One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Negaunee you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant bacopa by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bacopa

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

Bacopa do ok in some cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant bacopa in Negaunee 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 bacopa and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your bacopa may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bacopa indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Negaunee. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Negaunee is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Negaunee there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your bacopa if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Negaunee

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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