The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out 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 making a decision about when it's possible to plant tagetes is to consult the USDA zone info for Lake Zurich.

Planting Calendar for Tagetes

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

Tagetes require warm weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant tagetes in Lake Zurich 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 few weeks earlier by starting your tagetes indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Lake Zurich. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Lake Zurich is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Lake Zurich you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your tagetes if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Zurich

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 Lake Zurich

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