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 earliest that you can plant axilflower in Winnetka should be figured out by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Axilflower

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant axilflower until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant axilflower in Winnetka 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 fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your axilflower indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Winnetka is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Winnetka last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your axilflower in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Winnetka

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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