When to Plant Stoneseed in Wentzville, MO

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant stoneseed in Wentzville can be estimated by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Stoneseed

Frost tolerance for stoneseed: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost has passed.

Since stoneseed are not cold tolerant you have to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant stoneseed in Wentzville 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 stoneseed and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your stoneseed may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your stoneseed indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Wentzville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Wentzville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Wentzville last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your stoneseed if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wentzville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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