One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

The best time to plant artemesia in Jerseyville should be determined by checking out 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.

You can plant artemesia a bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant artemesia in Jerseyville 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 really do well. If you are starting your artemesia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Jerseyville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Jerseyville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Jerseyville it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your artemesia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Jerseyville

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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