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.

You can determine when it's a good idea to plant snow-in summer in Wadsworth by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Snow-in Summer

Frost tolerance for snow-in summer:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Snow-in Summer tend to make it in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant snow-in summer in Wadsworth is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant snow-in summer and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your snow-in summer may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your snow-in summer indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Wadsworth. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Wadsworth is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Wadsworth you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your snow-in summer if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Wadsworth

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.

Plants to Grow in Wadsworth

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