Good King Henry · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
When to plant good king henry in São Paulo
Main outdoor window
not outdoors here
The window this page is built around.
Timed from last spring frost
no spring frost
In São Paulo, 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 São Paulo
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.
Good King Henry through the year
Against the frost risk in São Paulo
Why these dates
Extremely hardy and among the earliest greens available.
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. Good King Henry are timed for direct sowing 3 weeks before it, and this page simply resolves those offsets against the frost date computed for São Paulo.
São Paulo sits in zone 10b, which is milder than this crop wants, and a winter that never really arrives is its own problem. The dates below still describe the right time of year; the open question is survival rather than timing.
Do not expect a crop in the first year. A plant set out now should give its first worthwhile pick around year 2, and will then produce every year after that, which is what makes the planting decision worth getting right the first time.
Nearby
Good King Henry in places close by
Also in São Paulo
Other vegetables to time
Growing good king henry in São Paulo
How much frost will good king henry tolerate?
Extremely hardy and among the earliest greens available.