Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of getting a good idea when you can plant heuchera is to examine the USDA zone info for Pueblo.

Planting Calendar for Heuchera

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

Heuchera do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant heuchera in Pueblo 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your heuchera may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your heuchera indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Pueblo. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Pueblo is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Pueblo you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your heuchera in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pueblo

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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