The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In East Troy you can figure out when you can plant nolana by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Nolana

Frost tolerance for nolana:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You should not plant nolana until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant nolana in East Troy 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 nolana and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your nolana may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your nolana indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in East Troy. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for East Troy is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in East Troy you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your nolana in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for East Troy

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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