The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to estimate when it's possible to plant missouri primrose by using the USDA zone info for Spirit Lake.

Planting Calendar for Missouri Primrose

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

You can plant missouri primrose a little earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant missouri primrose in Spirit Lake 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 missouri primrose and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your missouri primrose may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your missouri primrose indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Spirit Lake is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Spirit Lake you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your missouri primrose if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Spirit Lake

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.

Plants to Grow in Spirit Lake

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