One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

In Macclenny you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant artemesia 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.

Artemesia do ok in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant artemesia in Macclenny 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 artemesia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your artemesia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your artemesia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Macclenny. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Macclenny is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Macclenny it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your artemesia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Macclenny

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Macclenny

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