Komatsuna · Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
When to plant komatsuna in Málaga
Main outdoor window
not outdoors here
The window this page is built around.
Timed from last spring frost
no spring frost
In Málaga, on your chosen risk.
First autumn frost
no autumn frost
The far end of the outdoor season.
The average last frost. Half of all years are later than this.
Step by step in Málaga
Each window is a range, not a single day. Earlier in the range buys you a longer season; later in it buys you a safer one.
Komatsuna through the year
Against the frost risk in Málaga
Why these dates
Sow from three weeks before the last frost and every two to three weeks thereafter. It tolerates summer sowings better than most of its relatives.
Hardy to around -8C. Unprotected plants keep growing slowly through mild winters rather than merely surviving them.
Seed packets and extension guides express timing as weeks either side of the last spring frost, because that is the only reference point that travels. Komatsuna are timed for direct sowing 3 weeks before it, and this page simply resolves those offsets against the frost date computed for Málaga.
Also in Málaga
Other vegetables to time
Growing komatsuna in Málaga
How much frost will komatsuna tolerate?
Hardy to around -8C. Unprotected plants keep growing slowly through mild winters rather than merely surviving them.