When to Plant Trifolium in Bountiful, UT

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. 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 determine when you can plant trifolium by looking at the USDA zone info for Bountiful.


Planting Calendar for Trifolium

Frost tolerance for trifolium: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Trifolium tend to make it in some cold which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant trifolium
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant trifolium
Probably not a good time to plant trifolium

The earliest that you can plant trifolium in Bountiful 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 trifolium and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your trifolium may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your trifolium indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Bountiful may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Bountiful it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your trifolium in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bountiful

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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