The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Manlius you can determine when it's the best time to plant nasturtium by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Nasturtium

Frost tolerance for nasturtium:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's a bad idea to plant nasturtium until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant nasturtium in Manlius 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 nasturtium and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your nasturtium may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your nasturtium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Manlius. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Manlius is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Manlius you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your nasturtium in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Manlius

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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