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.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Hinsdale it's possible to determine when it's the best time to plant money plant.

Planting Calendar for Money Plant

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

Money Plant are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can start planting them earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant money plant in Hinsdale 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 money plant and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your money plant may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your money plant indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Hinsdale is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Hinsdale there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your money plant in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hinsdale

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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