When to Plant Anemone in Milford, OH

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when it's possible to plant anemone by referring to the USDA zone info for Milford.


Planting Calendar for Anemone

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

Anemone are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant anemone in Milford is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Milford. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Milford is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Milford there is a last frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your anemone in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Milford

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Milford

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