One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the 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 first opportunity to plant angel's trumpets in Prior Lake should be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Angel's Trumpets

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

You can plant angel's trumpets just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant angel's trumpets in Prior Lake 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 angel's trumpets and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your angel's trumpets may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your angel's trumpets indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Prior Lake the average date of last frost happens on May 15. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Prior Lake is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Prior Lake there is a last frost after May 15 be ready to protect your angel's trumpets if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Prior Lake

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.

Plants to Grow in Prior Lake

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Prior Lake.