One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the 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 first opportunity to plant garden mums in Homer can be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Garden Mums

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

Garden Mums do well in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Homer may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Homer you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your garden mums if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Homer

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.

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