Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant twinspur is to look at the USDA zone info for Wadsworth.

Planting Calendar for Twinspur

Frost tolerance for twinspur:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Twinspur tend to make it in moderate cold which means that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant twinspur 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 twinspur and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your twinspur may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your twinspur indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Wadsworth. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Wadsworth and it changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Wadsworth you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your twinspur in the event of 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.

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