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.

The USDA zone info for Baxter can be reffered to in order to determine when you can plant nierembergia.

Planting Calendar for Nierembergia

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

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

The earliest that you can plant nierembergia in Baxter 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 nierembergia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your nierembergia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your nierembergia indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Baxter the average date of last frost happens on May 15. It might get as low as -35°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Baxter is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Baxter it frosts late in the year after May 15 be ready to cover your nierembergia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Baxter

Here is the info for USDA Zone 3b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-35°F
Highest Expected Low	-30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -30°F.

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