When to Plant Salpiglossis in Sheboygan Falls, WI

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to figure out when you can plant salpiglossis by checking out the USDA zone info for Sheboygan Falls.


Planting Calendar for Salpiglossis

Frost tolerance for salpiglossis: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant salpiglossis until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

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The earliest that you can plant salpiglossis in Sheboygan 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 salpiglossis and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your salpiglossis may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your salpiglossis indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Sheboygan Falls. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Sheboygan Falls and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Sheboygan Falls you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your salpiglossis in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sheboygan 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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