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

By checking out the USDA zone info for Hudson you will be able to estimate when to plant euphorbia.

Planting Calendar for Euphorbia

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

Euphorbia do ok in moderate cold which tells us that you can start planting them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant euphorbia in Hudson 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 euphorbia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your euphorbia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your euphorbia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Hudson may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Hudson you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your euphorbia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hudson

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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