One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

In Stevens Point you can determine when it's a good idea to plant tithonia by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Tithonia

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

It's not a good idea to plant tithonia until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant tithonia in Stevens Point is May. However, you really should wait until June if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant tithonia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your tithonia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your tithonia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Stevens Point. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Stevens Point may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Stevens Point last frost occurs after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your tithonia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Stevens Point

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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