One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the 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 Belvidere can be reviewed to determine when it's possible to plant campanula.

Planting Calendar for Campanula

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

You can plant campanula a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant campanula in Belvidere 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 campanula and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your campanula may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your campanula indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Belvidere. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Belvidere may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Belvidere you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your campanula if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Belvidere

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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