When to Plant Cleome in Inver Grove Heights, MN

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant cleome in Inver Grove Heights can be estimated by reviewing the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Cleome

Frost tolerance for cleome: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Cleome require warm weather which means that you have to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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The earliest that you can plant cleome in Inver Grove Heights is May. However, you really should wait until June if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant cleome and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your cleome may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your cleome indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Inver Grove Heights. You should expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Inver Grove Heights is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Inver Grove Heights there is a last frost after May 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your cleome if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Inver Grove Heights

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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