One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

By using the USDA zone info for Champlin it's a good idea to determine when you can plant nasturtium.

Planting Calendar for Nasturtium

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant nasturtium until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Champlin. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Champlin and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Champlin there is a last frost after May 15 be ready to protect your nasturtium if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Champlin

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 Champlin

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