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

By referring to the USDA zone info for Stuttgart it's possible to estimate when you can plant missouri primrose.

Planting Calendar for Missouri Primrose

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

Missouri Primrose do well in some cold which means that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant missouri primrose in Stuttgart 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 missouri primrose and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your missouri primrose may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your missouri primrose indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Stuttgart. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Stuttgart is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Stuttgart it frosts late in the year after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your missouri primrose if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Stuttgart

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.

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