One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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 earliest that you can plant nolana in New Carlisle should be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Nolana

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

You should not plant nolana until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant nolana in New Carlisle 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 nolana and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your nolana may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your nolana indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in New Carlisle. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for New Carlisle is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in New Carlisle you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your nolana if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Carlisle

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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