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

A way of making a decision about when it's the best time to plant aegopodium is to consult the USDA zone info for Forrest City.

Planting Calendar for Aegopodium

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

Aegopodium are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them a quite a bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Forrest City. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Forrest City is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Forrest City last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your aegopodium in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Forrest City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Forrest City

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