One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

It's possible to estimate when it's possible to plant nierembergia by referring to the USDA zone info for East Chicago.

Planting Calendar for Nierembergia

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

It's a bad idea to plant nierembergia until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant nierembergia in East Chicago 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 nierembergia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your nierembergia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your nierembergia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in East Chicago. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for East Chicago and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in East Chicago you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your nierembergia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for East Chicago

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 East Chicago

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