Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant pyrethrum in Emmett can be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Pyrethrum

Frost tolerance for pyrethrum:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Pyrethrum are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which means that you can plant them earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant pyrethrum in Emmett 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 pyrethrum and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your pyrethrum may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your pyrethrum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Emmett. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Emmett is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Emmett there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your pyrethrum if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Emmett

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Emmett

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