When to Plant Argyranthemum in Crowley, LA

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.

The best time to plant argyranthemum in Crowley can be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Argyranthemum

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

Argyranthemum are not cold tolerant which tells us that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant argyranthemum in Crowley 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 argyranthemum and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your argyranthemum may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your argyranthemum indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Crowley. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Crowley is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Crowley you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your argyranthemum if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Crowley

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low20°F
Highest Expected Low25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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