One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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 looking at the USDA zone info for Lone Tree it's possible to estimate when you can plant nolana.

Planting Calendar for Nolana

Frost tolerance for nolana:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's a bad idea to plant nolana until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Lone Tree. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Lone Tree is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Lone Tree you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your nolana if you have a 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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