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.

You can determine when you can plant coleus in Walden by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Coleus

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

You should not plant coleus until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant coleus in Walden 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 coleus and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your coleus may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your coleus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Walden. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Walden is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Walden there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your coleus if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Walden

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.

Plants to Grow in Walden

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