Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Whiteland you can estimate when it's possible to plant melampodium by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Melampodium

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

Melampodium require warm weather which means that it is important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant melampodium in Whiteland 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 melampodium and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your melampodium may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your melampodium indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Whiteland is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Whiteland you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your melampodium in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Whiteland

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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