When to Plant Missouri Primrose in Frankfort, KY

One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your 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 missouri primrose in Frankfort should be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Missouri Primrose

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

Missouri Primrose are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant missouri primrose
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The earliest that you can plant missouri primrose in Frankfort 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 missouri primrose and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your missouri primrose may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your missouri primrose indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Frankfort. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Frankfort may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Frankfort last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your missouri primrose in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for 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 Low0°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.

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