When to Plant Cilantro in Belle Plaine, MN

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Belle Plaine you can figure out when to plant cilantro by reviewing the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Cilantro

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

Cilantro tend to make it in a tiny bit of cold which means that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Belle Plaine. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Belle Plaine is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Belle Plaine you get a frost after May 15 be ready to cover your cilantro in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Belle Plaine

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)September 15
Lowest Expected Low-25°F
Highest Expected Low-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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