When to Plant Money Plant in Riverton, WY

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.

One way of figuring out when it's possible to plant money plant is to look at the USDA zone info for Riverton.


Planting Calendar for Money Plant

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

Since money plant are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant money plant
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant money plant
Probably not a good time to plant money plant

The earliest that you can plant money plant in Riverton 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 money plant and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your money plant may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your money plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Riverton. You should expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Riverton 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 Riverton you get surprised by a frost after May 15 be ready to cover your money plant in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Riverton

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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