When to Plant Money Plant in Shakopee, MN

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to estimate when to plant money plant by looking at the USDA zone info for Shakopee.


Planting Calendar for Money Plant

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

Money Plant do ok in some cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant money plant in Shakopee 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 money plant and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your money plant may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your money plant indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Shakopee the average date of last frost happens on May 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Shakopee and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Shakopee there is a last frost after May 15 be ready to cover your money plant if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Shakopee

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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