When to Plant Euphorbia in Lansing, IL

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

The first opportunity to plant euphorbia in Lansing can be estimated by using the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Euphorbia

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

Euphorbia do well in mild cold which tells us that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant euphorbia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant euphorbia
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The earliest that you can plant euphorbia in Lansing 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 euphorbia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your euphorbia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your euphorbia indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Lansing is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Lansing it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to cover your euphorbia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lansing

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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