When to Plant Gayfeather in Charleston, IL

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant gayfeather in Charleston should be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Gayfeather

Frost tolerance for gayfeather: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

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

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A good time to plant gayfeather
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant gayfeather
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The earliest that you can plant gayfeather in Charleston 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 gayfeather and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your gayfeather may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your gayfeather indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Charleston. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Charleston is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Charleston you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your gayfeather in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Charleston

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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