One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

The best time to plant euphorbia in Middleton can be determined by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Euphorbia

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

Euphorbia do ok in moderate cold which tells us that you can start planting them slightly earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant euphorbia in Middleton 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 euphorbia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your euphorbia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your euphorbia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Middleton. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Middleton may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Middleton you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your euphorbia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Middleton

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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