Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of making a decision about when it's a good idea to plant axilflower is to consult the USDA zone info for Romeoville.

Planting Calendar for Axilflower

Frost tolerance for axilflower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Axilflower do not do well in cold weather which tells us that you really should wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant axilflower in Romeoville 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 axilflower and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your axilflower may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your axilflower indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Romeoville. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Romeoville is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Romeoville you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your axilflower if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Romeoville

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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