Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of getting a good idea when you can plant gomphrena is to check out the USDA zone info for Reedsburg.

Planting Calendar for Gomphrena

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

Gomphrena do well in some cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant gomphrena in Reedsburg 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 gomphrena and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your gomphrena may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your gomphrena indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Reedsburg is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Reedsburg it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your gomphrena in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Reedsburg

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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