One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when you can plant amaranthus is to examine the USDA zone info for Waterbury.

Planting Calendar for Amaranthus

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

It's not a good idea to plant amaranthus until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

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

The last month that you can plant amaranthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your amaranthus may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your amaranthus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Waterbury. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Waterbury may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Waterbury it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your amaranthus if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Waterbury

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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