Growing Danvers 126 in Zone 4b

Daucus carota

✓ Well Suited for Zone 4b
Score: 100/100

🌡️ USDA Hardiness Zone 4b

Cold Continental

USDA 2023 Verified
Growing Season
120-150 days
Winter Minimum
-25°F to -20°F
(-31.7°C to -28.9°C)
Last Spring Frost
April 25
50% probability
First Fall Frost
October 17
50% probability
AHS Heat Zone 2-6
1 to 7 heat days per yearVery Low heat stress

Typical regions: Upper Midwest, Northern New England, High elevation areas, Minneapolis MN

📊 Data Source:
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023Frost dates from NOAA station USW00014820Last verified: 1/22/2026

Zone Compatibility Analysis

high confidence

Excellent match: 70 days to maturity with 80 days buffer in 150-day season.

Recommendation: Direct sowing and transplanting both viable. Excellent fit for this zone.

💾 Suitability computed by Solara Agricultural Intelligence Platform

📅 Zone 4b Planting Calendar for Danvers 126

Based on NOAA climate normals for Zone 4b. Dates show 50% probability (average year).

🌱 Start Seeds Indoors
March 12
✓ Database-computed optimal date
🪴 Transplant Outdoors
April 30
✓ Database-computed optimal date
🌾 Direct Sow (Alternative)
2 weeks after April 25
For warm-season crops
🥕 Expected Harvest
July 9
Complete before October 17

💡 Zone 4b Growing Tips

  • • Growing season: 120-150 frost-free days
  • • Excellent match for this zone - both direct sowing and transplanting work well
  • • Monitor soil temperature before transplanting (minimum 55-60°F for most crops)

⚠️ Zone 4b Challenges

⚠️Cold winters
⚠️Variable spring weather
⚠️Occasional late frosts

✅ Best Plants for Zone 4b

Full vegetable garden
Fruit trees
Ornamental shrubs
Perennials

❄️ Winter in Zone 4b

Cold winters with lows reaching -20°F to -25°F.

☀️ Summer in Zone 4b

Warm summers suitable for most garden vegetables.

🔥 Heat Management for AHS Zone 2-6

This zone experiences 1 to 7 heat days per year with very low heat stress.

🌡️Minimal heat protection
🌡️Focus on cold hardiness

Source: American Horticultural Society

📊 Danvers 126 Quick Facts

Days to Maturity
60-80
Difficulty
intermediate
Season
summer
Type
OP

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