One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your 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.

In Lake Mills you can estimate when you can plant plectranthus by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Plectranthus

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

You really shouldn't plant plectranthus until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Lake Mills. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Lake Mills and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Lake Mills last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your plectranthus in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Mills

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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