When to Plant Gaillardia in Streator, IL

One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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 first opportunity to plant gaillardia in Streator should be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Gaillardia

Frost tolerance for gaillardia: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Gaillardia can survive in some cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

The last month that you can plant gaillardia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your gaillardia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your gaillardia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Streator. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Streator is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Streator there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your gaillardia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Streator

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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