When to Plant Calibrachoa in Glencoe, 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 estimate when you can plant calibrachoa by looking at the USDA zone info for Glencoe.


Planting Calendar for Calibrachoa

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

Calibrachoa are barely cold tolerant which tells us that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

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A good time to plant calibrachoa
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant calibrachoa
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The earliest that you can plant calibrachoa in Glencoe 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 calibrachoa and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your calibrachoa may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your calibrachoa indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Glencoe. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Glencoe is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Glencoe you get surprised by a frost after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your calibrachoa 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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