Kale · Iğdır, Iğdır, Turkey
When to plant kale in Iğdır
Main outdoor window
3-24 Apr
A climate estimate. Check your soil, forecast and cultivar.
Timed from last spring frost
17 April
In Iğdır, on your chosen risk.
Ready to pick
28 May - 17 Jun
If you plant at the start of the window.
The average last frost. Half of all years are later than this.
Step by step in Iğdır
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Import into Apple Calendar, Google Calendar or Outlook. Dates use the selected risk level and are planning estimates, not frost alerts.
Each window is a planning range. Check the forecast, soil and cultivar before planting; a later date is not automatically safer in hot or wet conditions.
Start indoors
6-27 Mar
Six weeks before your last frost, under cover or on a windowsill.
Sow for overwintering
15 Jul - 5 Aug
Counting back 89 days from your first frost so the crop matures in time.
Sow direct
3-24 Apr
Two weeks before your last frost.
Plant out
3-24 Apr
Two weeks before your last frost.
Harvest
28 May - 17 Jun
Kale through the year
Against the frost risk in Iğdır
Seasonal context
Rainfall and the growing season in Iğdır
May has the highest average precipitation (65 mm); February has the lowest (19 mm). Compare this pattern with the planting windows and your water supply.
During wetter months, check that beds and containers drain after heavy rain. During drier months, plan how you will keep seeds and new transplants watered. Monthly averages can hide long dry spells and intense storms; they do not show soil moisture, humidity or this week's weather.
Source: NASA POWER, corrected MERRA-2 precipitation, 2001–2020. Values are approximate monthly totals, including the water equivalent of snow, from the nearest 0.5° × 0.625° grid cell. This reference period differs from the temperature record. Rainfall provides context and does not change the calculated planting dates. Method and limitations.
Monthly growing conditions in Iğdır
Compare the planting window with the local temperature pattern. These are historical monthly averages, not this year's forecast or measured soil temperatures. Average frost days do not tell you whether a particular night will freeze.
| Month | Average low | Average high | Frost days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -6.6°C (20.2°F)20.2°F (-6.6°C) | 4.3°C (39.7°F)39.7°F (4.3°C) | 30.7 |
| February | -5.1°C (22.8°F)22.8°F (-5.1°C) | 6.8°C (44.2°F)44.2°F (6.8°C) | 26.9 |
| March | -1.2°C (29.9°F)29.9°F (-1.2°C) | 11.8°C (53.3°F)53.3°F (11.8°C) | 19.5 |
| April | 3.5°C (38.2°F)38.2°F (3.5°C) | 18°C (64.3°F)64.3°F (18°C) | 4.6 |
| May | 8.2°C (46.7°F)46.7°F (8.2°C) | 22.9°C (73.2°F)73.2°F (22.9°C) | 0.1 |
| June | 13°C (55.3°F)55.3°F (13°C) | 28.9°C (84°F)84°F (28.9°C) | 0.0 |
| July | 16.5°C (61.6°F)61.6°F (16.5°C) | 32.5°C (90.6°F)90.6°F (32.5°C) | 0.0 |
| August | 16.9°C (62.4°F)62.4°F (16.9°C) | 33.1°C (91.6°F)91.6°F (33.1°C) | 0.0 |
| September | 12.2°C (53.9°F)53.9°F (12.2°C) | 27.9°C (82.3°F)82.3°F (27.9°C) | 0.0 |
| October | 6.4°C (43.5°F)43.5°F (6.4°C) | 20.4°C (68.7°F)68.7°F (20.4°C) | 1.2 |
| November | 0.1°C (32.1°F)32.1°F (0.1°C) | 12.6°C (54.6°F)54.6°F (12.6°C) | 14.2 |
| December | -4.3°C (24.2°F)24.2°F (-4.3°C) | 6.7°C (44°F)44°F (6.7°C) | 28.5 |
For kale, also check drainage, sunlight and cultivar requirements. See the rainfall context above; humidity, irrigation and local pest pressure are not calculated.
