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.

The USDA zone info for Minneapolis can be read to estimate when you can plant aegopodium.

Planting Calendar for Aegopodium

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

Since aegopodium are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather you can plant them much earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant aegopodium in Minneapolis 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 aegopodium and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your aegopodium may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your aegopodium indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Minneapolis the average date of last frost happens on May 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Minneapolis may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Minneapolis it frosts late in the year after May 15 be ready to cover your aegopodium in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Minneapolis

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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