When to Plant Coral Bells in Redwood Falls, MN

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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 figure out when you can plant coral bells by checking out the USDA zone info for Redwood Falls.


Planting Calendar for Coral Bells

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

Coral Bells do ok in a little bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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A good time to plant coral bells
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant coral bells
Probably not a good time to plant coral bells

The earliest that you can plant coral bells in Redwood Falls 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 coral bells and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your coral bells may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your coral bells indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Redwood Falls. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Redwood Falls is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Redwood Falls last frost occurs after May 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your coral bells if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Redwood Falls

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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