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When to Plant Santolina in Eden Prairie, MN

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to figure out when it's a good idea to plant santolina by checking out the USDA zone info for Eden Prairie.


Planting Calendar for Santolina

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

Santolina do well in quite a bit of cold which means that you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant santolina in Eden Prairie 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 santolina and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your santolina may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your santolina indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Eden Prairie. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Eden Prairie may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Eden Prairie there is a last frost after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your santolina in the event of a 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

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Eden Prairie.