The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of making a decision about when to plant bells of ireland is to look at the USDA zone info for Pratt.

Planting Calendar for Bells of Ireland

Frost tolerance for bells of ireland:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant bells of ireland just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant bells of ireland in Pratt 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 bells of ireland and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your bells of ireland may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bells of ireland indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Pratt the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Pratt is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Pratt last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your bells of ireland if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pratt

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 Low	0°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 Pratt

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Pratt.