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.

One way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant shallots is to examine the USDA zone info for Homer Glen.

Planting Calendar for Shallots

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

Shallots are barely cold tolerant which means that you can plant them slightly earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant shallots in Homer Glen 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 shallots and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your shallots may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your shallots indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Homer Glen may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Homer Glen it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your shallots in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Homer Glen

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 Homer Glen

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