One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Anoka you can determine when you can plant nemesia by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Nemesia

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

It's not a good idea to plant nemesia until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant nemesia in Anoka is May. However, you really should wait until June if you don't want to take any chances.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Anoka. You should expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Anoka may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Anoka last frost occurs after May 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your nemesia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Anoka

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

Plants to Grow in Anoka

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