Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. 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 trifolium in Mishawaka should be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

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 start planting them slightly earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant trifolium in Mishawaka 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your trifolium may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your trifolium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Mishawaka. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Mishawaka is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Mishawaka it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your trifolium in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mishawaka

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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