Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Glendale Heights you can figure out when it's the best time to plant euphorbia by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Euphorbia

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

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

The earliest that you can plant euphorbia in Glendale 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 euphorbia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your euphorbia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your euphorbia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Glendale Heights. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Glendale Heights may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Glendale Heights last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your euphorbia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Glendale Heights

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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