Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Moultrie you can determine when it's a good idea to plant missouri primrose by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Missouri Primrose

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

Since missouri primrose are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant missouri primrose in Moultrie 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 missouri primrose and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your missouri primrose may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your missouri primrose indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Moultrie. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Moultrie may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Moultrie last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your missouri primrose in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Moultrie

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 20°F.

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