One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Frostburg you can estimate when it's possible to plant pentas by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Pentas

Frost tolerance for pentas:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's not a good idea to plant pentas until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant pentas in Frostburg is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant pentas and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your pentas may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your pentas indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Frostburg. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Frostburg is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Frostburg there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your pentas in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Frostburg

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.

Plants to Grow in Frostburg

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