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.

The USDA zone info for Attleboro can be read to figure out when it's a good idea to plant doronicum.

Planting Calendar for Doronicum

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

You can plant doronicum a little earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant doronicum in Attleboro 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 doronicum and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your doronicum may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your doronicum indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Attleboro the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Attleboro is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Attleboro you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your doronicum if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Attleboro

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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