One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

The earliest that you can plant polygonums in Freeport should be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Polygonums

Frost tolerance for polygonums:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

You can not plant polygonums until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant polygonums in Freeport 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 polygonums and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your polygonums may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your polygonums indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Freeport. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Freeport is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Freeport there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your polygonums if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Freeport

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Freeport

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