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.

The best time to plant sweet williams in Bowling Green can be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Williams

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

Sweet Williams can survive in some cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant sweet williams in Bowling Green is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant sweet williams and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your sweet williams may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your sweet williams indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Bowling Green the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Bowling Green may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Bowling Green it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your sweet williams if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bowling Green

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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