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.

A common way of determining when you can plant missouri primrose is to examine the USDA zone info for Nicholasville.

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 more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant missouri primrose in Nicholasville 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. Any later than that and your missouri primrose may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your missouri primrose indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Nicholasville. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

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

USDA Zone Info for Nicholasville

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.

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