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 Cudahy you can estimate when you can plant bells of ireland by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bells of Ireland

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

Bells of Ireland are barely cold tolerant which means that you can plant them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant bells of ireland in Cudahy 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 bells of ireland and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your bells of ireland may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your bells of ireland indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Cudahy is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Cudahy there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your bells of ireland if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cudahy

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.

Plants to Grow in Cudahy

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