County
White County
Woodruff County
Yell County
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