One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant plectranthus is to check out the USDA zone info for Baraboo.

Planting Calendar for Plectranthus

Frost tolerance for plectranthus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

You really shouldn't plant plectranthus until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant plectranthus in Baraboo is May. However, you really should wait until June 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 grow to maturity. Starting your plectranthus indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Baraboo the average date of last frost happens on May 15. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Baraboo is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Baraboo it frosts late in the year after May 15 be ready to protect your plectranthus if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Baraboo

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.

Plants to Grow in Baraboo

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