One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

One way of getting a good idea when it's possible to plant plectranthus is to examine the USDA zone info for Menomonee Falls.

Planting Calendar for Plectranthus

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

Since plectranthus do not do well in cold weather you need to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant plectranthus in Menomonee Falls 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your plectranthus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your plectranthus indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Menomonee Falls 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 Menomonee Falls is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Menomonee Falls it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your plectranthus in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Menomonee Falls

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.

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