One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of estimating when to plant trifolium is to consult the USDA zone info for Waconia.

Planting Calendar for Trifolium

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

Trifolium do ok in moderate cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Waconia is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Waconia last frost occurs after May 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your trifolium if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Waconia

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 Waconia

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