When to Plant Lemongrass in Muş, Turkey

Step by step in Muş

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.

Plant divisions

27 May - 24 Jun

Delayed by a soil-warming estimate derived from historical air temperatures. The frost-only date would be 28 Apr. Measure your soil before planting. This crop is never fully dormant, so it cannot be planted bare-root in winter.

Harvest

1 Jun - 30 Nov

Frost tolerance

Tender

Damaged below

2°C (35.6°F)

Hardy to

Zone 9a–12a

Min soil temp

18°C (64.4°F)

Spacing

60 cm

Sowing depth

10 mm (0.4 in)

Sun

Full

Lemongrass through the year

Against the frost risk in Muş

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Dec

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Frost risk Plant Harvest Today

Seasonal context

Rainfall and the growing season in Muş

January has the highest average precipitation (96 mm); August has the lowest (3 mm). Compare this pattern with the planting windows and your water supply.

Jan 96 mm

Feb 91 mm

Mar 93 mm

Apr 89 mm

May 61 mm

Jun 16 mm

Jul 5 mm

Aug 3 mm

Sep 11 mm

Oct 53 mm

Nov 66 mm

Dec 93 mm

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 Muş

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.

NASA POWER climate averages, 1995–2024
Month	Average low	Average high	Frost days
January	-7.1°C (19.1°F)	1.5°C (34.7°F)	29.8
February	-5.7°C (21.7°F)	3.3°C (38°F)	25.1
March	-0.8°C (30.6°F)	8.7°C (47.6°F)	16.9
April	4°C (39.3°F)	14.8°C (58.7°F)	3.0
May	8.6°C (47.5°F)	20.7°C (69.2°F)	0.0
June	13.7°C (56.7°F)	28.9°C (84°F)	0.0
July	18.3°C (65°F)	35.2°C (95.4°F)	0.0
August	18.9°C (66°F)	35.1°C (95.2°F)	0.0
September	14.2°C (57.5°F)	29.1°C (84.4°F)	0.0
October	8.3°C (46.9°F)	20.9°C (69.6°F)	0.4
November	1.2°C (34.1°F)	12.1°C (53.7°F)	10.4
December	-3.9°C (25°F)	4.9°C (40.8°F)	25.4

For lemongrass, 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 lemongrass for Muş

January is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 96 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 lemongrass

Use the calendar to plan ahead, then check the conditions in your own garden.

Measure the soil at sowing depth. Aim for at least 18°C (64.4°F); the calendar estimates soil warmth from air temperatures and cannot measure your bed.
Check the local overnight forecast before planting out. Delay planting or keep protection ready if frost is forecast, even after the historical last-frost date.
Check mature size, drainage and cultivar suitability before choosing a permanent position. A suitable planting window does not guarantee long-term survival or fruiting.

Plan for a large grass clump and winter protection

Give the clump space and a container you can move if your climate becomes cold. An established grass can fill a small pot quickly, making it difficult to keep moisture consistent. Check the root ball rather than judging water needs from leaf tips alone.

Treat outdoor growing as seasonal where winters are unsuitable. When overwintering indoors, provide the best available light and do not let the root ball dry completely. Keep the original plant label so you can compare survival and usable growth with the same species next year.

What to record this season

Did the overwintered clump resume useful growth, or was a new plant more successful? Add the cultivar, sowing date and conditions to your growing record so you can compare next season.

Further reading: NC State Extension: Cymbopogon citratus . 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 reference describes plant identity and cultivation. Its regional calendar months and hardiness observations do not validate the calculated dates for another location.

How the dates are calculated and their limits · Keep a growing record · Report a local discrepancy

Why these dates

Give the clump space and a container you can move if your climate becomes cold. An established grass can fill a small pot quickly, making it difficult to keep moisture consistent. Check the root ball rather than judging water needs from leaf tips alone.

Check the named variety and local forecast before exposing young growth. The catalog cold-damage figure is a reference, not a guarantee: plant age, acclimatisation, wind and the duration of a freeze affect damage.

Lemongrass are planted once and then left in place, so there is no sowing offset to resolve. Nor is there a dormant season to plant into: this crop keeps its leaves and keeps growing through the winter, which is exactly why cold damages it. The window on this page therefore waits until the last frost in Muş has passed and the soil has begun to warm, giving the roots the longest possible run before the cold returns.

Muş sits in zone 6b, which is colder than the catalog range. Check a locally proven cultivar and a realistic protection plan before planting. The calculated dates do not confirm that this crop is suitable here. Check cultivar requirements and local growing experience before planting.

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Growing lemongrass in Muş

Can I grow lemongrass in Muş?

The calendar estimates a planting window, not a guarantee of success. January is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 96 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 lemongrass in Muş?

Aim for 27 May - 24 Jun in an average year. If you would rather not gamble on the weather, wait until 27 May - 24 Jun - by then frost has finished in nine years out of ten.

Can I plant lemongrass earlier in Muş?

The historical frost estimate is 28 Apr. For Lemongrass, an air-temperature model estimates soil warmth of about 18°C (64.4°F) around 27 May. This is not a soil measurement or a forecast. Check your bed at sowing depth; cold, wet conditions can slow growth and increase decay risk.

When might lemongrass be ready to harvest in Muş?

The estimated period is 1 Jun - 30 Nov, based on 100 to 150 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 lemongrass tolerate?