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

In La Grange you can determine when it's the best time to plant tagetes by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Tagetes

Frost tolerance for tagetes:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's probably a bad idea to plant tagetes until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant tagetes in La Grange 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 tagetes and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your tagetes may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your tagetes indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for La Grange may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in La Grange last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to cover your tagetes if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for La Grange

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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