When to Plant Tritoma in Sartell, MN

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Sartell it's possible to figure out when to plant tritoma.


Planting Calendar for Tritoma

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

You can plant tritoma a lot earlier in the year because they do well in cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant tritoma
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant tritoma
Probably not a good time to plant tritoma

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

Last Frost Date

In Sartell the average date of last frost happens on May 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -30°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Sartell may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Sartell it frosts late in the year after May 15 so always be ready to protect your tritoma in the event of 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.

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