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When to Plant Nierembergia in Huntington Woods, MI

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.

A way of determining when it's the best time to plant nierembergia is to check out the USDA zone info for Huntington Woods.


Planting Calendar for Nierembergia

Frost tolerance for nierembergia: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Nierembergia are not cold tolerant which tells us that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant nierembergia in Huntington Woods 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. If you wait any later than that and your nierembergia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your nierembergia indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Huntington Woods the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Huntington Woods may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Huntington Woods you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your nierembergia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Huntington Woods

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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