Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of estimating when it's the best time to plant feverfew is to use the USDA zone info for Orange Beach.

Planting Calendar for Feverfew

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

You can plant feverfew a little bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant feverfew in Orange Beach is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant feverfew and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your feverfew may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your feverfew indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Orange Beach. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Orange Beach is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Orange Beach you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your feverfew if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Orange Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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