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.

You can determine when it's possible to plant rosemary in Sartell by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Rosemary

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

You can plant rosemary much earlier in the year because they do well in cold.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on May 15 in Sartell. It might get as low as -30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Sartell is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Sartell there is a last frost after May 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your rosemary if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sartell

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

Plants to Grow in Sartell

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