One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant axilflower in Fort Smith can be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Axilflower

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant axilflower until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant axilflower in Fort Smith 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 axilflower and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your axilflower may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your axilflower indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Fort Smith is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Fort Smith there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your axilflower if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Smith

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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