When to Plant Flowering Maple in Somerset, KY

One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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 first chance to plant flowering maple in Somerset should be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Flowering Maple

Frost tolerance for flowering maple: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost has passed.

It's probably a bad idea to plant flowering maple until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant flowering maple
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant flowering maple
Probably not a good time to plant flowering maple

The earliest that you can plant flowering maple in Somerset 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 flowering maple and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your flowering maple may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your flowering maple indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Somerset. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Somerset is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Somerset there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your flowering maple if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Somerset

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 Somerset

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