When to Plant Nasturtium in Zimmerman, MN

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. 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 Zimmerman it's a good idea to figure out when to plant nasturtium.


Planting Calendar for Nasturtium

Frost tolerance for nasturtium: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Nasturtium are not cold tolerant which means that it's necessary to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant nasturtium in Zimmerman is May. However, you really should wait until June if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant nasturtium and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your nasturtium may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your nasturtium indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Zimmerman the average date of last frost happens on May 15. It might get as low as -30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Zimmerman is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Zimmerman it frosts late in the year after May 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your nasturtium in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Zimmerman

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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