The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of determining when it's a good idea to plant pyrethrum is to check out the USDA zone info for Jordan.

Planting Calendar for Pyrethrum

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

Pyrethrum do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant pyrethrum in Jordan 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 pyrethrum and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your pyrethrum may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your pyrethrum indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on May 15 in Jordan. You should expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Jordan is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Jordan there is a last frost after May 15 be ready to cover your pyrethrum if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Jordan

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 Jordan

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