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.

In La Crescent you can estimate when you can plant missouri primrose by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Missouri Primrose

Frost tolerance for missouri primrose:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Missouri Primrose do ok in a little bit of cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant missouri primrose in La Crescent 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 missouri primrose and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your missouri primrose may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your missouri primrose indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in La Crescent. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for La Crescent is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in La Crescent there is a last frost after May 15 be ready to protect your missouri primrose if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for La Crescent

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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