When to Plant Stoneseed in Woodstock, IL

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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 stoneseed in Woodstock should be figured out by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Stoneseed

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

You should not plant stoneseed until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

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A good time to plant stoneseed
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant stoneseed
Probably not a good time to plant stoneseed

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

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Woodstock 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 Woodstock you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your stoneseed if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Woodstock

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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