Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By using the USDA zone info for Glens Falls it's possible to determine when you can plant artemesia.

Planting Calendar for Artemesia

Frost tolerance for artemesia:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant artemesia slightly earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant artemesia in Glens Falls 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 artemesia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your artemesia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your artemesia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Glens Falls. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Glens Falls is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Glens Falls you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your artemesia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Glens Falls

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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