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.

You can determine when to plant fanflower in Wasco by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Fanflower

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

You can not plant fanflower until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Wasco is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Wasco last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to cover your fanflower if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wasco

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.

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