One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant flowering maple in Hibbing can be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Flowering Maple

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

Since flowering maple do not do well in cold weather it is important to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant flowering maple 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 flowering maple and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your flowering maple may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your flowering maple indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on May 15 in Hibbing. It might get as low as -35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Hibbing is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Hibbing you get surprised by a frost after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your flowering maple in the event of one of those late frosts.

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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