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 Wadsworth should be read to figure out when it's possible to plant violets.

Planting Calendar for Violets

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

Since violets are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant violets 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 violets and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your violets may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your violets indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Wadsworth is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Wadsworth last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your violets 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.

Plants to Grow in Wadsworth

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Wadsworth.