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.

The earliest that you can plant iresene in Westwood should be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Iresene

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

Iresene require warm weather which means that it is important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Westwood. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Westwood may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Westwood you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your iresene if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Westwood

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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