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

It's a good idea to figure out when it's possible to plant twinspur by looking at the USDA zone info for West Fargo.

Planting Calendar for Twinspur

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

You can plant twinspur a little earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant twinspur in West Fargo 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 twinspur and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your twinspur may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your twinspur indoors.

Last Frost Date

In West Fargo the average date of last frost happens on May 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -30°F.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for West Fargo and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in West Fargo you get a frost after May 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your twinspur if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for West Fargo

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.

Plants to Grow in West Fargo

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