Local growing check
Before choosing kale for Iğdır
- May is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 65 mm. Check how your own bed drains and plan watering around actual soil moisture; monthly rain totals are not an irrigation schedule.
The temperature and rainfall tables on this page show the underlying climate estimates. How these suitability checks work · Record what happens in your garden.
Before you plant kale
Use the calendar to plan ahead, then check the conditions in your own garden.
- Measure the soil at sowing depth. Aim for at least 4.5°C (40.1°F); the calendar estimates soil warmth from air temperatures and cannot measure your bed.
- Frost tolerance does not make saturated or frozen soil suitable for planting. Wait until the bed can be worked without smearing or compacting it.
- Harden off plants raised indoors: gradually expose them to outdoor light, wind and temperature before their final move into the bed.
- Use the maturity range on your seed packet when choosing a variety. Cold, short days and transplant stress can make harvest later than the calendar estimate.
Plan repeated leaf harvests rather than a single cutting
Give plants fertile, well-drained soil and space for accessible leaf picking. Keep young plants growing steadily instead of letting the bed dry out repeatedly during establishment.
Take usable outer leaves while leaving the centre to continue growing. Remove only what the plant can replace; stripping a small plant defeats the purpose of a repeated harvest.
Inspect leaves for caterpillars and aphids. Protective netting can help exclude pests when installed securely, but check underneath it and avoid assuming that frost tolerance prevents other problems.
Growing in a container
Compact varieties are easier to manage in pots. Account for mature leaf spread as well as root space, and keep the container watered through dry spells.
What to record this season
How often could you pick leaves while leaving enough growth for the plant to recover? Add the cultivar, sowing date and conditions to your growing record so you can compare next season.
Further reading: RHS kale growing guide . General crop guidance; local dates on this site are calculated separately. Source checked 19 September 2026 by Safe to Plant; this is not an expert review.
The RHS guide is written for UK growing conditions. Use its cultivation advice with local cultivar and seasonal guidance; its calendar months are not worldwide recommendations.
How the dates are calculated and their limits · Keep a growing record · Report a local discrepancy
Why these dates
Give plants fertile, well-drained soil and space for accessible leaf picking. Keep young plants growing steadily instead of letting the bed dry out repeatedly during establishment.
Cold tolerance varies with cultivar, plant age, acclimatisation and the duration of a freeze. A plant surviving frost does not mean its leaves, heads, flowers or developing crop will remain undamaged. Check the forecast and the variety's local advice.
This calendar uses frost-relative offsets as a starting point. Kale are timed from 6 weeks before that frost for an indoor start, with planting out 2 weeks before it, and this page simply resolves those offsets against the frost date computed for Iğdır.
The median frost-free season here is 199 days, against 55 to 75 days to maturity for this crop counted from sowing. That margin is what decides whether a late sowing is worth attempting.
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Growing kale in Iğdır
Can I grow kale in Iğdır?
The calendar estimates a planting window, not a guarantee of success. May is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 65 mm. Check how your own bed drains and plan watering around actual soil moisture; monthly rain totals are not an irrigation schedule.
When should I plant kale in Iğdır?
Aim for 3-24 Apr in an average year. If you would rather not gamble on the weather, wait until 13 Apr - 4 May - by then frost has finished in nine years out of ten.
When might kale be ready to harvest in Iğdır?
The estimated period is 28 May - 17 Jun, based on 55 to 75 days from the modeled planting date. Cultivar, planting material and growing conditions can change this interval; check the plant as well as the calendar.
How much frost will kale tolerate?
Cold tolerance varies with cultivar, plant age, acclimatisation and the duration of a freeze. A plant surviving frost does not mean its leaves, heads, flowers or developing crop will remain undamaged. Check the forecast and the variety's local advice.