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.

A way of determining when it's possible to plant argyranthemum is to look at the USDA zone info for Sonora.

Planting Calendar for Argyranthemum

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

Argyranthemum require warm weather which means that it's necessary to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant argyranthemum in Sonora 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. Any later than that and your argyranthemum may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your argyranthemum indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Sonora. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Sonora is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Sonora last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to cover your argyranthemum in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sonora

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Sonora

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