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.

It's possible to figure out when to plant artemesia by reviewing the USDA zone info for Danville.

Planting Calendar for Artemesia

Frost tolerance for artemesia:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since artemesia do ok in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant artemesia in Danville 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 artemesia and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your artemesia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your artemesia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Danville. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Danville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Danville you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your artemesia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Danville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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