The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate 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 the best time to plant artemesia is to look at the USDA zone info for Kingsland.

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.

You can plant artemesia a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather.

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

The last month that you can plant artemesia and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your artemesia may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your artemesia indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Kingsland. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Kingsland is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Kingsland last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your artemesia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kingsland

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 Kingsland

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Kingsland.