When to plant Kale in Missouri, United States

Kale can be planted after April 03, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 20°F and 85°F and soil temperature is above 45°F.

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Growing Kale in Missouri

Days suitable for growing Kale in Missouri

Missouri has on average 63 continious days, suitable for growing Kale. Kale needs on average between 55 and 75 days to mature and produce harvest.

Growing season for Kale in Missouri is quite short, with only 63 continious days suitable for growing, so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

Kale seeds can be planted between April 03 and April 10. Planting before April 03 without any additional protection is not advised because cold streaks can damage or kill off young plant. When planting after April 10, Kale will not have enough time to mature and produce harvest.

Growing season extention

In order to maximize chances for a good harvest of Kale in Missouri, some extra steps can be taken to extend growing season.

Start seeds indoors

When starting seeds indoors, it is possible to guarantee best possible conditions for young seedlings. Consistent temperature range, adequate watering and ample light (natural, supplemented with artifitial grow lights) will ensure you have strong and healthy seedlings just in time for transplanting into soil.

It takes 26 days on average for Kale to sprout, and grow big enough to be ready for transplanting.

Missouri has 2 distinct seasons for growing Kale

In order to get plants ready for April 03 seeds should be started indoors bwetween March 08 and March 21
Seeds started after March 21 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.
This Kale growing season in Missouri is quite short, with only 63 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.
In order to get plants ready for September 20 seeds should be started indoors bwetween August 25 and September 05
Seeds started after September 05 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.
This Kale growing season in Missouri is quite short, with only 41 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

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 Kale, consider using additional shading to prevent heat shock.

Total frost free days	180
Last frost expected date	April 22
First frost expected date	October 19
Dates with ideal conditions	May 19
Dates with suitable conditions	March 23 March 28 to March 31 (4 days) April 03 to June 04 (63 days) June 06 June 08 to June 12 (5 days) August 15 to August 16 (2 days) August 31 to September 02 (3 days) September 05 September 08 to September 17 (10 days) September 20 to October 30 (41 days) November 04 to November 11 (8 days) November 21
Total days ideal for growing Kale in Missouri	1
Total days suitable for growing Kale in Missouri	140
Days needed for Kale to mature and produce harvest	55 - 75
Seed can be planted directly into soil	no
Seed has to be started indoors	yes

Notable temperature facts for growing Kale in Missouri

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in Missouri

Tolerable temperature range for Kale: 20°F to 85°F

	Week	Average temperature	Possible min and max temperature	Suitable for Kale
1	January 01 - January 03	31°F to 45°F	13°F to 61°F	TRUE
2	January 04 - January 10	30°F to 45°F	9°F to 62°F	TRUE
3	January 11 - January 17	30°F to 44°F	18°F to 59°F	TRUE
4	January 18 - January 24	25°F to 40°F	7°F to 52°F	TRUE
5	January 25 - January 31	23°F to 39°F	-4°F to 54°F	TRUE
6	February 01 - February 07	27°F to 45°F	6°F to 64°F	TRUE
7	February 08 - February 14	24°F to 40°F	-1°F to 59°F	TRUE
8	February 15 - February 21	23°F to 43°F	-12°F to 66°F	TRUE
9	February 22 - February 28	31°F to 49°F	15°F to 64°F	TRUE
10	March 01 - March 07	34°F to 55°F	3°F to 73°F	TRUE
11	March 08 - March 14	37°F to 54°F	12°F to 70°F	TRUE
12	March 15 - March 21	38°F to 57°F	21°F to 72°F	TRUE
13	March 22 - March 28	42°F to 59°F	31°F to 76°F	TRUE
14	March 29 - April 04	42°F to 63°F	28°F to 82°F	TRUE
15	April 05 - April 11	47°F to 68°F	32°F to 83°F	TRUE
16	April 12 - April 18	44°F to 63°F	32°F to 78°F	TRUE
17	April 19 - April 25	47°F to 66°F	31°F to 80°F	TRUE
18	April 26 - May 02	52°F to 70°F	40°F to 80°F	TRUE
19	May 03 - May 09	54°F to 71°F	43°F to 86°F	TRUE
20	May 10 - May 16	56°F to 73°F	39°F to 90°F	TRUE
21	May 17 - May 23	59°F to 75°F	49°F to 85°F	TRUE
22	May 24 - May 30	62°F to 79°F	47°F to 86°F	TRUE
23	May 31 - June 06	63°F to 82°F	53°F to 90°F	TRUE
24	June 07 - June 13	65°F to 83°F	54°F to 96°F	TRUE
25	June 14 - June 20	68°F to 87°F	57°F to 96°F
26	June 21 - June 27	69°F to 87°F	57°F to 95°F
27	June 28 - July 04	71°F to 88°F	64°F to 98°F
28	July 05 - July 11	71°F to 88°F	63°F to 97°F
29	July 12 - July 18	71°F to 89°F	65°F to 97°F
30	July 19 - July 25	72°F to 89°F	64°F to 98°F
31	July 26 - August 01	72°F to 88°F	65°F to 99°F
32	August 02 - August 08	70°F to 86°F	59°F to 94°F
33	August 09 - August 15	71°F to 87°F	64°F to 95°F
34	August 16 - August 22	69°F to 86°F	61°F to 98°F
35	August 23 - August 29	71°F to 88°F	63°F to 98°F
36	August 30 - September 05	68°F to 84°F	61°F to 92°F	TRUE
37	September 06 - September 12	66°F to 83°F	56°F to 91°F	TRUE
38	September 13 - September 19	65°F to 83°F	56°F to 93°F	TRUE
39	September 20 - September 26	62°F to 80°F	52°F to 95°F	TRUE
40	September 27 - October 03	61°F to 79°F	44°F to 89°F	TRUE
41	October 04 - October 10	55°F to 74°F	43°F to 85°F	TRUE
42	October 11 - October 17	52°F to 70°F	38°F to 83°F	TRUE
43	October 18 - October 24	50°F to 68°F	31°F to 82°F	TRUE
44	October 25 - October 31	44°F to 56°F	28°F to 75°F	TRUE
45	November 01 - November 07	43°F to 61°F	25°F to 74°F	TRUE
46	November 08 - November 14	41°F to 58°F	14°F to 76°F	TRUE
47	November 15 - November 21	38°F to 55°F	22°F to 70°F	TRUE
48	November 22 - November 28	36°F to 51°F	25°F to 61°F	TRUE
49	November 29 - December 05	35°F to 52°F	24°F to 67°F	TRUE
50	December 06 - December 12	35°F to 51°F	24°F to 64°F	TRUE
51	December 13 - December 19	32°F to 45°F	19°F to 69°F	TRUE
52	December 20 - December 26	32°F to 48°F	-4°F to 67°F	TRUE
53	December 27 - December 31	34°F to 50°F	14°F to 63°F	TRUE

Days with suitable temperature for growing Kale in Missouri

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