The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening 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 bidens by looking at the USDA zone info for Hibbing.

Planting Calendar for Bidens

Frost tolerance for bidens:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since bidens do not do well in cold weather you have to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant bidens in Hibbing 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 bidens and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your bidens may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your bidens indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Hibbing the average date of last frost happens on May 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -35°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Hibbing is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Hibbing last frost occurs after May 15 be ready to protect your bidens in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hibbing

Here is the info for USDA Zone 3b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-35°F
Highest Expected Low	-30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -30°F.

Plants to Grow in Hibbing

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