When to Plant Nasturtium in Logan, OH

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.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Logan it's a good idea to estimate when to plant nasturtium.

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Planting Calendar for Nasturtium

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

Since nasturtium do not do well in cold weather you must wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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Legend 
A good time to plant nasturtium
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant nasturtium
Probably not a good time to plant nasturtium

The earliest that you can plant nasturtium in Logan 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. Any later than that and your nasturtium may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your nasturtium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Logan. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Logan and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Logan there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your nasturtium in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Logan

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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