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

In Glencoe you can estimate when it's possible to plant brachycome by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Brachycome

Frost tolerance for brachycome:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You should not plant brachycome until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant brachycome in Glencoe 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 brachycome and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your brachycome may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your brachycome indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Glencoe is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Glencoe last frost occurs after May 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your brachycome if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Glencoe

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.

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