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 Reno you can determine when you can plant iresene by reviewing 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.

It's not a good idea to plant iresene until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant iresene in Reno 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. If you wait any later than that and your iresene may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your iresene indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Reno. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Reno may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Reno it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your iresene if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Reno

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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