One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to estimate when it's possible to plant campanula by reviewing the USDA zone info for Rock Falls.

Planting Calendar for Campanula

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

You can plant campanula a little earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant campanula in Rock Falls 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 campanula and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your campanula may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your campanula indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Rock Falls. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Rock Falls is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Rock Falls you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your campanula if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rock Falls

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 Rock Falls

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