When to Plant Stevia in Blue Island, IL

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

In Blue Island you can determine when it's the best time to plant stevia by using the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Stevia

Frost tolerance for stevia: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost.

It's probably not a good idea to plant stevia until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

The earliest that you can plant stevia in Blue Island 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 stevia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your stevia may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your stevia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Blue Island the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Blue Island is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Blue Island there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your stevia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Blue Island

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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