One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

You can determine when you can plant nasturtium in Garden City by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Nasturtium

Frost tolerance for nasturtium:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's not a good idea to plant nasturtium until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Garden City. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Garden City is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Garden City there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your nasturtium if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Garden City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

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

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

Plants to Grow in Garden City

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