Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. 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 Belle Fourche should be used to estimate when it's the best time to plant basket of gold.

Planting Calendar for Basket of Gold

Frost tolerance for basket of gold:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant basket of gold a lot earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant basket of gold in Belle Fourche is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant basket of gold and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your basket of gold may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your basket of gold indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Belle Fourche. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Belle Fourche may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Belle Fourche there is a last frost after May 15 be ready to protect your basket of gold in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Belle Fourche

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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