One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Glenwood should be looked at to figure out when to plant plectranthus.

Planting Calendar for Plectranthus

Frost tolerance for plectranthus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's not a good idea to plant plectranthus until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant plectranthus in Glenwood 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 plectranthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your plectranthus may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your plectranthus indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Glenwood. You can expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Glenwood is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Glenwood there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your plectranthus if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Glenwood

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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