When to Plant Missouri Primrose in Lawrenceburg, KY

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to estimate when it's a good idea to plant missouri primrose by reviewing the USDA zone info for Lawrenceburg.


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 means that you can plant them earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant missouri primrose
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant missouri primrose
Probably not a good time to plant missouri primrose

The earliest that you can plant missouri primrose in Lawrenceburg 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. Starting your missouri primrose indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Remember that USDA zone info for Lawrenceburg is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Lawrenceburg you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your missouri primrose in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lawrenceburg

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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