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 chance to plant axilflower in Schiller Park should be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Axilflower

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant axilflower until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant axilflower in Schiller Park 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. Any later than that and your axilflower may not have a chance to really do well. 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

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Schiller Park. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Schiller Park may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Schiller Park last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your axilflower in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Schiller 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.

Plants to Grow in Schiller Park

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