One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. 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 to plant fanflower in Attalla by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Fanflower

Frost tolerance for fanflower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since fanflower are not cold tolerant you really should wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant fanflower in Attalla 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 fanflower and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your fanflower may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your fanflower indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Attalla. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Attalla is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Attalla you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your fanflower if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Attalla

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 Attalla

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