One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of estimating when to plant iresene is to use the USDA zone info for Jonesboro.

Planting Calendar for Iresene

Frost tolerance for iresene:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Iresene are not cold tolerant which means that it is important to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant iresene in Jonesboro 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 iresene and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your iresene may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your iresene indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Jonesboro. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Jonesboro is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Jonesboro it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your iresene if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Jonesboro

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 Jonesboro

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