One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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 figuring out when it's possible to plant snapdragons is to use the USDA zone info for Saginaw.

Planting Calendar for Snapdragons

Frost tolerance for snapdragons:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since snapdragons are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

The last month that you can plant snapdragons and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your snapdragons may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your snapdragons indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Saginaw. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Saginaw is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Saginaw you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your snapdragons if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Saginaw

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.

Plants to Grow in Saginaw

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