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.

You should be able to figure out when it's the best time to plant heuchera by using the USDA zone info for Glenwood Springs.

Planting Calendar for Heuchera

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

Heuchera tend to make it in a little bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant heuchera in Glenwood Springs 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. If you wait any later than that and your heuchera may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your heuchera indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Glenwood Springs. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Glenwood Springs is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Glenwood Springs you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your heuchera in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Glenwood Springs

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.

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