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

The first chance to plant argyranthemum in Parlier can be determined by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Argyranthemum

Frost tolerance for argyranthemum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You should not plant argyranthemum until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant argyranthemum in Parlier is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant argyranthemum and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your argyranthemum may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your argyranthemum indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Parlier. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Parlier is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Parlier you get a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your argyranthemum in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Parlier

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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