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.

A common way of figuring out when it's possible to plant nemesia is to check out the USDA zone info for Waupun.

Planting Calendar for Nemesia

Frost tolerance for nemesia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since nemesia require warm weather it is important to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Waupun. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Waupun may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Waupun you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your nemesia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Waupun

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.

Plants to Grow in Waupun

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