One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Minneapolis you can estimate when it's possible to plant nolana by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Nolana

Frost tolerance for nolana:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since nolana require warm weather it is necessary to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant nolana in Minneapolis is May. However, you really should wait until June if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant nolana and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your nolana may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your nolana indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Minneapolis. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Minneapolis may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Minneapolis there is a last frost after May 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your nolana if you have a surprise late frost.

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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