The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Glenview you can estimate when it's possible to plant plectranthus by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Plectranthus

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant plectranthus until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant plectranthus in Glenview 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 plectranthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your plectranthus may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your plectranthus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Glenview. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Glenview is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Glenview you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your plectranthus if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Glenview

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Glenview

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