One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Twin Lakes should be looked at to estimate when you can plant twinspur.

Planting Calendar for Twinspur

Frost tolerance for twinspur:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant twinspur a little earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant twinspur in Twin Lakes is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant twinspur and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your twinspur may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your twinspur indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Twin Lakes. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Twin Lakes may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Twin Lakes it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your twinspur in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Twin Lakes

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 Twin Lakes

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