One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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 USDA zone info for Kasson can be reffered to in order to determine when it's possible to plant dill.

Planting Calendar for Dill

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

Dill are barely cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them slightly earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant dill in Kasson 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 dill and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your dill may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your dill indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Kasson. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Kasson and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Kasson it frosts late in the year after May 15 so always be ready to protect your dill in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Kasson

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.

Plants to Grow in Kasson

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