One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's a good idea to plant angelonia in Eden Prairie by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Angelonia

Frost tolerance for angelonia:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant angelonia a bit earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant angelonia in Eden Prairie is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant angelonia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your angelonia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your angelonia indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Eden Prairie and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Eden Prairie there is a last frost after May 15 be ready to protect your angelonia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Eden Prairie

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 Eden Prairie

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