When to Plant Sweet Williams in Auburn Hills, MI

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.

The best time to plant sweet williams in Auburn Hills can be determined by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Sweet Williams

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

You can plant sweet williams just a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant sweet williams
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant sweet williams
Probably not a good time to plant sweet williams

The earliest that you can plant sweet williams in Auburn Hills 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 sweet williams and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your sweet williams may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your sweet williams indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Auburn Hills. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Auburn Hills is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Auburn Hills you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your sweet williams if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Auburn Hills

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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