When to Plant Campanula in Angola, IN

One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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 USDA zone info for Angola should be reviewed to figure out when it's the best time to plant campanula.

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Planting Calendar for Campanula

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

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

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

The earliest that you can plant campanula in Angola 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 campanula and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your campanula may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your campanula indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Angola. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Angola is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Angola it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your campanula if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Angola

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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