When to Plant Melampodium in Algona, IA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when to plant melampodium is to check out the USDA zone info for Algona.

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Planting Calendar for Melampodium

Frost tolerance for melampodium: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

Melampodium are not cold tolerant which means that it's important to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant melampodium
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The earliest that you can plant melampodium in Algona is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant melampodium and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your melampodium may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your melampodium indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Algona the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Algona may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Algona you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your melampodium in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Algona

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-20°F
Highest Expected Low-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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