When to Plant Missouri Primrose in Bolingbrook, IL

One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Bolingbrook you can determine when to plant missouri primrose by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Missouri Primrose

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

Missouri Primrose do well in moderate cold which means that you can start planting them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant missouri primrose
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Probably not a good time to plant missouri primrose

The earliest that you can plant missouri primrose in Bolingbrook 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. Any later than that and your missouri primrose may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your missouri primrose indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Bolingbrook the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bolingbrook is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Bolingbrook last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your missouri primrose if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bolingbrook

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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