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 USDA zone info for Merrillville can be used to estimate when it's possible to plant ageratum.

Planting Calendar for Ageratum

Frost tolerance for ageratum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's a bad idea to plant ageratum until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Merrillville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Merrillville you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your ageratum in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Merrillville

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 Merrillville

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