One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

In Little Falls you can estimate when it's the best time to plant lenten rose by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lenten Rose

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

Lenten Rose are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can start planting them earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant lenten rose in Little Falls 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 lenten rose and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your lenten rose may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your lenten rose indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Little Falls the average date of last frost happens on May 15. You should expect an average low temperature of -30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Little Falls and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Little Falls it frosts late in the year after May 15 be ready to protect your lenten rose in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Little Falls

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

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