Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Fort Payne you can determine when you can plant argyranthemum by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Argyranthemum

Frost tolerance for argyranthemum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since argyranthemum do not do well in cold weather you need to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant argyranthemum in Fort Payne 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 argyranthemum and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your argyranthemum may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your argyranthemum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Fort Payne. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Fort Payne and it is different every year. Half of the time in Fort Payne there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your argyranthemum if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Payne

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.

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