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Growing Detroit Dark Red in Zone 6a

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✓ Well Suited for Zone 6a

Score: 100/100

🌡️ USDA Hardiness Zone 6a

Moderate Continental

USDA 2023 Verified

Growing Season

150-180 days

Winter Minimum

-10°F to -5°F

(-23.3°C to -20.6°C)

Last Spring Frost

April 25

50% probability

First Fall Frost

October 15

50% probability

AHS Heat Zone 4-7

15 to 30 heat days per year • Low to Moderate heat stress

Typical regions: Denver CO, Central Missouri, Southern Ohio, Coastal Maine

📊 Data Source:

USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 • Frost dates from NOAA station USW00094728 • Last verified: 1/22/2026

✓ Zone Compatibility Analysis

high confidence

Excellent match: 60 days to maturity with 120 days buffer in 180-day season.

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

💾 Suitability computed by Solara Agricultural Intelligence Platform

📅 Zone 6a Planting Calendar for Detroit Dark Red

Based on NOAA climate normals for Zone 6a. 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

June 29

Complete before October 15

💡 Zone 6a Growing Tips

• Growing season: 150-180 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 6a Challenges

⚠️Variable spring weather

⚠️Occasional late frosts

⚠️Summer heat

✅ Best Plants for Zone 6a

✓Full vegetable garden

✓Most tomatoes

✓Peppers

✓Wide variety of perennials

❄️ Winter in Zone 6a

Moderate winters with lows reaching -5°F to -10°F.

☀️ Summer in Zone 6a

Warm to hot summers with good growing conditions.

🔥 Heat Management for AHS Zone 4-7

This zone experiences 15 to 30 heat days per year with low to moderate heat stress.

🌡️Mulching

🌡️Consistent watering

🌡️Some afternoon shade for sensitive plants

Source: American Horticultural Society

📊 Detroit Dark Red Quick Facts

Days to Maturity

50-70

Difficulty

intermediate

Season

summer

Type

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