One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to determine when it's a good idea to plant hypericum by using the USDA zone info for Prior Lake.

Planting Calendar for Hypericum

Frost tolerance for hypericum:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Hypericum tend to make it in very little cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant hypericum in Prior Lake is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant hypericum and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your hypericum may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your hypericum indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Prior Lake is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Prior Lake last frost occurs after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your hypericum if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Prior Lake

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.

Plants to Grow in Prior Lake

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Prior Lake.