When to Plant Plectranthus in Bellwood, IL

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant plectranthus in Bellwood can be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Plectranthus

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

Since plectranthus require warm weather you must wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant plectranthus
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant plectranthus
Probably not a good time to plant plectranthus

The earliest that you can plant plectranthus in Bellwood 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 plectranthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your plectranthus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your plectranthus indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Bellwood the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Bellwood and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Bellwood you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your plectranthus if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bellwood

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-15°F
Highest Expected Low-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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