One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of figuring out when you can plant angel's trumpets is to refer to the USDA zone info for Groton.

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 tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant angel's trumpets in Groton 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. If you wait any later than that and your angel's trumpets may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your angel's trumpets indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Groton. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Groton may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Groton you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your angel's trumpets in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Groton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Groton

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