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.

It's a good idea to estimate when to plant jerusalem artichokes by using the USDA zone info for Grove City.

Planting Calendar for Jerusalem artichokes

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

Jerusalem artichokes do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can get them planted earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant jerusalem artichokes in Grove City 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 jerusalem artichokes and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your jerusalem artichokes may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your jerusalem artichokes indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Grove City is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Grove City it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your jerusalem artichokes if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Grove City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

Plants to Grow in Grove City

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