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

In Sidney you can determine when it's possible to plant creeping zinnia by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Creeping Zinnia

Frost tolerance for creeping zinnia:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Creeping Zinnia are barely cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Sidney. You can expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Sidney is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Sidney you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your creeping zinnia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sidney

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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