One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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 earliest that you can plant bells of ireland in Oak Creek should be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bells of Ireland

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

You can plant bells of ireland a bit earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant bells of ireland in Oak Creek 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 bells of ireland and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your bells of ireland may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bells of ireland indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Oak Creek. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Oak Creek is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Oak Creek you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your bells of ireland in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Oak Creek

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.

Plants to Grow in Oak Creek

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Oak Creek.