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.

By using the USDA zone info for Anchorage it's a good idea to determine when it's the best time to plant money plant.

Planting Calendar for Money Plant

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

You can plant money plant just a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant money plant in Anchorage 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 money plant and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your money plant may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your money plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Anchorage. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Anchorage may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Anchorage it frosts late in the year after May 15 be ready to protect your money plant in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Anchorage

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 Anchorage

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