When to Plant Feverfew in Shreveport, LA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when to plant feverfew in Shreveport by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Feverfew

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

Feverfew tend to make it in some cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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

The earliest that you can plant feverfew in Shreveport 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 feverfew and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your feverfew may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your feverfew indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Shreveport. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Shreveport is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Shreveport you get a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your feverfew if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Shreveport

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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