One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant tagetes in Rockton should be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Tagetes

Frost tolerance for tagetes:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Tagetes require warm weather which means that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant tagetes in Rockton 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 tagetes and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your tagetes may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your tagetes indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Rockton. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Rockton is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Rockton you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your tagetes in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Rockton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

Plants to Grow in Rockton

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