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

You should be able to determine when it's possible to plant painted tongues by looking at the USDA zone info for Sioux Center.

Planting Calendar for Painted Tongues

Frost tolerance for painted tongues:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You should not plant painted tongues until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant painted tongues in Sioux Center 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 painted tongues and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your painted tongues may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your painted tongues indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Sioux Center is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Sioux Center it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your painted tongues in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sioux Center

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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