Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Milford it's a good idea to determine when it's possible to plant nasturtium.

Planting Calendar for Nasturtium

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

You can not plant nasturtium until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant nasturtium in Milford 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 nasturtium and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your nasturtium may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your nasturtium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Milford. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Milford is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Milford it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your nasturtium if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Milford

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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