The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. 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 doronicum in Linton should be figured out by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Doronicum

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

Doronicum do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant doronicum in Linton 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 doronicum and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your doronicum may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your doronicum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Linton. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Linton is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Linton it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your doronicum if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Linton

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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