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

You can determine when it's a good idea to plant impatiens in West Memphis by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Impatiens

Frost tolerance for impatiens:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's probably not a good idea to plant impatiens until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant impatiens in West Memphis 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 impatiens and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your impatiens may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your impatiens indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in West Memphis. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for West Memphis is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in West Memphis there is a last frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your impatiens if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for West Memphis

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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