The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening 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 making a decision about when it's the best time to plant roses is to examine the USDA zone info for Laramie.

Planting Calendar for Roses

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

Since roses do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant roses in Laramie 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 roses and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your roses may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your roses indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Laramie. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Laramie is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Laramie it frosts late in the year after May 15 be ready to cover your roses if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Laramie

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.

Plants to Grow in Laramie

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