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 estimate when to plant angelonia in Wauconda by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Angelonia

Frost tolerance for angelonia:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since angelonia do ok in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant angelonia in Wauconda is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant angelonia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your angelonia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your angelonia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Wauconda. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Wauconda and it changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Wauconda it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your angelonia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wauconda

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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