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 common way of determining when it's the best time to plant alstromeria is to examine the USDA zone info for Luverne.

Planting Calendar for Alstromeria

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

Alstromeria do well in some cold which tells us that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant alstromeria in Luverne 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 alstromeria and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your alstromeria may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your alstromeria indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on May 15 in Luverne. You should expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Luverne is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Luverne last frost occurs after May 15 be ready to protect your alstromeria in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Luverne

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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