When to Plant Sanvitalia in Radcliff, KY

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of estimating when it's possible to plant sanvitalia is to refer to the USDA zone info for Radcliff.


Planting Calendar for Sanvitalia

Frost tolerance for sanvitalia: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Sanvitalia tend to make it in very little cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant sanvitalia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant sanvitalia
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The earliest that you can plant sanvitalia in Radcliff is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant sanvitalia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your sanvitalia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your sanvitalia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Radcliff. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Radcliff and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Radcliff it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your sanvitalia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Radcliff

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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