One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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 making a decision about when you can plant firebush is to check out the USDA zone info for Marquette.

Planting Calendar for Firebush

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

Since firebush are not cold tolerant it is important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant firebush in Marquette 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 firebush and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your firebush may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your firebush indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Marquette. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Marquette is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Marquette last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your firebush if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Marquette

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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