When to Plant Pansies in Jordan, MN

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of figuring out when it's a good idea to plant pansies is to refer to the USDA zone info for Jordan.

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Planting Calendar for Pansies

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

Pansies can survive in a bit of cold which means that you can plant them quite a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

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

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Jordan is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Jordan there is a last frost after May 15 so always be ready to protect your pansies in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Jordan

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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