When to Plant Trifolium in Mason, MI

One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

You can determine when to plant trifolium in Mason by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Trifolium

Frost tolerance for trifolium: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Trifolium do ok in very little cold which means that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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

The earliest that you can plant trifolium in Mason is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant trifolium and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your trifolium may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your trifolium indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Mason. 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 Mason is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Mason it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your trifolium in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mason

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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