One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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 USDA zone info for Eaton Rapids should be reffered to in order to determine when it's possible to plant nierembergia.

Planting Calendar for Nierembergia

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

Since nierembergia do not do well in cold weather you have to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant nierembergia in Eaton Rapids 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 nierembergia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your nierembergia may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your nierembergia indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Eaton Rapids. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Eaton Rapids is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Eaton Rapids last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to cover your nierembergia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Eaton Rapids

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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