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.

One way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant evolvulus is to examine the USDA zone info for Lone Tree.

Planting Calendar for Evolvulus

Frost tolerance for evolvulus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's probably a bad idea to plant evolvulus until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant evolvulus in Lone Tree is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Lone Tree and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Lone Tree you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your evolvulus if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lone Tree

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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