When to Plant Clover in Lehi, UT

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Lehi you can determine when it's possible to plant clover by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Clover

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

Clover do ok in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

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A good time to plant clover
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant clover
Probably not a good time to plant clover

The earliest that you can plant clover in Lehi 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 clover and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your clover may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your clover indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Lehi. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Lehi may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Lehi you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your clover if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lehi

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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