When to Plant Nolana in Posen, IL

One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

You can figure out when it's possible to plant nolana in Posen by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Nolana

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant nolana until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant nolana
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant nolana
Probably not a good time to plant nolana

The earliest that you can plant nolana in Posen 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 nolana and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your nolana may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your nolana indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Posen. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Posen may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Posen last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your nolana if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Posen

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Posen

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