When to Plant Dusty Miller in Bemidji, MN

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant dusty miller in Bemidji can be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Dusty Miller

Frost tolerance for dusty miller: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Dusty Miller can survive in quite a bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them quite a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on May 15 in Bemidji. It might get as low as -35°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Bemidji and it changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Bemidji last frost occurs after May 15 be ready to protect your dusty miller if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bemidji

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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