Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In New Berlin you can estimate when it's possible to plant nolana by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Nolana

Frost tolerance for nolana:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's probably a bad idea to plant nolana until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant nolana in New Berlin 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 nolana and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your nolana may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your nolana indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In New Berlin 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 New Berlin is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in New Berlin last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your nolana in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for New Berlin

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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