One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant twinspur in Freeport can be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Twinspur

Frost tolerance for twinspur:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Twinspur are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant twinspur in Freeport is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant twinspur and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your twinspur may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your twinspur indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Freeport. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Freeport is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Freeport you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your twinspur in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Freeport

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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