When to Plant Heuchera in Circle Pines, MN

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to figure out when it's possible to plant heuchera by referring to the USDA zone info for Circle Pines.


Planting Calendar for Heuchera

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

Heuchera do ok in mild cold which tells us that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant heuchera in Circle Pines 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 heuchera and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your heuchera may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your heuchera indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Circle Pines the average date of last frost happens on May 15. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Circle Pines is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Circle Pines you get surprised by a frost after May 15 be ready to protect your heuchera in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Circle Pines

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 Circle Pines

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