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.

The first chance to plant amaranthus in Pinckneyville should be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Amaranthus

Frost tolerance for amaranthus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant amaranthus until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant amaranthus in Pinckneyville is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant amaranthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your amaranthus may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your amaranthus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Pinckneyville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Pinckneyville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Pinckneyville it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to protect your amaranthus if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pinckneyville

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.

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