When to Plant Platycodon in Windsor Heights, IA

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.

The earliest that you can plant platycodon in Windsor Heights should be determined by reviewing the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Platycodon

Frost tolerance for platycodon: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant platycodon a bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant platycodon
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant platycodon
Probably not a good time to plant platycodon

The earliest that you can plant platycodon in Windsor Heights 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 platycodon and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your platycodon may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your platycodon indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Windsor Heights. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Windsor Heights is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Windsor Heights you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your platycodon if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Windsor Heights

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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 10°F.

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