The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's the best time to plant anchusa in Selmer by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Anchusa

Frost tolerance for anchusa:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Anchusa are very cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them much earlier than more sensitive plants.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Selmer. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Selmer may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Selmer you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your anchusa in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Selmer

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

Plants to Grow in Selmer

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