One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the 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 nierembergia in Allen Park can be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Nierembergia

Frost tolerance for nierembergia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You should not plant nierembergia until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant nierembergia in Allen Park 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 nierembergia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your nierembergia may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your nierembergia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Allen Park. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Allen Park 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 Allen Park you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your nierembergia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Allen Park

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.

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