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.

In Grand Island you can figure out when it's the best time to plant heuchera by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Heuchera

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

Heuchera do well in moderate cold which means that you can start planting them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant heuchera in Grand Island 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 heuchera and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your heuchera may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your heuchera indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Grand Island. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Grand Island is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Grand Island there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your heuchera if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Grand Island

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.

Plants to Grow in Grand Island

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