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When to Plant Angel's Trumpets in Eagle, CO

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

In Eagle you can figure out when you can plant angel's trumpets 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.

Angel's Trumpets are barely cold tolerant which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant angel's trumpets
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant angel's trumpets
Probably not a good time to plant angel's trumpets

The earliest that you can plant angel's trumpets in Eagle 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 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. If you are starting your angel's trumpets indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Eagle the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Eagle and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Eagle there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your angel's trumpets if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Eagle

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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