One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of making a decision about when you can plant sweet williams is to use the USDA zone info for Malone.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Williams

Frost tolerance for sweet williams:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since sweet williams are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant sweet williams in Malone 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 sweet williams and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your sweet williams may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sweet williams indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Malone. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Malone is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Malone last frost occurs after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your sweet williams in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Malone

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

Plants to Grow in Malone

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