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 USDA zone info for Eaton can be looked at to estimate when it's a good idea to plant axilflower.

Planting Calendar for Axilflower

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant axilflower until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Eaton is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Eaton there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your axilflower if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Eaton

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 Eaton

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