When to Plant Trachelium in Cedarburg, WI

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Cedarburg you can estimate when it's possible to plant trachelium by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Trachelium

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

Trachelium are not cold tolerant which means that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant trachelium 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 trachelium and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your trachelium may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your trachelium indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Cedarburg may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Cedarburg last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your trachelium if you have a surprise late frost.

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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