When to Plant Campanula in Schuyler, NE

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

In Schuyler you can determine when it's the best time to plant campanula by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Campanula

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

Since campanula are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant campanula in Schuyler 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 campanula and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your campanula may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your campanula indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Schuyler. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Schuyler is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Schuyler it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your campanula in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Schuyler

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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