When to Plant Twinspur in Westville, IN

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

You can figure out when it's a good idea to plant twinspur in Westville by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Twinspur

Frost tolerance for twinspur: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since twinspur are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant twinspur
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant twinspur
Probably not a good time to plant twinspur

The earliest that you can plant twinspur in Westville is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant twinspur and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your twinspur may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your twinspur indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Westville. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Westville is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Westville you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your twinspur if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Westville

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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