When to Plant Plantain in Zone 5
In USDA zone 5, plant outdoors May 19 to July 8, and expect your first harvest around July 8.
Plantain planting calendar for USDA Zone 5
Direct sow
May 19
Projected first harvest
Jul 8
Plantain is ready to harvest in about 50 days. Dates use USDA zone 5a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.
What zone 5 means for plantain
Average last spring frost
May 5
Average first fall frost
October 1
Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 5 gives you roughly 149 frost-free days, and plantain need about 50 days to mature.
Varieties to grow
1 variety of plantain in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.
Common problems with plantain
What to watch for, with identification and treatment for each
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