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

A common way of making a decision about when you can plant achimenes is to check out the USDA zone info for Winslow.

Planting Calendar for Achimenes

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

Since achimenes require warm weather you have to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Winslow. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Winslow is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Winslow you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your achimenes if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Winslow

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Winslow

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Winslow.