When to Plant Painted Tongues in Huntley, IL

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant painted tongues in Huntley should be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Painted Tongues

Frost tolerance for painted tongues: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

It's probably a bad idea to plant painted tongues until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

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A good time to plant painted tongues
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant painted tongues
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The earliest that you can plant painted tongues in Huntley 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 painted tongues and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your painted tongues may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your painted tongues indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Huntley. 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 Huntley is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Huntley there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your painted tongues in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Huntley

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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