When to plant Kale in Nebraska, United States

Kale can be planted after April 22, 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 Nebraska

Days suitable for growing Kale in Nebraska

On average Kale needs from 55 to 75 days to mature and produce harvest.

It could prove difficult to start growing Kale in Nebraska, when planting directly into soil, due to short growing period suitable for growing Kale.

In order to have a chance of getting any harvest, all available season extention methods should be utilised.

Start seeds indoors

Nebraska has 2 distinct seasons for growing Kale

In order to get plants ready for April 22 seeds should be started indoors bwetween March 27 and April 09
Seeds started after April 09 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.
This Kale growing season in Nebraska is quite short, with only 43 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 21 seeds should be started indoors bwetween August 26 and August 30
Seeds started after August 30 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.
This Kale growing season in Nebraska is quite short, with only 34 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	171
Last frost expected date	April 23
First frost expected date	October 11
Dates with ideal conditions
Dates with suitable conditions	April 10 April 12 April 22 to June 03 (43 days) June 05 to June 06 (2 days) June 10 to June 12 (3 days) September 10 to September 13 (4 days) September 21 to October 24 (34 days) October 26 November 06 November 08 to November 09 (2 days)
Total days ideal for growing Kale in Nebraska	0
Total days suitable for growing Kale in Nebraska	92
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 Nebraska

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in Nebraska

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	17°F to 35°F	-2°F to 48°F
2	January 04 - January 10	23°F to 40°F	-1°F to 53°F	TRUE
3	January 11 - January 17	24°F to 41°F	6°F to 58°F	TRUE
4	January 18 - January 24	18°F to 35°F	1°F to 56°F
5	January 25 - January 31	17°F to 34°F	-9°F to 57°F
6	February 01 - February 07	19°F to 38°F	-4°F to 62°F
7	February 08 - February 14	16°F to 35°F	-14°F to 56°F
8	February 15 - February 21	14°F to 36°F	-24°F to 60°F
9	February 22 - February 28	18°F to 38°F	-5°F to 64°F
10	March 01 - March 07	25°F to 49°F	-10°F to 71°F	TRUE
11	March 08 - March 14	30°F to 50°F	10°F to 73°F	TRUE
12	March 15 - March 21	31°F to 52°F	15°F to 73°F	TRUE
13	March 22 - March 28	34°F to 54°F	20°F to 70°F	TRUE
14	March 29 - April 04	35°F to 60°F	21°F to 81°F	TRUE
15	April 05 - April 11	40°F to 64°F	21°F to 81°F	TRUE
16	April 12 - April 18	36°F to 59°F	21°F to 86°F	TRUE
17	April 19 - April 25	41°F to 66°F	28°F to 86°F	TRUE
18	April 26 - May 02	46°F to 69°F	34°F to 84°F	TRUE
19	May 03 - May 09	48°F to 68°F	37°F to 82°F	TRUE
20	May 10 - May 16	50°F to 71°F	34°F to 89°F	TRUE
21	May 17 - May 23	53°F to 72°F	38°F to 89°F	TRUE
22	May 24 - May 30	56°F to 75°F	45°F to 87°F	TRUE
23	May 31 - June 06	60°F to 81°F	48°F to 90°F	TRUE
24	June 07 - June 13	62°F to 83°F	49°F to 98°F	TRUE
25	June 14 - June 20	66°F to 88°F	56°F to 100°F
26	June 21 - June 27	64°F to 84°F	55°F to 95°F	TRUE
27	June 28 - July 04	68°F to 88°F	61°F to 96°F
28	July 05 - July 11	67°F to 87°F	57°F to 96°F
29	July 12 - July 18	68°F to 89°F	59°F to 97°F
30	July 19 - July 25	69°F to 89°F	58°F to 100°F
31	July 26 - August 01	69°F to 88°F	60°F to 99°F
32	August 02 - August 08	67°F to 86°F	57°F to 98°F
33	August 09 - August 15	68°F to 87°F	55°F to 96°F
34	August 16 - August 22	66°F to 87°F	59°F to 100°F
35	August 23 - August 29	69°F to 89°F	56°F to 100°F
36	August 30 - September 05	65°F to 86°F	56°F to 99°F
37	September 06 - September 12	61°F to 82°F	42°F to 95°F	TRUE
38	September 13 - September 19	62°F to 83°F	51°F to 93°F	TRUE
39	September 20 - September 26	59°F to 80°F	48°F to 95°F	TRUE
40	September 27 - October 03	58°F to 78°F	39°F to 91°F	TRUE
41	October 04 - October 10	50°F to 72°F	37°F to 86°F	TRUE
42	October 11 - October 17	45°F to 65°F	30°F to 84°F	TRUE
43	October 18 - October 24	44°F to 64°F	28°F to 85°F	TRUE
44	October 25 - October 31	34°F to 52°F	15°F to 70°F	TRUE
45	November 01 - November 07	39°F to 60°F	19°F to 76°F	TRUE
46	November 08 - November 14	34°F to 54°F	11°F to 74°F	TRUE
47	November 15 - November 21	35°F to 53°F	15°F to 71°F	TRUE
48	November 22 - November 28	30°F to 48°F	17°F to 64°F	TRUE
49	November 29 - December 05	29°F to 47°F	16°F to 67°F	TRUE
50	December 06 - December 12	28°F to 46°F	16°F to 60°F	TRUE
51	December 13 - December 19	24°F to 40°F	11°F to 66°F	TRUE
52	December 20 - December 26	22°F to 42°F	-16°F to 57°F	TRUE
53	December 27 - December 31	24°F to 38°F	13°F to 50°F	TRUE

Days with suitable temperature for growing Kale in Nebraska

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