One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

The first chance to plant schizanthus in Jordan can be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Schizanthus

Frost tolerance for schizanthus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's probably a bad idea to plant schizanthus until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant schizanthus in Jordan is May. However, you really should wait until June if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant schizanthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your schizanthus may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your schizanthus indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Jordan. It might get as low as -25°F during 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 can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Jordan last frost occurs after May 15 be ready to cover your schizanthus if you have a surprise 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.

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