When to Plant Nasturtium in Cedarburg, WI

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's possible to plant nasturtium in Cedarburg by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Nasturtium

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

Nasturtium require warm weather which means that it is necessary to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant nasturtium in Cedarburg 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 nasturtium and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your nasturtium may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your nasturtium indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Cedarburg is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Cedarburg you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your nasturtium if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cedarburg

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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