When to Plant Pincushion Flower in New Prague, MN

One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

You can estimate when you can plant pincushion flower in New Prague by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Pincushion Flower

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

You can plant pincushion flower a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

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A good time to plant pincushion flower
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant pincushion flower
Probably not a good time to plant pincushion flower

The earliest that you can plant pincushion flower in New Prague 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 pincushion flower and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your pincushion flower may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your pincushion flower indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for New Prague may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in New Prague you get a frost after May 15 be ready to protect your pincushion flower if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for New Prague

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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