The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant sweetscented bedstraw in Menasha can be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sweetscented Bedstraw

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

You can plant sweetscented bedstraw a bit earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant sweetscented bedstraw in Menasha 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 sweetscented bedstraw and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your sweetscented bedstraw may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your sweetscented bedstraw indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Menasha. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Menasha and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Menasha there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your sweetscented bedstraw if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Menasha

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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