When to Plant Milk Thistle in Zone 10
In USDA zone 10, plant outdoors February 13 to July 13, and expect your first harvest around July 13.
Milk Thistle planting calendar for USDA Zone 10
Direct sow
Feb 13
Projected first harvest
Jul 13
Milk Thistle is ready to harvest in about 150 days. Dates use USDA zone 10a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.
What zone 10 means for milk thistle
Average last spring frost
January 30
Average first fall frost
December 30
Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 10 gives you roughly 334 frost-free days, and milk thistle need about 150 days to mature.
Varieties to grow
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Common problems with milk thistle
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