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When to Plant Angel's Trumpets in Mount Vernon, IN

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.

The best time to plant angel's trumpets in Mount Vernon can be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Angel's Trumpets

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

Since angel's trumpets are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant angel's trumpets
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The earliest that you can plant angel's trumpets in Mount Vernon 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 angel's trumpets and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your angel's trumpets may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your angel's trumpets indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Mount Vernon. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Mount Vernon is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Mount Vernon you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your angel's trumpets if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mount Vernon

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Mount Vernon

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