When to Plant Campanula in La Crosse, WI

One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

It's possible to figure out when you can plant campanula by checking out the USDA zone info for La Crosse.


Planting Calendar for Campanula

Frost tolerance for campanula: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant campanula a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

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

The earliest that you can plant campanula in La Crosse 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 campanula and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your campanula may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your campanula indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In La Crosse the average date of last frost happens on May 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for La Crosse is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in La Crosse you get a frost after May 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your campanula if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for La Crosse

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.

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