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.

A common way of figuring out when you can plant chrysocephalum is to consult the USDA zone info for West Frankfort.

Planting Calendar for Chrysocephalum

Frost tolerance for chrysocephalum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since chrysocephalum require warm weather you need to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant chrysocephalum in West Frankfort 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 chrysocephalum and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your chrysocephalum may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your chrysocephalum indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for West Frankfort is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in West Frankfort there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your chrysocephalum if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for West Frankfort

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 West Frankfort

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