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.

It's a good idea to estimate when you can plant trifolium by checking out the USDA zone info for Broomfield.

Planting Calendar for Trifolium

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

Since trifolium are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Broomfield. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Broomfield may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Broomfield it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your trifolium if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Broomfield

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Broomfield

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