When to Plant Amaranthus in Mountain Grove, MO

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of getting a good idea when to plant amaranthus is to look at the USDA zone info for Mountain Grove.

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Planting Calendar for Amaranthus

Frost tolerance for amaranthus: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You should not plant amaranthus until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

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

The earliest that you can plant amaranthus in Mountain Grove is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant amaranthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your amaranthus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your amaranthus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Mountain Grove. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Mountain Grove is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Mountain Grove it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to cover your amaranthus if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mountain Grove

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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