Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant snapdragons in Concordia can be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Snapdragons

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

You can plant snapdragons a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant snapdragons in Concordia 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 snapdragons and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your snapdragons may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your snapdragons indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Concordia may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Concordia it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your snapdragons in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Concordia

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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