When to Plant Salpiglossis in Grandville, MI

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to figure out when it's the best time to plant salpiglossis by referring to the USDA zone info for Grandville.


Planting Calendar for Salpiglossis

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

It's a bad idea to plant salpiglossis until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

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A good time to plant salpiglossis
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant salpiglossis
Probably not a good time to plant salpiglossis

The earliest that you can plant salpiglossis in Grandville 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 salpiglossis and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your salpiglossis may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your salpiglossis indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Grandville is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Grandville there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your salpiglossis in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Grandville

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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