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When to Plant Trifolium in Gas City, IN

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Gas City should be reviewed to determine when it's possible to plant trifolium.


Planting Calendar for Trifolium

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

Trifolium are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant trifolium
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant trifolium
Probably not a good time to plant trifolium

The earliest that you can plant trifolium in Gas City 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 trifolium and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your trifolium may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your trifolium indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Gas City. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Gas City is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Gas City you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your trifolium in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Gas City

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 Gas City

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