One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Carmi it's a good idea to figure out when to plant missouri primrose.

Planting Calendar for Missouri Primrose

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

Missouri Primrose are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can get them planted earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant missouri primrose in Carmi 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 missouri primrose and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your missouri primrose may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your missouri primrose indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Carmi. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Carmi is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Carmi it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your missouri primrose in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Carmi

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

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

Plants to Grow in Carmi

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