When to Plant Heuchera in Green Bay, WI

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

It's a good idea to figure out when it's a good idea to plant heuchera by referring to the USDA zone info for Green Bay.


Planting Calendar for Heuchera

Frost tolerance for heuchera: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant heuchera a little earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant heuchera
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant heuchera
Probably not a good time to plant heuchera

The earliest that you can plant heuchera in Green Bay is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant heuchera and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your heuchera may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your heuchera indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Green Bay. You should expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Green Bay is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Green Bay last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your heuchera if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Green Bay

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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