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

The USDA zone info for Eudora can be looked at to determine when it's a good idea to plant ageratum.

Planting Calendar for Ageratum

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

Since ageratum do not do well in cold weather you need to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Eudora is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Eudora you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your ageratum if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Eudora

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 Eudora

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