When to Plant Plectranthus in Hyrum, 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.

You can figure out when it's possible to plant plectranthus in Hyrum by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Plectranthus

Frost tolerance for plectranthus: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

Plectranthus require warm weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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The earliest that you can plant plectranthus in Hyrum is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant plectranthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your plectranthus may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your plectranthus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Hyrum. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hyrum is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Hyrum you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your plectranthus in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hyrum

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.

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