One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Melrose Park you can figure out when it's possible to plant money plant by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Money Plant

Frost tolerance for money plant:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since money plant are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant money plant in Melrose Park is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant money plant and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your money plant may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your money plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Melrose Park. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Melrose Park is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Melrose Park last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your money plant in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Melrose Park

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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