One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to estimate when it's a good idea to plant heuchera by looking at the USDA zone info for Binghamton.

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 a little bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant heuchera in Binghamton 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. If you wait 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 Binghamton. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Binghamton may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Binghamton there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your heuchera if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Binghamton

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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