One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

The USDA zone info for East Moline can be reffered to in order to estimate when you can plant brachycome.

Planting Calendar for Brachycome

Frost tolerance for brachycome:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You really shouldn't plant brachycome until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant brachycome in East Moline 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 brachycome and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your brachycome may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your brachycome indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in East Moline. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for East Moline may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in East Moline you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your brachycome in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for East Moline

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.

Plants to Grow in East Moline

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