One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Perryville can be reffered to in order to determine when it's a good idea to plant iresene.

Planting Calendar for Iresene

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

Iresene are not cold tolerant which tells us that you must wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant iresene in Perryville 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 iresene and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your iresene may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your iresene indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Perryville. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Perryville is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Perryville you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your iresene if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Perryville

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 Low	0°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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