One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your 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.

The first opportunity to plant artemesia in Farmersville should be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

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 are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant artemesia in Farmersville 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. If you wait any later than that and your artemesia may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your artemesia indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Farmersville. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Farmersville is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Farmersville there is a last frost after February 15 so always be ready to protect your artemesia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Farmersville

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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